And a glass of wine in hand to contemplate it all.
LOVER of beauty, wine, walking and travel seeks spiritual connection to her authentic self.
I moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico from Anchorage, Alaska over 17 years ago. It was a good place to land. This high desert Land of Enchantment. Sunshine. Arting. Work. Walking. Writing (mostly by journal). A few friends.
Personal Assistant to interesting women. The actual making of things not so much these days as I daydream then walk into the ephemeral of Camino. I fill my piggy bank only to empty it again: the Rota Vicentina/Portugal (2016), the Camino Frances (2017/18), the Way of St. Francis (2019) and following the footsteps of St. Francis from Chiusi della Verna (La Verna) to Rome. The Coastal Camino Portuguese + Santiago to Finisteree/Muxia (2021). The Camino Frances Redux & Camino del Norte/Primitivo (2022). You could say I’m hooked on the Camino and walking ancient paths through Europe. Yes. I recently completed the via Francigena from Lausanne to Rome in 60 days (2023). You can read my interview if interested.
In 2024 I experienced walking the Costa Brava for the first time –the rugged northern section from Collioure to Cadaqués. Great wine, rugged coast and Dali at the end of it all. In 2025 it was back to Spain where I linked some lesser known Caminos together to walk the San Salvador (from León) to Oviedo then onto the del Norte to Ribadeo where I continued on alternative coastal routes of the Camino do Mar to Ferrol eventually walking the Camino Inglés into Santiago. Amazing. Coastal. Spiritual. Rewarding.
You can read about these walks on Polarsteps.
Ever since I read Peter Jenkins “Walk Across America” over 40 years ago I’ve longed to simply walk long and far. I find it meditative. And purposeful. A way of being in the world. Someone I met on my first camino said “Brenda you just want to be free” –and he’s right but I’m wondering what that means. Exactly. To me. I have some thoughts. What about you.
What does it mean to be free?