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CawleyCamino Day 5 from Caldas to Padron by Eamonn CawleyCamino Day 5…Sunday 27th September..Caldas de Reis to Padrón …18Km Some sore heads prevailed after an impromptu night of Dr Phil’ s hits of the 70s,80s and 90s in the hotel’s patio bar, so it was a weary bunch that trudged through the mean streets of

CawleyCamino Day 4…Walking from Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis. by Eamonn The hotel lobby was buzzing with “Googlegate” this morning when we assembled. Phil Cawley’s Friday night quiz had caused a furore with unsubstantiated allegations of Google abuse by some unnamed participants. Even some Germans in the lobby got involved and it was looking nasty

CawleyCamino Day 3… Arcade to Pontevedra…11Km by Eamonn First lie in of the trip…as late as 8am in fact..oh the joy of it all. Despite immersing my body in hot and cold water several times a day I’m as stiff as an old boot. Can only touch my toes with walking sticks. Across the bridge

CawleyCamino Day 2…O Porriño to Arcade….23 Km. by Eamonn Kevin from Athlone was like a coiled spring outside the hotel in O Porriño this morning at 07.55 ,waiting for the off. Sucking a fag and stretching simultaneously. Doesn’t like that hanging around, a bit like myself. After some instructions from guide Maria off we went

#CawleyCamino day 1 from Tui by Eamonn #CawleyCamino Day 1: Tui to O Porriño. 16.6 Km, approx 4 hours 30 min walk. 22 degrees and rising. Off we went bright and early, 32 hardy souls all hellbent on walking salvation. We have been joined by Maria, our guide, who assures us that she is Galician

CawleyCamino lift off… the journey begins! As Today FM DJ Phil Cawley embarks on the CawleyCamino trip with friends and listeners to the show, his friend Eamonn will be sharing the adventures of the group along the Camino Portugues. by Eamonn Camino lift off…the journey begins! Assembly time 10.30 at Terminal 2 Dublin Airport…all report

Today FM Phil Cawley Camino On Tuesday 22nd September, Today FM DJ and presenter Phil Cawley is embarking on a second Camino with his good friend Eamonn and a keen group of Today FM listeners. As they get ready for their adventure on the Camino Portugues from Tui to Santiago de Compostela, Phil has a

Walking Distance, a Camino memoir David Hlavsa heads the Theatre Arts Department at St Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington. His Camino memoir Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief and Home Repairs remembers his trip to Santiago de Compostela with wife Lisa. Here’s an excerpt from his book: Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief, and Home Repairs by David Hlavsa  On

WALKING THE CAMINO de SANTIAGO by Judi Kent The remains of St James the Great, one of Christ’s twelve apostles, were discovered at the beginning of the 9th century in the north-west of Spain. For more than twelve centuries millions of pilgrims have walked along a route to the city of Santiago de Compostela in