The Best Laid Plans....

So, somehow it's been months and months since I've updated this blog, I never did manage to post Camino pictures, and I'm back at home and readjusting to life at work and in snow (after last winter in Europe, that's not easy to do).  In honour of the Year of the Dragon however, I'm going to pull my act together and start blogging each week again, posting 5 pictures from life in these parts, or whichever parts I happen to visit.  This means I'm promising to post here at least once a week (probably on Sundays again).

Just to build a little momentum, I'm going to post a few pictures each day this week from those lost months in Europe.  Many were taken by my travel buddy Jana (hi Jana!) who is a much better photographer than I.  Please prepare yourself for a drop in picture quality later!  And Jana--if you feel like posting some pictures from your adventures around New Zealand (hint hint), feel free!

We'll start with the Camino!



Breakfast Break by the Hospital San Anton (photo courtesy of our 80-year old friend Ricardo, who stopped to chat before leaving us in his dust)




Early Morning, Pilgrim v. Local, Logrono




We climbed up one side of this hill, and then had to climb down the other...this is me taking a well-earned break!




Crossing into Galicia, for the last part of our journey on the Camino.  This day started beautifully, but by mid-morning was so foggy we could barely see the signpost!  A group of Spanish men took this photo for us--they then power-walked off and were out of sight in no time.  It's no wonder we dubbed ourselves the Herd of Turtles!




The highest point of the Camino!  I'm checking our guidebook--we were trying to make sure there was
a water fountain and food nearby--we crossed down out of the fog, and found a lovely restaurant on top of another mountain, complete with a hen walking around the tables picking up crumbs (I'll post that one next time)

Next up- people we met on the Camino...and maybe that hen!

-K-