I made it to Santiago City limits at the exact time I was born, 2:30pm. I was walking following the Way not sure where I would stay. Suddenly a man appeared beside me with his son and said “follow me”. I have been here before and you appear to be unsure of where you are […]
Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago (Latin: Peregrinatio Compostellana, Galician: Camiño de Santiago), also known by the English names Way of St. James, St. James’s Way, St. James’s Path, St. James’s Trail, Route of Santiago de Compostela,[1] and Road to Santiago,[2] is the name of any of the pilgrimage routes, known as pilgrim ways, to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the saint are buried. Many take up this route as a form of spiritual path or retreat for their spiritual growth.
Day 49: 18.5 km from Santiago
I went to a wonderful Mass last night in another gorgeous church with a really nice Pilgrims blessing including getting Holy Water sprinkled on our heads! I went to eat with some of my Camino friends after and headed back to my Abergue before they lock the doors for the night. I couldn’t remember exactly what […]
Day 48: No bridge!
I started before dawn today, at 7am, an hour before sunrise. I won’t do that again!! Roberto,from Cebu in the Phillipines where Grace, my daughter in law is from. I intended to have breakfast but nothing was open and before I knew it I was out of town. It made the walk exciting. I came to […]