Archive For The “Gratitude” Category
I haven’t posted much recently due to several different factors. Mostly because the cheap replacement phone I purchased doesn’t charge past 5%. I finished my Camino in Santiago this time. I really wanted to continue to Finesterre but about three days before Santiago I began having some rather sever problems with my foot. When I…
Buen Camino, Gratitude, Location Aware, Pilgrims
On the Camino most restaurants have a “pilgrim’s menu”. This is really nice with one exception, limited vegetables. If all you like to eat is meat and bread you will do well. So whenever I find an albergue with a kitchen I try to get my veggies. Last night the albergue had a kitchen…but not…
Gratitude
Around the first week of my Camino I met a woman who was walking with another group of pilgrims that were going longer distances. We had a brief conversation. She seemed to have a bit of a hard edge to her. The day we met she was waiting on another pilgrim but I could sense…
Gratitude, Lessons, Pilgrims
As I walk I am constantly amazed at all the blessings I have received. Some large and some small but all equally important. I am so very thankful to the people at home who have supported my journey and helped to fuel his pilgrimage. Today as I walked I used each step consciously to say…
Everything, Gratitude, Landscapes
This morning started like most on the Camino. The town I stayed in had quite a few hills..steep hills while leaving so it was a challenging start to the day to say the least. Soon after town I passed by Irache, which is a winery. They have a fountain that the pilgrims can drink wine…
Everything, Gratitude, Love, Pilgrims
This morning I set out quite early. In the first town I passed through I spotted a pilgrim outside an albergue. He had two children’s push carts that he was packing up. Last Camino I saw a woman doing that and thought it was extraordinary. Then a bit further down the way I ran into…
Conchas, Gratitude, Monuments
This morning started off quite nice as the weather was overcast and cool which I much prefer to 100 degree heat! Not long after I began walking I met a pilgrim from Italy. As we walked we conversed in a mix of english, italian, and spanish. It was the usual conversation in the beginning of…
Gratitude, Landscapes, Pilgrims
The camino provides. This is a theme I learned on my first journey on the Camino de Santiago. You find very quickly that your needs are covered and most times in miraculous and unexpected ways. So as I have been gearing up to leave there has been one steady need of mine that one might…
Buen Camino, Gratitude, Lessons, Love, Shoes