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Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 36: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 24, 2018 Believe it or not, I walked 16.91 miles just walking around Finisterre. I turned the Garmin watch on out of curiosity to...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 37: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 25, 2018 Today was relatively uneventful. I caught a bus from Finisterre to Santiago de Compostela and checked into my hotel...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 38: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 26, 2018 Today was the first day I gave myself permission to sleep in. My routine has been to get up and start walking for five...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 39: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 27, 2018 I am surprised how busy I have been in Santiago de Compostela. I feel like there is a lot I want to do before I leave....


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 40: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 28, 2018 Last week I saw a postcard of a 2-Pilgrim Statue. When I came back to Santiago de Compostela from Finisterre, I inquired...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 41: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 29, 2018 Today was a wrap up day for me. I would be sitting on a train more than almost anything else. One thing on my list was to...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 42: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 30, 2018 Today was a travel day. My flight left Madrid later than scheduled but it arrived at Washington Dulles on time. Bonnie...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 43: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 31, 2018 It was my first full day in the Washington DC Area. As I mentioned before, I was not going to the office today. I started...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 44: Life after My Camino de Santiago
September 1, 2018 I have been a workaholic my entire life so I am proud to say that I have yet to go to the office and have not checked...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 45: Life after My Camino de Santiago
September 2, 2018 I drove into the District of Columbia and did some walking. I decided to record Episode 6 of ASK GORDON from the Tidal...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 47: Life after My Camino de Santiago
September 4, 2018 Today is the day after Labor Day and is my first day back in the office. Since I don't have any meetings I decided to...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 64: Life after My Camino de Santiago
September 21, 2018 I watched "The Way," a movie starring Martin Sheen and directed by Emilio Estevez, when I first learned about the...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 69: Life after My Camino de Santiago
September 26, 2018 This is basically a repeat of the image I am including that I posted in my Facebook journal. According to my Garmin...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 73: Life after My Camino de Santiago
September 30, 2018 I had a great day with family in Belton, Texas. I was privileged to be able to share with them some of my Camino...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 199: Life after My Camino de Santiago
February 3, 2019 It is Super Bowl Sunday, and I was straightening some things in my kitchen before my girlfriend and two friends come...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 217: Life after My Camino de Santiago
February 21, 2019 I just received this shadow box that I paid to be created to tell part of my Camino de Santiago story. It measures...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 431: Life after My Camino de Santiago
September 23, 2019 You may recall that in my April 22, 2018, post, I mentioned that my friend, Pete, said that my trip wasn't official...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 522: Life after My Camino de Santiago
December 23, 2019 My teammates gave me the Santa Claus you see in this image but customized it so that it is my "Camino Santa." Let me...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 756: Life after My Camino de Santiago
August 13, 2020 As my friends may recall, in 2018 I walked 35 days and 618 miles on a pilgrimage on The Way of St. James (otherwise known...


Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 1180: Life after My Camino de Santiago
October 11, 2021 As you know, I was on a 618-mile, 35-day pilgrimage in Spain on the Camino de Santiago in 2018. I have now submitted to...
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