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Day -52: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
May 28, 2018 Since it was a 3-day weekend I took the opportunity to do a training hike for the third consecutive day. But today I only...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -42: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
June 7, 2018 While attending the TD Ameritrade#EliteLINC Conference at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs I was able to complete a 7.5...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -41: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
Jun 8, 2018 In preparation for my Camino de Santiago, I completed another training hike of 9.28 miles in Colorado. This is a photo of...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -32: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
June 17, 2018 It is hard to believe but there are only four weekends left before I leave to begin my Camino de Santiago. Today I walked...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day -25: Preparing for My Camino de Santiago
June 24, 2018 I am posting two photos related to this week's training hike of 12.59 miles. One is an image of my "Pilgrim Passport" for...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Day 1: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 20, 2018 Wow. Darn Tough. Wow. I didn’t get much sleep last night. The room was stuffy and warm. Nevertheless, I left...
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Day 2: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 21, 2018 We left the albergue at Roncesvalles this morning but not before I had the opportunity to talk to some individuals running...
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Day 3: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 22, 2018 We walked into Pamplona today. The photo is of me on the trail. We walked 15.61 miles today. The Camino is interesting and...
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Day 4: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 23, 2018 I don’t have a lot to report today on observations or anything else. However, it was very, very hot, and it was the longest...
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Day 5: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 24, 2018 Today was an interesting day in more ways than one. But let me start with last night’s albergue—the one with the pool. When...
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Day 6: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 25, 2018 I don’t have much to report today. I left Estella to walk to Los Arcos this morning and took a photo of the Church next...
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Day 7: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 26, 2018 If you hadn’t figured it out by now, I had a great day on the Camino de Santiago even though it was hot and the distance...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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Day 8: Hiking My Camino de Santiago
July 27, 2018 One of the valued members of the Fellowship is leaving tomorrow. All of us will miss Tanja but it was nice that she walked...
Gordon J. Bernhardt
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