Walk ND! The adventure has begun but I am yet to walk any part of the Camino. The plan was to fly to Dublin then fly to France, take a bus to Spain then start walking. Well all was well until French air traffic controllers went on strike and there were no flights in or out of France for two days. It was a mess so we spent an extra day in Dublin then flew to Madrid and now take a bus to Pamplona and start the Camino there. It worked out in the end because on the Camino you need a Pilgrim’s Passport that we need to get housing and meals. We were planning on getting this passport when we got to France but it turns out that you can get this passport in Dublin! The things you learn while standing in a two hour airport line since your flight was cancelled!

Walking in airports for three days and walking through Dublin maybe great training for what lies a head!  Sadly, I did not have my pedometer with me through all of this because it would have been really interesting to see how far I walked through this whole ordeal. Anyway, hopefully, we will have a full day of walking tomorrow!

 In the meantime, no matter where you are, keep walking ND!

Hello, Walk ND! My name is Angela and I have been a fitness instructor for Rec Sports for ten years. This summer, I am taking some time off for an exciting adventure. While you are walking along the beaches in Michigan, I will be walking the Camino de Santiago! Translated: the Camino de Santiago is “The Way of St. James” and is a pilgrimage to Santiago. There are many routes to complete this pilgrimage, but my friend and I are taking the most popular route which runs across the northern part of Spain. We will start at the border of Spain and France, in a town called Roncesvalles, and walk some 765 km (about 475 miles) over thirty days before arriving in Santiago. People complete this route for a number of reasons, some religious, some for the challenge, and some for a vacation (I never thought of a vacation that would include walking over 400 miles, but that is what I am doing for my summer vacation!).

Rec Sports has invited me to share some of my experiences with you as we travel through Spain, so I am excited to be an honorary member of Walk ND for the summer! Look for updates and pictures as we walk. Thanks for this opportunity and keep walking, ND!