Yesterday and today we walked about 6 miles each in bright sunshine, one day in Gainesville and the other in Cedar Key. The day before, we walked 6 in a steady downpour. Sunshine is better, but at least we can now proclaim that our ponchos do their jobs. We leave for the Portuguese Route next Monday, May 12.
Training is one of the primary reasons we so enjoy our annual Camino treks. With the 2014 training season about to end, I took a look back at some of the highlights. It made me smile and look forward to the next phase.
Training is one of the primary reasons we so enjoy our annual Camino treks. With the 2014 training season about to end, I took a look back at some of the highlights. It made me smile and look forward to the next phase.
 Early in training, we did weekly hikes at the Devil's Millhopper. We walked down and up several times to build climbing strength. But then the rains began and the steps were so slippery that we decided it wasn't safe for us. We miss the beauty of that walk. |  We walked weekly at San Felasco Hammock. Although different from them, it rivals all the beautiful places we have walked on the Camino. We saw sand hill cranes flocking overhead, egg-laying turtles nearly underfoot, deer, butterflies, wildflowers, and of course, trees and sink holes.  |    |
| Many days we walked in Gainesville, near home.   | Cedar Key provided the big vistas, a surprise bird every now and again, and places to sit and just soak it in.  
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