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Day -18: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
July 1, 2018 A view of the Potomac River during my 15.87 mile hike on the C&O Canal. And it was a hot, hot day. The temperature was in...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -11: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
July 8, 2018 I walked over 12.5 miles in preparation for my pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. This is a photo from Widewater on the...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -6: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
July 13, 2018 This is the last weekend, and I don't plan on doing a walk. It isn't as if walking 12, 15, or 18 miles this weekend would...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -3: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
July 16, 2018 Normally, I am pretty good about sensing a surprise, but today I had no clue. My plans for the day were to get a haircut at...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -2: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
July 17, 2018 I am currently at the airport waiting for my flight to Paris. My backpack is packed, trekking poles have been checked,...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -1: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
July 18, 2018: I left Dulles around 5:30 PM yesterday and arrived in Paris around 7:00 AM today. I took a shuttle to my hotel which was a...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 0: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
July 19, 2018 I left Paris this morning on a train to Bayonne. The original plan was to transfer to another train for...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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