Bettina Morrish
Camino Reflection Part II: Time
On my Camino and since re-entry to non-Camino life, time has become a slippery thing. Its rate of passage changes constantly, and I keep...
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Bettina's Camino
Bettina Morrish
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Day 42 : Last Day, Madrid
I left it all on the field today, folks. Last day in Madrid, and had to make a game effort to experience the city as best I could. Walked...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Day 40 : Madrid
Slept embarrassingly late. Huge wooden shutters on my 9 foot-tall windows are very effective. Still caught up with Henrietta, and...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Days 39: Travel to Madrid
Sweet Diana in Winchester made me breakfast and drove me to the Park & Ride for Heathrow. That ride and the one into Madrid were the only...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Camino Reflections Part I: Gratitude
Riding the airport bus from Winchester to Heathrow with a lump in my throat, I'm trying to sort my many emotions. Affirming, positive,...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 22, 20222 min read
Day 38 : Eastleigh to Southampton, end of the St. James Way!
Wow. I'm still adjusting to the knowledge that I completed this part of the Camino Ingles. Under the circumstances, this is the "best" I...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 22, 20223 min read
Day 37: Winchester, St. Cross, Shawford, Eastleigh
This was a very wet, blowy day. Also gorgeous and long. I loved it all. I set out straight from my door and headed down the Weirs of the...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 21, 20222 min read
Day 36 : Martyr Worthy, Abbots Worthy, Kings Worthy, Hyde, Winchester
My first properly rainy day on either Camino path. It didn't bother me at all. Emma left me off in Martyr Worthy in front of the church....
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Day 35 : Trust your intuition. Mortimer, Silchester, Bramley
The Camino showered me with gifts today. I had a hard time sleeping last night. I can't say exactly why, but it was at least in part due...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Day 34 : Dummer to Preston Candover
At last, a short day that was, in fact, short! Was really not sure after yesterday's midday abort about how today would play out, but it...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Day 33 : Reading Abbey, Burghfield, Theale
Bit off more than I could chew today, but had and exercised a good escape plan. Originally hoped that yesterday's rest day would allow me...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Reactivating US SIM card today.
Fingers crossed that this works!
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Day 32 : Rest and Planning
Very good idea to take a rest day. My leg needed it, and I had some planning to figure out. Nice lazy Sunday. Croissants and newspapers...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Day 31
I have a hard time processing that I have been in England for two weeks of my Camino. But the time has been positive, warm and deeply...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 14, 20225 min read
Catching up: Days 27-30
So much to catch up on! Day 27: Quiet time Went to see Sarah the Phisio, who said that my leg looked way better. She taped me up and gave...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Communication!
While in England, I am still using my Spanish SIM card. Subsequently, calls, voicemails and text messages to my US number don't currently...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Day 26: Road trip, new friends and glorious autumn
Day 26: Road trip to Stroud After a sweet evening that included watching the first entries to Winchester College's House Singing...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 9, 20224 min read
Days 24 & 25: Winchester and a New Camino?
Autumn is spectacular here. Day 24 In the morning, Emma went to exercise class and I sat in the sun, reading across the car park from the...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 7, 20223 min read
Day 22 & 23. Healing in Hampshire continues slowwwwwwly
Recovery at Emma's continues, gradually. The days and evenings are delightful. Yesterday was rainy and cool. Emma and Colin worked, and...
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Bettina Morrish
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Days 20&21: Healing and thinking
I'm living a sort of split life at the moment. I'm very comfortable and so happy to be here with my dear friend and her delightful...
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