ultreïa
Vulgar latin for "onward" or "to the end", also "further" or "more". A traditional pilgrim's greeting, where the opposite would respond with "et suseïa" meaning ("and higher").
A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. Tim Cahill - Outside Magazine
mikka
Older guy, overweight, bearded, mohawk, glasses, tattoos. Loves blues, whiskey, choppers, guns, and hiding in the forest from everyone else. Otherwise certified extravert.
Speaks a few languages, but none fluently.
Once upon a time worked in emergency medicine, as a combat- and paramedic, flight medic, nurse, and later physician. Quit all that, to focus on medical history, philosophy, and education. But mostly a wanderer between and over the hills of the Caminos de Santiago.
caminos
A network of roads, all leading, like tributaries into a big stream, to Santiago de Compostela, the mythical place where, according to lore and Church, the remains of the Apostle James are buried.
Less than 20% of all pilgrims on the Way of St. James, the short weekend hike from Sarria aside, walk the Ways for religious reasons. Most walk for the experience, the adventure, the company, the challenge, or just to get away from it all. It's the ultimate get-fit-post-breakup-watched-a-movie-about-it experience.
app
Camino Now is my companion app for the Camino de Santiago. An attempt to bring some of my ideals onto the Ways, an app I'd love to use (and love to use, it's out in Beta).