At some point, this was bound to happen: The Camino de Santiago has worn out the two pairs of socks I brought, torn an increasingly bigger hole in the crotch of my shorts, stained my shirts with dirt, sweat and wine (truly an aspect unique to the Camino), and finally taken my laptop as its victim. It hardly operates for longer than an hour without overheating, and has been disconnecting itself at random from the internet—which explains why I haven’t been able to post in days. Today I’m fortunate enough that it seems to be working alright, but it’s been a frustrating experience for me to go so long without sharing with you all. In a few days I will be in Leon, and will probably buy a new one that can actually last the duration of my trip. Thanks for standing by.
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Ooh get those shorts sorted…and good hunting for a new computer.
Well I’m throwing out the shorts anyways. Computer is the priority for sure. Right now it’s working, minor miracle.
Fill in the gaps sometime, you are doing well I think you only have about 100 odd Km to go.
Oh, much more than that! I have more than 400 km, but I guess considering where I’ve come from it’s not much now.
You may have to resort to the old fashioned way of writing about your experience – paper and pencil! Hope not, I enjoy reading about your experiences.
I refuse to do that. And I seem to have hit the jackpot, because things are working OK today. Hence, the three posts so far (and hopefully one more)
Something the medieval pilgrim didn’t have to worry about…though I bet the shorts socks and shirt figured down the ages.
Indeed! No blogs back then, but certainly they dealt with dirty and ripped clothing.
I wondered where you had gone! I empathise, having exactly the same problems here in my cosy home – so no matter what kind of adventure you are on technology will find a way to screw with you 🙂 I’m hoping mine can be cajoled into restarting for another couple of weeks til the sales start…… and you may have a new one already. Good luck with it! Missing your tales of life on the road 🙂
Hola Nathan.
I just read your description of La Ermita de San Nicolo.
Thank you.
I felt as though I was still walking The Camino vicariously through you.
Your experience with the gracious sounding Italian men at the refugio reminded me of a similar experience I had had in Tosantos. One of the most amazing things I found on the Camino was the fact that so many hospitalieros
made such an effort to ensure that you were having a fulfilling Camino experience.
When I left the Camino in Burgos, I literally felt ripped away from my pilgrimage.
I felt as though a part of me was being left behind.
I wish you all the best along the way.
It was lovely to meet you and if I was twenty years younger ….
Take good care
Georgia