So wide and deep
As the wind blows and crashes with all the windows throughout the house I think of you, the Ocean so wide and deep I sat at your rocky bank and waves splashed into the air above the foamed surface And…
Author: Lucie Soljaková
(Im)patient
As a little and obedient girl I used to be very patient to the authorities, parents and teachers. When the roles swapped and I had my own children, it was even more complicated to be patient. Many quiet girls could…
How I didn’t do 190 km by bike
As it has been several years before, I made this year’s self-destructive bike tour, 190km without training … Today’s goal was in the Jizera Mountains, where we started our church holiday. But I think nothing of what I experienced this…
Way back home – DAY 12
Santiago de Compostela – Madrid – Prag I woke up into the last morning of my journey. It was like the morning after night in a pub. A slight hangover of sadness and a vague feeling that I maybe…
The new way – DAY 11
Fisterra – Cee – Santiago (12km + bus) https://youtu.be/XrCMQpxWT1U My last whole day in Spain, the last stage and the last kilometers with a backpack on my back … The city slept after yesterday’s carnival, but the hostel’s dining…
The new way – DAY 10
Muxía – Fisterra (30 + 7km) It was easy for me to leave Muxía. I needed to rush my loneliness, which paralyzed me after saying goodbye to all my friends from the camino. It was 30km to Fisterra (Finesterre…
My journey from Santiago – DAY 9
Santiago de Compostela – Muxía (by bus) Thanks to the detailed instructions of the lady from the tourist center, in the morning I knew where to go to get my bus taking me to the western coast. The weather seemed…
The pilgrimage – DAY 8
Sigüeiro – SANTIAGO (17km) Today we started our last stage to Santigo with Jonathan. Marcos needed his longer morning and we wanted to get there on time for the mass at 12 am. We met many people on the…
The pilgrimage – DAY 7
Bruma – Sigüeiro (24km) Because of sleeping on the kitchen floor I woke up at 5.15 with the first pilgrims. I started my way at 6.30 !! I enjoyed the (almost night) walk….
The pilgrimage – DAY 6
Betanzos – Bruma (18km no shoes + 10km sandals) Yesterday evening we agreed with Marcos and Jonathan to meet at the Bruma alberge today afternoon. I didn’t sleep much among all those snoring people, so it’s wasn’t a big…
The pilgrimage – DAY 5
Miño – Betanzos (11km) Today was my earliest wake up … but I was the last one again. My room-mates had left at 6 a.m. Am I predestined to run a marathon here or what? Do…
The pilgrimage – DAY 4
Neda – Fene – Pontedeume – Miño (24km) Even this morning I could qualify as a pilgrim. When I woke up at 7.45 a.m., the last pilgrim has already left. According to Jonathan it was the best…