This journal entry is about absolutely nothing.? If you read this whole thing then you have way too much time on your hands!Being the?old fart, creature of habit that I am.? I pretty well have had the same morning routine for the entire time that I have been in Alicante.? Each morning before school?I walk to the El Mercado Central to buy food for the day.(http://www.math.wright.edu/People/manley.perkel/Spain/Alicante/MercadoCentral/index.html) I go to the same fr...

Wow am I glad that I made this walk.  As you all know my life is not exactly stressful anyway, but it sure felt good to know that for 30 days all I had to do was put left foot in front of my right then my right foot in front of my left and repeat.  The walk was great and the Cathedrals and small churches were beautiful, but it was the people that made the trip most enjoyable.  From the Kiwis, to the French, to the countless numbers of Germans, and eve...

First, a very special happy Cinco de Mayo to Shona and Chrissy.? Ah the gift that keeps on giving!OK, you all get to hear about how beautiful this Cathedral or landscape is, or how I get to drink a beer guilt free at ten o?clock in the morning if I want to.? Well for this journal entry you get to hear about the not so fun stuff.? I am not asking for sympathy as I am no different than anyone else on the Camino, but here are some things that really happen......BLIS...

If you have ever had the misfortune of driving through the Plains of Kansas, then you have a pretty good idea of what I have been walking through for the past five days.  Save for two beautiful cathedrals at both ends of the journey, the area between Burgos and Leon is not ever going to make it on the front of any postcards for Spanish tourism. Today was a rest day which includes coffee, internet, beer, beer, nap, beer, food, nap, wine, food, and sleep by ten...

So far all I can say is that for me is that it is not about the walk. It´s all about the people. The Camino has your typical late 20´s to early 30´s budget travelers. All of whom are good folks that I have enjoyed chatting and drinking (way too much) with, but for me it is the "non-traditional traveler or hiker" that makes this special. It´s the British guy that has probably never hiked a day in his life, but is doing so now be...