Day 17 on the Camino Way
Walking Dead The first time we walked past a field of sunflowers was several days back. At the time, Sally said, ”It looks like an army of the walking dead.” As I think back on that day now, I realize how accurate that statement is. What we’ve seen is thousands of acres of sunflower plants ...
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Day 16 on the Camino Way
Helping Hands for Hurting Feet This sweet young Spanish woman was hurting. You could tell by the way she was walking. We walked past her with a ”Buen Camino,” which is the repeated greeting when you pass someone. It means something like ”Good Way”—but the intent is to say ”Have a ...
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Day 15 on the Camino Way
What a Morning! Sally and I set out around 7:30 on a wonderfully cool and fresh morning. We had a good night’s sleep, our blisters are healing, and we were feeling strong. There was a sharp incline to start the day’s hike, then it leveled off and was relatively smooth sailing. Getting ...
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Day 14 on the Camino Way
I apologize for the distorted images when you are reading on your smart phones. I don’t know how to fix that, but I have tried. Whoa That’s … Something We have a little over 250 miles done and about the same to go. That’s something! The interesting part is that we’re only on day 14 ...
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Day 13 on the Camino Way
In Catholic churches the red candle, here a real wax candle, declares that ”The Host is in the house.” In other words, the Eucharist (Communion, Lord’s Supper) is celebrated in this building. The depth of this is the proclamation that this is not a building but a living organism. This is a ...
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Day 12 on the Camino Way
This bit of art makes me laugh every time I look at it. It’s so true. The first day I was carrying 20 lbs in my backpack. I nearly collapsed by the end. In fact I did fall backwards climbing down a steep and rocky decline. My right arm ended up in a thorn bush. Fortunately that’s all it was. It ...
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Day 11 on the Camino Way
Get It Done! Sometimes you just put your head down and get it done! That was the hike today. It was long and hard and tedious. There were hills to climb and then higher hills to climb. And then came those little irritating flies. It reminded Sally and me of our hike in the Negev in ...
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