Walking the Camino de Santiago
Yesterday, amid a drenching rain, the Puerta Santa, or Holy Doors, of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela were closed. These doors are open only during the Jacobean Holy Year or a Jubilee Year declared by the Pope. So what is a Jacobean Holy Year? Simply, it’s any year when the Feast of Saint James, 25 July, occurs on a […]
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Although I’m not exactly certain where this video was taken, I do know that it’s somewhere on the road up to Rabanal del Camino. Featuring Francine and the wild beauty that is northern Spain. Date: 21 April 2013Place: Rabanal del Camino (Province of León, Castilla y León, Spain)Today started: Astorga (Province of León, Castilla y León, Spain)
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The Felisa stamp has been described as “one of the most sought after on the camino“. What’s odd about it is that Felisa isn’t a place. Felisa is a person. Or, rather, Felisa was a person; she died in October 2002. She sat for many years at a weatherbeaten desk beside the Camino just before Logroño, offering water, figs, a […]
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For some time, we had been running into a group of Irish pilgrims at various stops on the Camino. This was, I believe, their last night before returning home. A large group of us had dinner together and shared songs and poetry. Date: 09 April 2013Place: Santo Domingo de la Calzada (La Rioja, Spain)Today started: in Ventosa (La Rioja, Spain)
» Read moreWe thought we’d try something new. This is a (rather disjointed) attempt to put together a video about how we train for the Camino. I blather, Francine makes funny faces, and we walk. And eat second breakfast. Our Training plan for 2016.
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