People have been asking me about the highlights of the trip...

- The Camino trail. Although if I had more time, I would have started from somewhere further away. I'll put a link to the different trails too, so you can get an idea of where I was and where other people started from.
- The people on the way... there's a whole story to this on its own!
- The party when I got to Santiago. If you ever go, go on a Saturday night. Incredible. Even Rudy got into it!
- Hanging out in the old city on the Sunday with people I had met during the walk.
- Enjoying a secluded beach in Spain
- Finally getting out of Heathrow and seeing London and my cousins! That was an incredible time too!
- Oh, and the copious amounts of alcohol had throughout the trip. This was an unexpected side-effect of walking/celebrating!

Honestly, the best parts were the two parties (in Santiago and in England) that were the biggest highlights for me!

Welcome to my photo journal of my trip to Spain and England. Since I arrived back in Canada on Friday June 17th, I have been rushing to get this up for people to see.

Lots of people ask me to see my pictures, but I usually do a really poor job of sharing them. So, I decided that I would create this page with an explanation of the pictures you see. To that end, this is a work-in-progress.

Let me know what you think! You can post comments throughout the blog. Check back over the next week or so since I will be making updates to the captions. For the most part, all the pictures that I want to share are up.

Enjoy!

June 3rd - My plane from Toronto.  

June 4th - Heathrow airport terminal 4. I just left from that terminal. 

June 4th - the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow 

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June 4th - Windsor Castle from my airplane window! 

June 5th - The Cathedral of Santiago 

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June 5th - A Bagpiper? Yep. It sounded amazing in that hallway.  

June 5th - UNESCO approval for Santiago to be a World Heritage Site.  

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June 5th - in the old city, a concert broke out.  

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June 5th - a picture of me with someone staring at me. I found out he had just finished his walk and he walked about 700km's.  

June 5th - A view from of the Cathedral from the side.  

June 5th - at the tomb of St. James, there is a plaque remembering John Paul II visiting the tomb.  

June 5th - The tomb of St. James 

June 5th - This was a fun little encounter. I walked into a cafe on Sunday night. They guy on the right (Franco) spoke english. So, I started up a conversation with him by asking him "so, when do people actually eat in Spain"....... finish story later

June 6th - Sarria.  

June 6th - Sarria, the old city part. This is where I start walking from. This is also where I got my first stamp for my crediential.  

June 6th - My starting point -- after walking for about 2 hours to find it! Yes, it was at the top of the biggest hill in the area. ;-) Although, I later found out that I went down the hill only to find myself walking uphill for the next 10km's.  

June 6th - A old monestary that was turned into a elementary school.