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The only thing that matters is to feel the fado. The fado is not meant to be sung; it simply happens. You feel it, you don’t understand it and you don’t explain it. fado singer Amália Rodrigues May there never develop in me the notion that my education is complete, but give me strength, leisure and zeal continually to enlarge my knowledge [ 1,414 more word ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//coimbra-a-world-heritage-si/

'When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer' --- Albert Camus Total km: 12.28 I was so totally physically wreaked from the day before's long trek, that I was happy to let Katie sleep very late and just soak up some sun and put my feet up on the patio in the beautiful courtyard at our Albergue! [ 537 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//15/stage-6-golega-to-atalaia/

'The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away' --- Pablo Picasso Total km: 35.88 After we packed up and exited our room, we found our packed lunches with these lovely messages! Sometimes it's the extra little touches that mean so much ! I tried to start out ahead of Dave & Katie because they were able to walk so much faster then I could this Camino and I didn't want to slow them down. [ 785 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com///stage-5-santarem-to-golega/

'Invest in yourself. Meditate. Read. Eat healthy food. Drink water. Move your body. Spend time in nature. Rest up. You are worthy!' --- Tinybudda Think we all hit the proverbial wall in Santarém and decided that we really needed a day to rest and recuperate! The heat was really taking it's toll on us! Both my ankle and foot also needed to heal! [ 236 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//santarem-a-day-of-rest-rela/

'Take care of your Body! It's the only place you have to live.' --- Jim Rohn 'The heart is willing, the head is willing but the body's had enough' --- Keith Wood Total Km: 15.51 - walked only to Quinta da Burra and then took Cab to Santarém We were the last ones to leave the Albergue, which is par for the course, but there were some pilgrims that were honestly out the door before 4:30am - Crazy! [ 778 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//stage-4-azambuja-to-santarem/

'What you are is what you have been, what you will be is what you do now'. Budda 'What we say to ourselves in the privacy of our own minds matters'. Marie Forleo Total km: 22.81 In the morning we had all our clean laundered clothing delivered in a basket right outside our door - so amazing! We hit the cafe, almost right next door on the Main Street, for a very good breakfast of quiche, coffee and orange juice. [ 558 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//stage-3-villafranca-de-xira/

'When we go on a pilgrimage we bring along our individual personalities and our physical, mental, emotional and etheric bodies. We may feel a need for healing in one or all of these areas' -- John Brierley Total km: 10.4 - probably more like 12 as my App cut out! To say we woke up completely destroyed for pushing too many kilometres in the scorching heat would be an understatement! [ 429 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//stage-2-alverca-to-villafra/

'To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect' Oscar Wilde Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow.' Mary Anne Radmacher Total Km: 35.18 Breakfast was included in our hotel cost and was served starting at 7:30. By the time we ate and packed up we were out the door just before 9am. [ 573 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//stage-1-lisbons-hotel-rossi/

' Veni, Vidi, Vici ' : 'I came, I saw, I conquered' Julius Caesar 47 BC 'To excavate is to open a book written in the language that the centuries have spoken into the earth.' Spyridon Marinatos Total Km: 14.3 / Elevation Gain: 117m / Elevation Loss: 177m After a quick breakfast on the patio at the O'Bonito Albergue, us three amigos; Dave, Lydia and I headed out. [ 1,579 more word ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//stage-10-rabacal-to-conimbr/

My Vision board for 2019 was simple but meaningful for my journey: Have the COURAGE to BEGIN, BELIEVE in yourself, maintain BALANCE and ENDURE! One of my quotes for BALANCE was: 'Happiness is not a matter of Intensity but of Balance, Order, Rhythm and Harmony.' Thomas Mert 13.4 km to Ansião (cabbed ~22km to Rabaçal) / 250 m Elevation Gain / 353 m Elevation Loss [ 1,516 more word ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//stage-9-alvaiazere-to-rabac/

Podcast: Reflections on our Journey with Dave Whitson's: The Camino Podcast on Soundcloud I was recently contacted by Dave Whitson from Portland, Oregon, to ask if I would be willing to discuss the second to last section of the Camino Frances between O'Cebreiro and Portomarin on his Camino Podcast : that focuses on the pilgrimage. Of course I said that I would love to help out and that it would be an honour to share my experience with others in a podcast. [ 149 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//podcast-reflections-on-our-/

"On every step along the way, May hidden goodness come to meet you " Macrina Wiederkehr, behold your life: a Pilrimage through Your Memories " La vie est faite de petits bonheurs! " " Life is Full of Little Treasures! " Norman Lear Total km: 25.16 / Elevation Gain: 484m / Elevation Loss: 312m After a quick bite for breakfast at the Hostel in Tomar, the three of us, Felicity, Lydia and I, headed out the main street, over the ancient stone Ponte Velha and continued roadside along the Rio Nabão. [ 1,494 more word ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//01/stage-8-tomar-to-alvaiaz/

'Be strong enough to stand lone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes.' Knights Templar Quotes Total km: 26.39 / Elevation Gain: 324m / Elevation Loss: 326m After a breakfast that had been meticulously laid out for us and included some amazing cherries, Felicity and I made our way onward. We walked by the gorgeous parish church- Igreja Matriz with it's beautifully carved entrance and clock tower with two bells. [ 680 more words ] https://mycaminosresolve.com//06/24/stage-7-atalaia-to-to/