I Am Back Home, And Now I’d Love To Speak To YOU! As many of you know, I flew directly to the Mayo Clinic from Europe for a routine check up. Per the clinical study I am in called PROMISE (read more about it here), I am bound to a pretty strict checkup schedule where they […]

I Hope You Get To See “IT” Swing After arriving in Santiago last week, getting my compostela (certificate of completion), and walking out to Fisterra and Muxía with John (58 more miles), I feel quite satisfied and rewarded about having done it all and having seen most things here.  Fisterra beach at low tide. That’s

It Took Me Exactly 40 Days Two days ago I walked into Santiago de Compostela to finish the Camino de Santiago, The Frances Way. After starting in France 40 days ago, it was an exhilarating and also emotional experience. Among a lot of other thoughts, the competing ideas of being glad it was over, and not wanting

Looking Back From Where You Came As I head into Santiago with less than 25 kilometers left to go, I look back at where I started this journey some 38 days and 775 kilometers ago, I am fascinated with how far I have come. And it strikes me that the value of looking back and appreciating

What we do today can really effect our tomorrow “Today is only one day, in all the days that will ever be. But, what will happen in all the other days that ever come, can depend on what you do today.” – Ernest Hemingway First, a big shout out to Elisa Spain who leads my

Pictures for Dad Two years ago today my Dad died from a terrible car accident.  It came as a real shock, and we all miss him terribly. Robert Edward Ferris, February 6, 1926 – October 13, 2016 Dad and my late Aunt in northern Wisconsin on the farm where they grew up. I know he would

Donativo Give what you can and take what you need I got the all clear from the Doctor at Mayo regarding my blood test results, so I hit the road this morning through the outskirts of Leon and once again onto the relatively flat ground to the west of the city. Had a little breakfast

So What’s An Albergue Anyway? It’s anywhere where pilgrims along The Way can stay if they present their Camino passport that has stamps they have collected along The Way.   The word is pronounced all-bear-gay if you are from the US, and more like all-ber-gee if you are from somewhere else, but with that said there are

This Is My Real Why As I leave Burgos and head into the flats toward Leon, I am keenly aware that today is the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and that it’s probably time to get more serious about the subject. A welcome town to take a break halfway through today. Many people,

The Load We Carry Greetings to all. I am in Belorado tonight with 540 kilometers to go to reach Santiago. That puts me at about 1/3 of the way through, at 12 days total with 1 day off. About right! I have exited the Rioja region of vineyards and olive groves and am approaching the flatter lands and