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Today was a very, very bad day for me. I awoke from a fitful sleep feeling feverish and non-rested. After swallowing down some dry toast, I decided to set off from Estella just before 7am. I got separated from the group I started out with very early on when a wave of nausea overtook me…

Got a bit of a late start this morning. I was feeling a little sore from my first day of walking and thought, only 21km today? psht! No problem. The hike in general started out far easier than the day before, with less inclines. I passed through some really pictaresque pueblos of Navarra. I decided,…

The word of the day: adjustment. I spent the better part of my first day adjusting. Adjusting the straps on my backpack so it fit just right. Adjusting the laces to my hiking boots so they stopped coming untied. Adjusting to walking downhill with a 20 pound rucksack on my back. And mostly, adjusting to…

I’m a big fan of the symbology of dates and occurrences. One year ago to the date, I left Madrid to begin my journey back to San Francisco. Today, I’m leaving Madrid again to start a new journey… my 5 week hike through Northern Spain along the Camino Francés route of the Camino de Santiago. Originally I…

…se hace camino al andar. -Antonio Machado As I have mentioned in my blog before, I have taken my show on the road! I have moved back to Madrid, Spain and will continue to write for Tango Diva from Spanish soil. Returning to live in Spain is what I have always wanted. It is not…