Monday, December 26, 2016 The Journey Begins I apologize for not posting for almost a week — my adjustment to Thailand time (15 hours ahead of Pacific time) has been slow, my energy level has been low, which translates to little motivation for writing (or maybe I have writer’s block). Now my energy is returning even after two very challenging yoga classes, so here we go. The journey from Los Angeles to Thailand starts for […]
Greetings! I am Jim Geier. This blog is a record of my fifth successive winter in Bangkok & Chiang Mai, Thailand in late December 2016 and January 2017. The intent is to share my journey, a little of what I did each day with a few pictures of what I saw, the places visited, and the food I ate. I have been to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand for 4-5 weeks each of the previous […]
An introduction to Jim Geier's Fifth winter in Chiang Mai
Saturday, May 28, 2016 Jim’s Pilgrim’s Credential Before the journey home, here is my Pilgrim’s Credential with the stamps I accumulated along the way. The first credential filled and got a second credential. This is also called the pilgrim’s passport. The first two photos are the first pages of the two credentials. both having been stamped at the pilgrim’s office at the cathedral in Santiago. The stamps read Oficina Del Peregrino S.A.M.I Catedral – Santiago […]
Friday, May 27, 2016 The journey home begins, Finisterre to Santiago by Taxi My original plan was to take a bus from Finisterre to Santiago. When I heard that the bus takes 3 and 1/2 hours, I was hoping there would be an alternative. Ben from Taiwan said that he had heard that there were always people wanting to share a taxi from Finisterre to Santiago to avoid the long bus ride. With that in […]
Thursday, May 26, 2016 Cee to Finisterre, the “end of the earth” Walking Day #35, the last. I have completed my 800 kilometer walk on the Camino Frances from Saint Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain, followed by 88 kilometers on the Camino Finisterre from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre. No more 6-7 hours (or more) of walking each day. It is a routine I have adapted […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Olveiroa to Cee, 22 kilometers in rain then sunshine Walking Day #34 Today it rained in the morning. The hotel in which Ben (from Taiwan) and I stayed last night was off the Camino, and they picked us up from the Camino in Olveiroa and this morning they dropped us back at the same place. We started walking from Olveiroa at about 8:30 AM and it was already raining, so […]
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Negreira to Olveiroa, Raining for much of 33 kilometers Walking Day #33 Today it rained. When I awoke, I heard birds chirping, and that almost always means that it is not raining. And it was not. After breakfast, I met Ben from Taiwan at the front lobby of the hotel, and he said it was raining, and a look outside confirmed that between the time I went upstairs to get […]
Monday May 23, 2016 Walking out of Santiago to Negreira Walking day #32 I have very poor internet access here, so I will up load the pictures and write the text tomorrow. Walking out of Santiago was interesting, because there are very few pilgrims walking to Finisterre, so it is much like the Camino was nearer to where I began in France. I did make it to Negreira, and will walk three more days […]
Sunday, May 22, 2016 A very nice to walk to Santiago de Compostela Walking Day #31 Today I walked from Amenal near the Santiago airport to Santiago de Compostela, the target of our pilgrimage. I walked early with my new friends from Singapore, and I like their walking style, their pace, sometimes talking, sometimes walking quietly; they are welcoming and I feel part of the group. We left the hotel at 6:30 AM walking […]
Saturday, May 21, 2016 Arzúa to Amenal 24 km before the rain Walking Day #30 This day was another really nice day on the Camino de Santiago. The weather threatened rain all day, but the rain did not come until about 3:30 or 4:00 PM, well after I was in my hotel in Amenal. Tomorrow morning should be clear or light drizzle. I’ll publish this, and update the text tomorrow.I am starting very early […]
Friday, May 20, 2016 A sunny day from Palas de Rei to Arzúa Walking day #29 Today was a beautiful day, but just a little warm for a long walk, especially uphill (the last 3 kilometers were uphill, sometimes steeply). This was a long day at over 28 kilometers (18 miles). And, at about 26-27 degrees C (78-80 degrees Fahrenheit), it was the warmest day in Spain since I started walking the Camino on April […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 