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The Day We Walked Over the Pyrenees (A Photo Tour)

May 14, 2016

I call it the most amazing day that I’m glad I never have to do again. … More The Day We Walked Over the Pyrenees (A Photo Tour)

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I started to suspect that I’d been misinformed before we even started walking. At the pilgrims' welcome gathering in Le Puy-en-Velay, on the eve of our first Camino pilgrimage hike, Eric and I struck up a conversation with a friendly French woman who asked how far we would walk the next day. I told her the name of the town where we thought we would stop. “You do not have a reservation?” she asked, genuinely confused. Well, no. I didn’t even know that reservations were possible in gites. None of the Camino stories I’d read ever mentioned making reservations for pilgrim hostels. In fact, quite the opposite. Part of the experience of pilgrimage, I thought, was to walk into a town and trust that there would be a place to stay. But I was wrong. Walking the Camino in Spain, I later learned, is traditionally done without planning too far ahead. We could always walk into a town and find a couple of albergue beds. But in France? Things there are different, and with good reason. Today on the Camino Times Two blog: a new piece about why it's best to make reservations when walking the Chemin du Puy, GR 65. #CaminodeSantiago #womenwhohike #chemindecompostelle #LePuy #travelFrance #thruhiking #jakobsweg #slowtravel #pilgrimage #hiketheworld #kindnessofstrangers #travelblog #caminolife #compostelle #backpacker #thruhike #wayofstjames #travelgram #buencamino #viapodiensis #GR65 #vivecamino #gites #womenwhoexplore #stjamesway #trekking #traveltips #walkingtotheendoftheworld

"Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." (Hans Christian Andersen) - - Ten days ago it was snowing, but today the sun is out and the gardens are blooming. And deadlines or no deadlines, I took a walk mid-day to soak it in. - #springflowers #mondaymotivation #spring #greenwood #Seattle #lunchbreak #takeawalk #purpleflowers #mypnw #pnwlife #welcomebackspring #slowdown #smelltheflowers

One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." (Henry Miller) - - I'm sorting through old journals and pictures in preparation for a talk about the Via Podiensis that I will give in a couple of weeks at the American Pilgrims on the Camino Gathering, and rediscovered this gem. I love this picture of Eric. I loved this morning in Cahors, exploring the silent cloister of the almost empty cathedral in the early morning hours, before we started the day's long walk. One of my favorite things about walking the Camino in France was how non-touristy everything felt. The cathedrals were just as old, and just as beautiful, as the popular and traveled sections, but there were no tickets or school groups or long lines to clutter an experience. - - #caminodesantiago #viapodiensis #cahors #wanderlust #compostelle #slowtravel #traveldeeper #peregrino #pilgrimage #cathedral #cloister #stjamesway #theway #americanpilgrim #traveladventures #walkingtotheendoftheworld #elcaminopeople #vivecamino #trekking #wayofstjames #quietmoment #thruhiker #chemindesaintjacques #ultreia #travelfrance #france

There's been a lot of grumbling this week about #daylightsavings time, but I've gotta say, it's pretty magical to be able to once again go for a sunlit ramble in the woods at 6:30. - - #trails #carkeekpark #walkinthewoods #optoutside #womenwhohike #afterwork #pnwwonderland #seattleparks #mypnw #takeabreak #sunlight

Girls Night Out tonight to see an author (okay, and a Netflix star) fill a symphony hall. Great fun to watch Samin Nosrat talk about #saltfatacidheat food and culture and creativity. And that laugh!! Seattle might even forgive her for not loving mussels. - - #authorgoals #foodie #cookbookauthor #girlsnightout #Seattle #benaroyahall #authorsofinstagram #inspiration #saminnosrat #foodculture

We've had snow (SNOW! In MARCH!) for the past two mornings, but Gayle's giving me hope that beach reading days are just around the corner. Here's to a weekend of reading and beach walking! - - #Repost @dreambigwithgayle ・・・ It's still cold outside in the Pacific Northwest, but the beach is calling! What's in your reading list this month? - - #fridayreads #amreading #winterwalk #booksofinstagram #womensday #booksbooksbooks #weekendplans #bibliophile #reader #travelstories #CaminodeSantiago #walkingtotheendoftheworld #travelwriter #tiredofwinter #armchairtravel #igreads #readersofinstagram #bookphotography #womenwhowrite #slowtravel #readoutside #mypnw #pnwlife #mountaineers #wayofstjames #pugetsound #beachwalk

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