August: Planning my return to Spain

In one month I'll be back in Spain, so I'm starting to prepare for the second half of my camino.  I ordered new rain pants, since my old ones were worn out, and an incredibly lightweight Mont-Bell down thermal sheet sleeping bag that just arrived today -- 13.8 oz.  Sadly, my pilgrim credential has gone missing, with all those wonderful stamps and the record of my journey so far.  I've ordered a new credential, but I still hope the old one will show up.  My friend Elsa Ross, a pilgrim herself,  held a tea in celebration of the completion of the first part of my camino on Sunday, July 25 -- St. James' Day!  I showed my first iMovie!

Pictures of the tea may be seen here:

Camino Tea

Camino Bleu Introduction

I will be walking the Chemin de Saint Jacques from Le Puy en Velay in France to Roncesvalles in Spain between April 13 and May 20, 2010. When my husband Ed was dying of cancer in 2007, I made a vow that I would walk the pilgrimage, which I first became fascinated by when I read Frances Temple's novel The Ramsay Scallop. I will be walking for God, for Ed, and for the betterment of my soul.