Monthly Archives: September 2013

Camino Francés, Cruz de Hierro, Rabanal del Camino, Foncebadón, Manjarín

Posted on September 23, 2013 by John

When the symbolic does its job and helps us to change.   I begin this first post on the Camino Francés with the stage which passes by the Iron Cross, El Cruz de Heirro.  It is a part of the … Continue reading →

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Iona Community Prayers on the Camino de Santiago 1.

Posted on September 15, 2013 by John

 Prayers can be surprisingly sensual and very joyful.   In the summer after finishing the Via de La Plata, I spent a week in the Abbey on the Scottish island of Iona where visitors make up the community for the … Continue reading →

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Ruta de La Lana GPS tracks: Day 2

Posted on September 13, 2013 by John

From Motorway E15 to Novelda [mapsmarker marker=”5″] This is my own GPS track.  The squiggly bits at the start are due to the erratic way in which my awful GPS (Garmin e-trex) finds the signal. A beautiful morning to wake … Continue reading →

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Ruta de La Lana GPS data Day 1

Posted on September 12, 2013 by John

Overview  Alicante to Atienza [mapsmarker marker=”3″]   This is a track I downloaded from Wikiloc to help me.  It is probably drawn by hand.  What follows is my own tracks, including all the twists and turns of visiting an occasional … Continue reading →

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Via de La Plata – into Extremadura

Posted on September 11, 2013 by John

Five nights after leaving Seville, I was still adjusting to walking a Camino.  On my second day, after sleeping in a field, I dawdled and even took a long siesta, arriving at my first ever albergue at 9 pm, in … Continue reading →

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Via de La Plata – First Steps

Posted on September 10, 2013 by John

On St. Patrick’s Day, 17th March 2010, I set out on my first Camino to Santiago by the Via de La Plata.  I collected my Credentials, the essential document for the pilgrim, from the Backpacker’s Hostal in Tirana, Seville and … Continue reading →

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Repetitive Prayer on the Camino

Posted on September 10, 2013 by John

Il est bon, il est bon, qu’il est bon, le bon Dieu. This was a phrase  I had picked up from Gerry W Hughes S.J. who used it on his walks to Rome and Jerusalem.  Walking long distances is only possible if … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on September 9, 2013 by John

On the Via de La Plata, my first Camino, I learned a lot about prayer and in this blog I will return to the theme of prayer often.  I left Seville just before Holy Week when the preparations for this solemn … Continue reading →

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Miracles

Posted on September 8, 2013 by John

Pilgrimage  –  Miracles for all.   As a child, Christmas was pantomime time and at Peter Pan I remember saving Tinkerbelle’s life by clapping frantically as an act of my faith in fairies.  About 40 years on I no longer … Continue reading →

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