Category Archives: Via de La Plata

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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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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