August 01, 2025
My Camino – A Walk Across Spain
This summer I walked across an entire country. Over 900 km (600 miles) from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Finisterre on the Spanish coast. Thirty-five days. Yes, on foot. Yes, on purpose. No, I wasn’t being chased.
I started the Camino de Santiago expecting a reset. To strip life down to a backpack, a path, and a pair of legs that hopefully wouldn’t quit. I thought I was signing up for simplicity, gratitude, and a bit of adventure. What I didn’t expect was how much the people I met would shape the journey.
A Trail Full of Stories
I talked with hundreds of fellow pilgrims from all over the world. About 30 became familiar faces I’d bump into every few days, and four became close friends I’ll keep for life. The Camino is a strange kind of fast-forward button for relationships: strangers on Monday, family by Friday.
The diversity of people I befriended was incredible:
- A high-profile lawyer navigating big life changes
- A finance mogul and mom walking off stress
- A civil rights professor figuring out life one blister at a time
- A New Zealand farmer living off the land with an indigenous community
These are the kinds of people you’d never expect to meet on the same dusty trail, yet there we were, swapping stories over shared blisters and Spanish wine.
Four Arcs of my Journey
When I think back on the walk, I see it in four arcs to the story:
- The Laughing Stage – The first week I fell in with a group I met on day one. We laughed so hard we cried most nights.
- The Solo Push – Then I sped up, doing long, hard miles alone. This part was good for my body and head. There were a few powerful, private cries on empty trails that I’ll never forget.
- The Evening Tribe – Later I found a new rhythm: hiking mostly solo during the day for my introspective time, then meeting a group of friends each evening. This was good for the soul.
- The Final 150 km – My wife Emily joined me for the last stretch. Sharing this part of the trail with her was a perfect way to reflect on everything I’d been through.
So What Did I Get Out of This?
I came to the Camino hoping to reset my priorities and clear my head. And yes, carrying everything you own on your back for a month really does make you rethink what matters (spoiler: it’s not socks… except it kind of is). But the thing I didn’t see coming was how much the people would change me.
Buen Camino!
Maurice’s Priorities for Next Month
My top priorities are:
- Getting an updated EEW Yarn Counter into production. It is pretty much finished and doing final quality testing now.
- Finalizing the EEW Fold. I’m planning to send a final sample to some of my testers. I’m quite happy with the molded parts and all the other components. I’m just finalizing some software for the updated circuit boards so my testers can use the final software.
- As time permits, get the next drum carder prototype ready for testing.
EEW Nano 2.1 Update
The EEW Nano 2.1 is complete and on a ship to Boston port. Once they arrive I’ll have a truck pickup the container and will add them to my store. There will also be upgrade kits available for those who want to upgrade their older EEW Nanos. I’ll send out a special email when they are in my store and will give a 10% discount to those who order them in the first week as a way to say thank you to those who have been waiting so long for these to arrive.
Product Updates
Below are estimates and the dates may change.
- EEW Nano 2.1 – September/October 2025
- EEW Lazy Kate – September/October 2025
- EEW Yarn Counter 2 – December 2025
- EEW Fold – March 2026
– Maurice Ribble
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