Camino de Santiago de Compostela

On Friday, May 9, I leave on a great adventure! 

After flying into Amsterdam and travelling by train down to the southwest corner of France, I will begin a pilgrimage.  Starting in St. Jean-Pied-de-Port in the French Pyrenees, I will endeavour to follow a very ancient  pilgrim route across Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the northwest.  It's a long walk - about 800 km (500 miles).   Since I must carry everything, including my sleeping bag, on my back, I am taking travel watercolours rather than my oils or pastels.   (They're much lighter and much less hassle.)  I hope to do at least one painting/drawing every day, both as a record of my trip and as a way to really see.  Since I haven't done watercolours for years, I have no idea what kind of art I am going to produce.   If I have the chance - and they're somewhat respectable -  I will post them here on this site.

I start my walk on May 14 on the Camino Francés.  If it's too crowded, I may choose to switch up to the Camino del Norte along the coast.  Who knows?  It's an adventure.