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It has been awhile!

Posted by James on August 14, 2018
Posted in: Camino de Santiago, Camino del Norte, Uncategorized. Tagged: Adventure, Camino, hiking, Nature's Therapy, walking. 2 Comments

Greetings!!!

It has been quite sometime since I have taken to the keyboard for mylittlenaturewalk.com.  I apologize for my absence.  Given the commitments of daily life; career, family, social activities, I am not frequently in the headspace to write.

Today, I am announcing a new adventure.

On 27 August, I will be leaving the comforts of daily life to experience the Camino de Santiago for a second time.  In 2015, I walked the Camino Frances, from St Jean Pied De Port to Santiago and then on Finisterre.

This adventure may have me taking the same route, or, under consideration is hiking the Los Caminos del Norte.  As I understand, the Camino Del Norte became the pilgrimage route in the 9th century due to the invasion of the Moorish armies. Islamic influence made the Camino Frances increasingly dangerous for Christians to walk.  King Alfonso the II established Oviedo as the new capital of his kingdom.  Due to the increased threat of persecution, those on pilgrimage, took a northernly route through Oviedo for safer passage. This route is also commonly referred to as the, “Ruta de la Costa”, as it follows along the northern coast of Spain.

With the Reconquest of Spain in the 11th Century the French Way became less dangerous and thus began to grow in popularity for pilgrims coming from France, re-establishing the Camino Frances.  During the 12th Century after the death of King Alfonso III the royal court moved to Leon from Oviedo and slowly over the years Oviedo’s importance waned and this also impacted on the number of pilgrims taking this route to Santiago.

Both of these routes conclude in Santiago.

Originally my intent was to walk the Camino Frances again.  Within the last few days, I learned of the Run de la Costa, and have been considering it.  Both routes have similar mileage requirements, however the Camino Frances has considerably less elevation changes.  The Camino Norte, following along the northern coast has significantly more climbs and descents.

In the coming days, I will fill you in on which route I intend to take, and the reasoning as to why I chose to embark on another adventure across Spain.

Welcome back, and thank you for taking the time to follow along my adventure.

Buen Camino.

 

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Pictures!

Posted by James on November 12, 2015
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After only 4 short months after returning home, I have finally uploaded my photos to a web album.   If you care to partake in a photo representation of my trip feel free!

The album spans meeting my friends Tony and Molli in Paris, and carry through my hike to Finisterre.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/24631688@N02/hq1782

Enjoy!

Time goes by (and a made up psychological term!)

Posted by James on August 12, 2015
Posted in: Camino de Santiago, PCT. Tagged: Life. Leave a comment

I returned home from the Camino one month ago today.  The past month has been that of re-integration.  Getting used to being home, figuring out a routine, starting the search to get back into the job market have occupied my days. Coupled with the aforementioned has also come a phenomenon I have experienced from time to time over the years.  I have learned to expect it, and to some degree learned to deal with it.

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Fun facts.

Posted by James on July 16, 2015
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I arrived home Sunday night and have slowly been getting back into the groove of “the real world.”  The jet lag was not as bad as I had anticipated.  Monday night I crashed and burned and slept for 10 hours straight, followed by an hour nap the next morning.

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Travel Home.

Posted by James on July 15, 2015
Posted in: Camino de Santiago, Travel. 1 Comment

My travel home is an adventure in and of itself. The overview is a bus, three airport shuttles, two taxis, 6 different airplanes, 7 airports and a road trip covering 700 miles. All this over the course of 4 days. Throw in a little jet lag just for good measure.

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