Tag: Rick McKay

Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 29th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago known as the...

Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 28th in the series, a hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the Way...

I started thinking about how unique this path really is. One feels extraordinarily safe. Everyone is basically going in the same direction with the same destination in mind. Every town and village awaits in anticipation the approach of the perigrinos, with beds and food at the ready. In the mornings cafes facilitate the early risers by opening their doors before sunrise to bleary-eyed pilgrims seeking a cup of Joe before embarking on the day’s adventure. As each day progresses, smaller villages along the route offer refreshment and food for those who are hungry, or in need of a little respite.

As we move near Santiago, the path becomes increasingly crowded with pilgrims. Today we were joined by a group of approximately 12 from Vashon Island in the Seattle area. They are all members of a walking club and they signed up for a guided hike on the Camino, led by the author of Pilgrim's Stories, by one Nancy Frey. Jack had read her book prior to the trip. The stories were collected for her doctoral dissertation. Thereafter, she met a Spanish man, they were married, and settled here in Spain, and offer tours. I hesitate to guess what this group is paying for her services and the convenience of having their gear transported from town to town.

Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 24th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...

Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 23rd in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...

Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 21st in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...

Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 20th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...