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Carryoncouple climbs to a new peak


A view from our trek on the Way of St. Francis in Italy.

As the 21st century began its last year as a teenager, carryoncouple turned seven in record-setting fashion.

Our travel blog collected 8,758 views from 3,654 visitors in 2018, both eclipsing our previous record of 5,232 views by 1,561 visitors in 2013, the year we walked the Camino de Santiago.

People stopping by our blog represented 75 countries, led by the USA with 5,813 views. Canada was in second place for much of the year, but lost the No.2 title to the United Kingdom, which had 486 views, topping Canada by nine views.

Our 2012 post from Italy–Basilica Honors San Zeno–mysteriously continued to attract attention, with 91 views, but lost its 2017 top post title to another surprising choice, Coming Soon to Amazon. Was it the “coming soon” or just the word “Amazon” that attracted the clicks? Or Sue’s book cover? We remain puzzled by the record-setting (for us) 564 views of the post from many countries.

Although our numbers are humble by WordPress standards, we remain thankful to our blog followers and viewers. We hope to keep the interest going through several adventures in 2019, including another one with backpacks, to be announced.

Our favorite trip of 2018? That’s easy; see Sue’s slideshow by clicking here.


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Our #1 Stocking Stuffer 2018


Follow Santa to Amazon to buy Reg’s new book!

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Our Camino in Pictures

Walk with Reg and Sue in Spain as you watch our short slide show with brief excerpts from Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows

Click here to see Sue’s pictorial journey.


Click here to travel to Amazon, where you can buy the ebook or Paperback. Your review, even if it is very brief, will help Reg as a new author trying to stand out among an avalanche of writers on Amazon.

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One journey leads to another

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When I pressed the publish button on the “Coming Soon” story last weekend, a lump swelled my throat. It is still there. The response has been so gratifying. Thank you!

More than a year ago, I sat at this MacBook Air in the corner of a downstairs bedroom that became, at least partly, my office. I inserted my earbuds, hit “play” on a list of favorite music, and began my first journey as a book author. At one point, the wall behind my desk was filled with notes on color-coded 3-by-5 cards.

Hundreds of thousands of words later, my drafts (stacked to my left) morphed into one final 67,000-word printout that Sue and I will read one last time in search of elusive typos. Finally, it will be time to format and insert Sue’s watercolor paintings for Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows.

I look forward to your company on a new path when I press “publish” one more time. When will that be? I am aiming for September. At that time, Camino Sunrise will be available on Amazon and carryoncouple will send word.

I welcome your questions. Submit them by commenting on this post. Also, feel free to forward this post to friends and family!

Here is a link to the Camino Sunrise announcement and the form to register for the book’s email list:

bit.ly/caminosunrise

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