Susan Lee Laird
May 12, 20241 min read
31-33 Pilgrim a cappella
I was approaching a tiny chapel and heard lovely music; when I entered I realized it was 3 pilgrims harmonizing a capella. ❤️🎶🥰 I’m...
I was approaching a tiny chapel and heard lovely music; when I entered I realized it was 3 pilgrims harmonizing a capella. ❤️🎶🥰 I’m...
A mostly dry trail! Temperatures reaching 70°! It feels miraculous. I’m soaking in the sunshine and savoring each step. I reluctantly...
Allergies hit me hard yesterday. I trudged along bleary eyed blowing my nose every minute or so. Not attractive! First Marie and Totu...
31.4 miles of Camino rain, mud and hills in 2 days is teaching me so much: Lesson 1: Take it one tiny step at a time or you’ll wind up...
A dry trail! I only had to avoid a few sloppy sections today which felt like such a gift. It was just over 16 miles to my next room for...
This is a dolmen, an object that is shrouded in some mystery, but is believed to be Neolithic. They began as tombs and were also used by...
We had dinner by candlelight on Saturday because the wind storm I hiked through had knocked out the power. Luckily, the owner of the...
I had a muddy 12 mile hike yesterday and was such a mess by the end! I didn’t see another pilgrim for the first 3 hours or so, but this...
My wonderful companions were getting ready for the next phase of their trip as I set off on my first day as a solo pilgrim. I was quickly...
As we left the village this morning we stopped by a market to buy some fresh baked bread to snack on during our long trek to Conques. The...
We feel like we’ve experienced every season on our trek. We began in t-shirts and shorts, made a quick transition to wearing every layer...
It has been such fun reuniting with our friends we’ve met along the way. This morning we were greeted by Pierre, Katherine, and Tchi We...
We woke this morning to discover our tiny village of Nasbinals covered with a light blanket of snow! The forecast predicted more, so we...
We met a charming French pilgrim today who was so surprised to meet Californians along this route. He asked us how we learned about it...
This is a photo from yesterday that I love. We have had spectacular approaches to the little towns we pass through each day. Our stats:...
Hailey is our Camino birthday girl so she made all of the tough decisions: when to rest our weary legs, where to have a delicious lunch,...
Today was spectacular: perfect weather, darling pilgrims, a dangerous descent that we were warned to avoid. We took it on and survived....
We had a dramatic start to our day attending the pilgrim mass where we received beautiful Camino pendants that will protect us on our...
We have arrived at the starting point of our hike, Le Puy en Velay, France. We begin our trek bright and early tomorrow morning following...
Here I go again! My next Camino trek begins April 11th, 2024. This time I'll be combining 2 trails that will lead me to Santiago de...

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Brentwood, CA 94513, USA
