Camino Frances Pilgrimage walk April-May 2016
April 20, 2016 Wednesday Walking from Zubiri to Pamplona in the rain Walking Day #3 It is often said or sung that “the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.” [from the film My Fair Lady]. That may be true, but the rain was falling in Zubiri, and fell on us all the way into Pamplona, and we are far from the meseta (the plains). It rained and rained today, and while not […]
April 19, 2016 Tuesday Roncesvalles to Zubiri Walking Day #2 After that long, long uphill hike yesterday, I am ready for some downhill, and today is indeed a day of mostly downhill. But downhill walking brings more stress on the knees, and my knees are already feeling the stress of the first day up and over part of the Pyrenees mountains. Yesterday, the first day was hard and I was too tired to take […]
The First Day, A Very Hard Day Walking Day #1 Today is my first day walking on the Camino Frances route of the Camino de Santiago. The Camino Frances starts in the little hillside town of Saint Jean Pied de Port in southwestern France, very near the border with Spain. Here I am, about to start walking from the entrance to Saint Jean Pied de Port in France to Roncesvalles in Spain. Somewhere in the […]
The Start of the Camino, Saint Jean Pied de Port It is Sunday, and another day of mostly travel. I went to the Montparnasse train station in Paris to see if would be possible to get an earlier train (so I could get to St. Jean Pied de Port before 10 PM). And one was available to leave at 12:30, two hours earlier than my 2:45 original departure. I’m sorry, no pictures today. I’ll have […]
Transferring through Paris France My Camino trek has begun. On Friday April 15, I got to Los Angeles International Airport three hours before my flight to Paris, France, as is recommended by travel people today. Check-in was uneventful, and security a breeze. It seems that new rules are in place, because we did not have to take off shoes, take off belts, laptops and other electronic devices were to be left in a carry-on bag. […]
Description and Some History of the Camino de Santiago Through history, three important pilgrimages for Christians evolved: The first led to tomb of St. Peter in Rome, travelers to Rome were called wanderers, and took the cross as their symbol. The second led to the Holy Sepulcher of Christ in Jerusalem; those who took this road were called palmists, since they had as their symbol the palm branches with which Jesus was greeted when he […]
Introduction and Background February 4, 2016 Greetings! I am Jim Geier, or more precisely and legally I am James Christopher Geier, having been named after both Saint James and Saint Christopher, a strong Catholic name. This blog is a record of my preparing for and walking the Camino Frances route of the Camino de Santiago. I will be starting the walk in Saint Jean Pied de Port in southwestern France, walking 800 km (500 miles) to Santiago […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 