Day 34 on the Camino Way
Sacred Places All along the Camino we’d come across shrines like this one. Someone carved the first cross in this stone outcrop and then there were two and then two hundred. This spot then became a place where people walking the Camino left notes to loved ones lost or photos of the same. It is a sacred place then, I ...
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Day 33 on the Camino Way
Did We See The Light? We are asked if we’ve experienced any kind of spiritual transformation on our journey. The answer to questions like this are always complicated. Yes and no, of course. First and foremost it is important to simply say that we were not looking for or expecting a deep spiritual experience. ...
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Day 32 on the Camino Way
Kevin The Canadian Teacher This is a corn drying bin. In NW Iowa we would call this a corn crib. I learned this from Kevin, a 6’ 6” school teacher from British Columbia. He and I walked together for almost three miles. He must have pointed out at least a dozen of these. I never noticed them before, now I see them ...
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Day 31 on the Camino Way
Walled In We walked by miles of walls that looked like this. I am enamored with them. There is no mortar or cement in them anywhere. The genius in this is that water can pass through the tiny openings and this keeps the walls from collapsing. Over at least a thousand years, maybe more, craftsmen, and maybe women too, ...
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Day 30 on the Camino Way
Who Are These People? All of a sudden the trail is filled with people, and strangers to boot. Where did all these strangers come from? Before, you knew who all the walkers were. You have been trekking with most of them for days. You may not know their names but you recognize the faces and you know that they are one of ...
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Day 29 on the Camino Way
Good Call We had a decision to make this morning. There were two routes we could take. The one was beside a road, but included walking past and exploring a 1500 year old monastery—St Julian in the village of Samos. The other was the original Camino path that was shorter, had more ups and downs, and was through quiet ...
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Day 28 on the Camino Way
Let it Pour We have been wanting at least one rainy day on the Camino. And we know that the locals are crying out for rain, so it was a good morning. As is our custom, we were out the door at 6:30. But it was raining hard and it was pitch dark so we decided to wait for light. First of all we did not know what the ...
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