I walked to Sarria today and it was a beautiful walk up and down hills through magnificent forests with a river running through. I ran into a local whose pigs were grazing on the hillside and he called them and they came down to him. There was a Korean couple behind me and one pig […]
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 44: Wrong turn Right, to Samos!
Well yesterday was the most awesome day!! I planned to walk to Sarria but took the long way by accident (?)?). And walked into a town called Samos which just happened to have one of the largest remaining monasteries in Europe. And there were tours of it, so of course I had to go! Fabulous!! The monk […]
Day 43: Still time to make a donation!
Tonight with luck I will be 100 km from finishing my pilgrimage on behalf of raising money for the Patient Assistance Fund at Banner University hospital Cancer Center. The fund provides assistance to people diagnosed with cancer who are undergoing treatment and need assistance financially. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month If you have not […]