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Tag Archives: Spain
A Happy Ending in Santiago: just like Hollywood.
A Happy Ending in Santiago: just like Hollywood. Not the Camino I had imagined. Earlier this year I walked the Ruta de La Lana hoping for solitude and silence. I wanted a period for uninterrupted prayer which I often find … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana
Tagged Camino Franc, Iona Community, Santo Domingo, Spain
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Community on the Camino.
Community on the Camino. The Credencial. The pilgrim’s credential is an outward sign of belonging to the Camino community. This is obtained from Cathedrals or from the Amigos del Camino, usually in the place from where you start your camino. … Continue reading
Posted in Camino Francés, Camino Portuguese, Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged Camino Portuguese, Gosia Brykczynska, Iona Community, Jacques Salom, Real Camino, Spain
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The Camino which awakens. Via de La Plata towards Caparra.
The Camino which awakens. Via de La Plata, Caparra. Beginnings: Learning to walk once more. On Easter Monday 2010 I was arriving in the Northern part of Caceres where the South and warmer part of Spain ends and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Practice, Easter Monday, Hernan Perez, La Plata, San Blas, Spain
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Loving our Planet.
Loving our Planet. “I’ve just walked 500 miles!” You must be mad. Many pilgrims on the Camino say their friends think they are mad to try to it. This is especially true of young people who set off for … Continue reading
The Canyon of Caracena. Ruta de La Lana
The Canyon of Caracena. Ruta de La Lana Isolation, challenge, awe and majesty. The Canyon of Caracena is a majestic gorge cutting through the limestone rock for over 7km. Here is a secret landscape. It begins in Tarancueña and ends … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Pilgrimage and Prayer, Ruta de La Lana, The Camino de Santiago
Tagged La Lana, La Plata, North America, Spain
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Planning on the Camino. Finding a balance. Ruta de La Lana
Planning on the Camino. Do you really want to know where you will sleep tonight? I love maps. The pleasure of relaxing on a bunk bed, weary legs propped high with a blanket or two and a guide book with … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Franc, Caracena Callam, La Lana, Spain
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Prayer – just letting it happen.
Prayer – just letting it happen. The great plains of Spain. One of the great joys of being on the Camino, especially walking it alone over long distances, is the emptiness. Emptiness is everywhere. There are none of the usual … Continue reading
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Tagged Castilla La Mancha, Ignatius Spiritual, La Plata, Spain
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Experience of Communion. Two stretches of the Ruta de La Lana
The experience of communion. Mass in Campillo de Altobuey, Cuenca On the Ruta de La Lana, I arrived in Campillo de Altobuey the day after my “shock”, when I had a fierce reaction to antibiotics. This had forced me to … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Parishes, God Love, La Lana, La Plata, Padre Crescente, Roman Catholic, Spain
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Money and food: Part 2. Alpera – Iniesta.
Money and food, part 2. A discourse on food. When others who walk long distances first told me that food became less important to them when walking, I found it hard to believe. It is counter-intuitive when you think of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Camino Portuguese, La Lana, Spain
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