These past months I have seen photos and notices about the crowds setting out on the Camino Frances. This means that just launching out into the blue skies, green forests and along winding paths has become a great challenge. Now I see that pilgrims book their hostels for the night and many have their packs transported. This is obviously comforting, but do you go on a pilgrimage to have comfort?
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Devoted Partners
As I watched the Coronation, I reflected on how two of the people there, who lead very public lives of duty and service, are supported faithfully with love by their spouses: the King and the Governor General of Canada.
Pilgrims are having a moment
I see that pilgrims are having a moment. And I am talking about Beyond the Camino de Santiago de Compostela!
Dizzy Heights
The bus driver stopped, opened the door, and sang out “Somport”! It was desolate. “Where is the path – dondé es el Camino?” I spluttered. He waved gaily over the road railing towards a cliff; was that a malicious smile?
Reporting in. Hi there, I’m back!
First post since my return from being a volunteer on the Camino Argones
“We’ll not spare either our souls or bodies to get freedom”
My life has been the golden age of the UN. NATO, the EU, NAFTA and other hard-won international treaties that bound the interests, the protection and economies of countries together. These agreements were reached with long hard hours of talks with compromise and consensus for the greater good.