Here is a short excerpt about time from A Million Steps: “Later, I passed a sign pointing east with the word Santiago and 518 KM. This meant that in nine days of walking I had already covered about one-third of the Camino. It was a…
Here is a short excerpt about meals from A Million Steps: “I was beginning to understand more about meals on the Camino. Breakfast (desayuno) typically consisted of slices of a crusty white bread with butter and jam. The deluxe version was to have the bread run…
Kindness for the sole sake of kindness was a common trait shared by pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Strangers go out of their way to make the lives of others better and expect nothing in return. One day, I was writing in my journal…
When taking the first of A Million Steps on the Camino, arrival in Santiago does not even cross the mind. Without notice, two or three weeks pass and half a million steps are history. A child rarely contemplates mortality for the same reason. The days…
On May 26, my stepdad turned 85. He never exercises, lights 40 Marlboro’s every day, and knocks down a dozen Cutty Sarks each night. He is alive, but is that a life? On the same day, I was about 345,000 steps into my journey and…
On the 21st of May, I was walking through Najera and stopped for lunch at the same place I ate on my last Camino. There was one other pilgrim dining in this quiet cafe. I enjoyed the food and reminisced about my previous time at…
The fifth day ended and I was devouring ice cream in front of the albergue. I heard a man loudly talking on his cell phone. He said, “I have three bunks reserved. Two on the bottom and one on the top, I will take the…
Unplugged is a live album recorded in 1992 by Eric Clapton. At the time, the title seemed odd to me. I had to listen to the music several times to get the true meaning from this incredible artist. He disconnected from his traditional guitar to…
While taking A Million Steps on the Camino de Santiago, puddles of gratitude seeped into my soul from the most unlikely pools. These satiated feelings were stirred by getting a bottom bunk in the hostel or helping a stranger with a blister. Always the simplest…
Just over a year ago, Edie Weinstein interviewed me for her radio program. She is a kind soul and we had an instantaneous bond that carries forward through today. The cosmic forces collided to provide an opportunity for us to meet in the biggest of…
