tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66682647747091682682024-03-18T07:00:32.656-05:00The I Of God Deacon Dale Metcalfe, a Roman Catholic Deacon ponders things spiritual and otherwise..Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comBlogger1202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-11816103759862451572024-03-18T07:00:00.012-05:002024-03-18T07:00:00.137-05:00The Way - Day 34<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">This morning we were greeted with fog - now in the Galicia region with a lot more green plants - more humidity which means our hiking clothes will be filled with perspiration very early in the day. This albergue - A Reboleira - one of the best we stayed at - the evening community dinner made a big difference. Often when we do even simple tasks - it's the simple things that make our experience even better - a simple Our Father - Hail Mary - Glory Be - can make a world of difference.</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtJzWhaqJ0MOskfeM2XMP7CSX1klCnDxcvhTLzTA1gax7FzcsgNpmLjhZLKMG-GOeSR_NJGBe5jqnpc7G3OnE5XrIoGIseIrYdFwECLc2PWwEfkA0ctRbjmrShpHgjB00v_J1tBsC-1A/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtJzWhaqJ0MOskfeM2XMP7CSX1klCnDxcvhTLzTA1gax7FzcsgNpmLjhZLKMG-GOeSR_NJGBe5jqnpc7G3OnE5XrIoGIseIrYdFwECLc2PWwEfkA0ctRbjmrShpHgjB00v_J1tBsC-1A/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+002.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our pilgrims from Australia getting their bike ready to leave </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXLbva-Z26L9jNmIgYLpVLJyQxG2nqBWm6jB4Y4EkAxAhIy3y70PlTqvkeYB2Xxr5gjuRI3kkLkjxDvv2uSehpls6rh4pn_K9nP45yOFvNFjO4ScPJ70YZb4wBLFwA1LLRH5j9uk8e7o/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXLbva-Z26L9jNmIgYLpVLJyQxG2nqBWm6jB4Y4EkAxAhIy3y70PlTqvkeYB2Xxr5gjuRI3kkLkjxDvv2uSehpls6rh4pn_K9nP45yOFvNFjO4ScPJ70YZb4wBLFwA1LLRH5j9uk8e7o/w640-h640/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+004.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walking in the fog near the road - when our minds are in a fog - time to stop - rest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAHxjeScWkWrAenV9_ZnFcMqWs0j6_VedmeAjILOKUX84zQgcJRMztoVmMAQBcObugj23oZPn6F_NeKVcdnVNsa7auqY5ze1C3MzcMFXm-MkCaw3sJ3-Y0n4KzVHGKBfptDxuu5uRr1s/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAHxjeScWkWrAenV9_ZnFcMqWs0j6_VedmeAjILOKUX84zQgcJRMztoVmMAQBcObugj23oZPn6F_NeKVcdnVNsa7auqY5ze1C3MzcMFXm-MkCaw3sJ3-Y0n4KzVHGKBfptDxuu5uRr1s/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+006.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point seeing pilgrims ahead of us had become normal </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">unlike all the previous days when we were alone</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVe4UA7-Xy4iS-RbSUQSUG-5QYB0Cx3ywD75Pr8C1p94pxXfbbobXjKPxh7dvF7oD4HBglaEzPSmz-TDyxLFPodxDAmqG_LlHm330EkEOm9fkPyGp4NVN-FrW-kmrfkNXukYowaUPyT4/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVe4UA7-Xy4iS-RbSUQSUG-5QYB0Cx3ywD75Pr8C1p94pxXfbbobXjKPxh7dvF7oD4HBglaEzPSmz-TDyxLFPodxDAmqG_LlHm330EkEOm9fkPyGp4NVN-FrW-kmrfkNXukYowaUPyT4/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+009.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And like that - more</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFZm8IsKoiV1INmSe_icXQwAm15z0Hpph6IMrc2LCqJLaEbQ-9qcAwcPcpkSI6znL8Xpamq0TvPhcC4cj_nzzuDcyyZX0kjxg6IfoihjiFbFKPrJ7UDAkRdgpoyu01fn-kXWT3dnhrZI/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFZm8IsKoiV1INmSe_icXQwAm15z0Hpph6IMrc2LCqJLaEbQ-9qcAwcPcpkSI6znL8Xpamq0TvPhcC4cj_nzzuDcyyZX0kjxg6IfoihjiFbFKPrJ7UDAkRdgpoyu01fn-kXWT3dnhrZI/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+014.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Living on the edge - sitting on the ledge - yes big drop behind us </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB3p6QLRueYQpzQUTqSEI7nXMiLCxi1qi6Ph1rPrDHBH3fCuggTtPKX0QXFuAuwJeHBaGzbK7Ie1fEYMaAAIO-ZNit6GslprIKRH1hA2EAcImySO3YCZLbuhu_pSbCojz6kkPjy6YRUs/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB3p6QLRueYQpzQUTqSEI7nXMiLCxi1qi6Ph1rPrDHBH3fCuggTtPKX0QXFuAuwJeHBaGzbK7Ie1fEYMaAAIO-ZNit6GslprIKRH1hA2EAcImySO3YCZLbuhu_pSbCojz6kkPjy6YRUs/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+017.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we walked up the mountain - we ended up inside the fog </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUDsoWKH90POzwuPGt1hvCx-_Csbn7ITUAG5fnzXP30ZkJoXmCFwM1POAXVC9q5NkilFRqsR4rynFyXhopNw865PK8C28G8No4KiGS6oxVOZocD76trfwWSRW0pTZno0kxpg_s0-Ffw8/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUDsoWKH90POzwuPGt1hvCx-_Csbn7ITUAG5fnzXP30ZkJoXmCFwM1POAXVC9q5NkilFRqsR4rynFyXhopNw865PK8C28G8No4KiGS6oxVOZocD76trfwWSRW0pTZno0kxpg_s0-Ffw8/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+019.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Camino waymarks getting more frequent - many pilgrims place stones </span><span style="font-family: arial;">on top as prayers similar to lighting a candle - we left </span><span style="font-family: arial;">500 Saint Gianna prayer cards as we walked</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QbZgJKz9v-ZqPGL4r6_MfQfYsAZi8dwQG4WDWOhBUZRQMX1Z26MMnM8-P3-oCcyIej9587THRNgm1FDbEI13lBzouVDbX2lbEe9aV5JGVoR5L2YQowbMJCl6AtZsDasl6qftTBqTk3I/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QbZgJKz9v-ZqPGL4r6_MfQfYsAZi8dwQG4WDWOhBUZRQMX1Z26MMnM8-P3-oCcyIej9587THRNgm1FDbEI13lBzouVDbX2lbEe9aV5JGVoR5L2YQowbMJCl6AtZsDasl6qftTBqTk3I/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+022.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A down hill path hiding us from the hot sun </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JkrFVZDV2V8FrAYeQALdcjRcjjskf10dPm1r4LC71mSlAkYL1-OTVEq9BhJTdD8bok5Z1sCs9wL80n7iA21-Rmhlh48QSmQ7JCW8eLhamnBt0-MoDvjdh3N8C2_k1aR3kErsDSnUVtk/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JkrFVZDV2V8FrAYeQALdcjRcjjskf10dPm1r4LC71mSlAkYL1-OTVEq9BhJTdD8bok5Z1sCs9wL80n7iA21-Rmhlh48QSmQ7JCW8eLhamnBt0-MoDvjdh3N8C2_k1aR3kErsDSnUVtk/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+024.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And then we were back in the sun</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpmGSq70AROGKpvX3FSB3bBlQ1DpwpDaAhuH97DhnA7G2PhNBpo6JkSccthhF0BVRFeoxnnhYiOCyodDI-HMM_KE_o_k7xx45_Go6kTjuKiNiBnSGAcvQ9-S85jKKCXtOFc4U1-OPhRc/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpmGSq70AROGKpvX3FSB3bBlQ1DpwpDaAhuH97DhnA7G2PhNBpo6JkSccthhF0BVRFeoxnnhYiOCyodDI-HMM_KE_o_k7xx45_Go6kTjuKiNiBnSGAcvQ9-S85jKKCXtOFc4U1-OPhRc/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+026.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shade - but hard to see the rocks and tree stumps in the path </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44y_T6LiKj1QG-RS-mLn946KH7UyMubjtvhfgaDeA6nTAB-Zz8XtRypBNOwSV2iaoA7mvSLhsCmdetCOPuoxsL0ntMC2KwX6WurWbg11oYk6oG2VS_RZ2fvPIHE85gaN_OPcvJ-S2qlo/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44y_T6LiKj1QG-RS-mLn946KH7UyMubjtvhfgaDeA6nTAB-Zz8XtRypBNOwSV2iaoA7mvSLhsCmdetCOPuoxsL0ntMC2KwX6WurWbg11oYk6oG2VS_RZ2fvPIHE85gaN_OPcvJ-S2qlo/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+028.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Passing an 800 year old mill house - which path do we follow?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeWiw42KgIOY3Ybr3P6S0MNJYpUQzv5nqs0lW6hoTpcpKqkvU0oSshRe5XLlx4ZbLfcVN8PE_i_BGC38zjcpMkCMgo68ftjbkM-MW-Lw3jZmEFEvkONSsIpfJQo9znjSJmKaA7knziXU/s1920/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeWiw42KgIOY3Ybr3P6S0MNJYpUQzv5nqs0lW6hoTpcpKqkvU0oSshRe5XLlx4ZbLfcVN8PE_i_BGC38zjcpMkCMgo68ftjbkM-MW-Lw3jZmEFEvkONSsIpfJQo9znjSJmKaA7knziXU/w640-h360/2013-09-17+002+2013-09-17+031.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Made it to Triacastela time to look for an albergue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgTcHQvxcF7PvutByLWOa6QvsqwxD-tUqgnjgAezDzoht55NH6Qb-TMTWwShyphenhyphenfh_mh-nX_mbcHJ0xIcNk_j8V2YCcJnfDeUtEWC7z9awgxjYDcKS0j5Rv5kCt-nRGG4DJmWPESbiEvMc/s1920/2013-09-17+001+2013-09-17+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgTcHQvxcF7PvutByLWOa6QvsqwxD-tUqgnjgAezDzoht55NH6Qb-TMTWwShyphenhyphenfh_mh-nX_mbcHJ0xIcNk_j8V2YCcJnfDeUtEWC7z9awgxjYDcKS0j5Rv5kCt-nRGG4DJmWPESbiEvMc/w640-h360/2013-09-17+001+2013-09-17+003.JPG" style="border: none; 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position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vino y Tapas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was another shorter day - we are not in a rush - we allowed 7 weeks total and at this point we were ahead of the schedule because we jumped a few times mainly because of that blister on my foot that refused to heal. Continuing our Lenten journey we still have about a week before Holy Week - so two weeks before Easter - still lots of time to make this Lent significant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-89106395880729279072024-03-17T07:00:00.010-05:002024-03-17T07:00:00.147-05:00The Way - Day 33<p> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When I originally blogged about this day I titled it -</span><b style="font-family: arial;"> </b><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Living on the Edge<b> </b>- </span></i><span style="font-family: arial;">a lot of our walking on this particular day involved walking close to the edge of the trail - </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Living on the edge - daring to go somewhere - to do something - out of the ordinary. Many people - individuals - couples - groups - dare to go beyond what is comfortable - to experience life beyond the ordinary. Experiencing the Camino de Santiago - places every participant - on the edge. Moved from an ordinary life - where almost everything is scripted - to an extraordinary experience - where every day is different from the day before - is living on the edge. In Lent we are called to also - live on the edge - to do things we are not completely comfortable with - just as Jesus has called us to go out - proclaim the Gospel - whether convenient or not - comfortable - uncomfortable - to do as He commanded. We walk by faith - knowing that He - the Lord of Lords - is with us constantly. </span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakTlcFnKD6TWaqLsHC3mlYS4hjfKuwihYEH1bF8i6z6oq1tjFIjatQcui8bz0w5V_S0wKl3nORs0s-IF1rjYnms0eB2bhRB6sW-odGnBVpB40Uzh9dTKlf5Hv14cP-oXgueKzxid4rdw/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakTlcFnKD6TWaqLsHC3mlYS4hjfKuwihYEH1bF8i6z6oq1tjFIjatQcui8bz0w5V_S0wKl3nORs0s-IF1rjYnms0eB2bhRB6sW-odGnBVpB40Uzh9dTKlf5Hv14cP-oXgueKzxid4rdw/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+004.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Exchanging the dry browns for luscious green</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDLmdYBgzlSYxQdn1Eg4mQ85gg95DR3SrcfeyZuF2xHoFH_iibvZDTHaxkROfkfmNZ0R58pasj49UwVRiQQQdN8O9a9bQiG2eL1p1x-Tl7RlXXcVptouIJgSkJbQ3YUpgEemuSKpyuRY/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDLmdYBgzlSYxQdn1Eg4mQ85gg95DR3SrcfeyZuF2xHoFH_iibvZDTHaxkROfkfmNZ0R58pasj49UwVRiQQQdN8O9a9bQiG2eL1p1x-Tl7RlXXcVptouIJgSkJbQ3YUpgEemuSKpyuRY/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+006.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the hot days on the Camino - walking along these paths - shaded</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> from the sun - 100F not so bad </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1e9VeCpHKda2myCCl3ObgWNq7S2iJRmJ_nNv5PbfE0Q-BELRoOe-2KVokW6zZpJ2ojoICXSo2aH2gFxELsTjs26XMU7x0w6UoXXEA5RJ9kqzZs9UcehxMIc2BgYECaNNL7xRJa8rp68/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1e9VeCpHKda2myCCl3ObgWNq7S2iJRmJ_nNv5PbfE0Q-BELRoOe-2KVokW6zZpJ2ojoICXSo2aH2gFxELsTjs26XMU7x0w6UoXXEA5RJ9kqzZs9UcehxMIc2BgYECaNNL7xRJa8rp68/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+011.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alto de San Rogue Pilgrim Statue - another high point - literally</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftgg8crQ8mH4_Ikrx9fS-cjzcEctYu5hG_iP8G2iHHoI5Bo1sCjAU8qMu7DlpDMfGr8dVT2bUTmEeQ-o9_blVpj-buNj4ll2WgS2xloWkjGosLoYM0_sphfFw9PQuiCtHbGEKEsb2w8Y/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftgg8crQ8mH4_Ikrx9fS-cjzcEctYu5hG_iP8G2iHHoI5Bo1sCjAU8qMu7DlpDMfGr8dVT2bUTmEeQ-o9_blVpj-buNj4ll2WgS2xloWkjGosLoYM0_sphfFw9PQuiCtHbGEKEsb2w8Y/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+016.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The town named Hospital - 145 Km away from Santiago </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEZ3_yWGGMlf0D4RK2QIlVs2r_vdWhJeAuRV6suowThszkusaRmrftD2vQdrCdxEUY0c8W_DsnKBB58_O0zcUNDmCGfZHZdi7u-vcaYerzyvFoKaVTULusSxpCaR4qoNvO_jEa_GNPIA/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEZ3_yWGGMlf0D4RK2QIlVs2r_vdWhJeAuRV6suowThszkusaRmrftD2vQdrCdxEUY0c8W_DsnKBB58_O0zcUNDmCGfZHZdi7u-vcaYerzyvFoKaVTULusSxpCaR4qoNvO_jEa_GNPIA/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+017.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And one day God painted the world with views like this - awesome</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSesuIERhKuHXefob5LeSfBB8nJqCaBV7_3a9Sxt2cSdWCyoeyKD7-jlOutcjo3AnEieE5JaJ4mBUl6F9oFWTSWRNuuK5vLJlSUqd3Qqq8eIHhAOZVbnizhU14rwQeI9EupdmmtiX_jo/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSesuIERhKuHXefob5LeSfBB8nJqCaBV7_3a9Sxt2cSdWCyoeyKD7-jlOutcjo3AnEieE5JaJ4mBUl6F9oFWTSWRNuuK5vLJlSUqd3Qqq8eIHhAOZVbnizhU14rwQeI9EupdmmtiX_jo/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+019.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Old but still functional - NO matter what our age -no matter what our limitations</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are instruments of God - Never useless - no matter what anyone says </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AA9BYlj71drkpRIpTjW4zE8LvYVjPU8d4Wc5mgiqCePGm9slLPUwtwt5gSjtR_zYltCsW6DFuEC0N-YiagSuKWDmYf73gq3ktXvThJg85Oz3YST3Uv9by-VSfAkMnJHb_u6t3be70pE/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AA9BYlj71drkpRIpTjW4zE8LvYVjPU8d4Wc5mgiqCePGm9slLPUwtwt5gSjtR_zYltCsW6DFuEC0N-YiagSuKWDmYf73gq3ktXvThJg85Oz3YST3Uv9by-VSfAkMnJHb_u6t3be70pE/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+024.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">As we get closer to the town of Sarria - more pilgrims joining the trail</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>At the top of the hill above - the last half of a kilometer was very difficult with a very steep ascent - we were rewarded at the top with a peregrino bar where we recovered with some cool drinks and a Bocadilla. To our surprise we ran into Beatriz and Jorge who we had shared a room with two nights previously. Energized we continued for another 5 kilometers to Fonfria our end point for today.</span><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbxgu6ut4yVCUIoKOF932NoCmQva_wb6q2sb1LQ5dAsAt9l8BOjSWt0dIPOv3OWcNwRUOJULGf6j2PYuFpmsPIvx_-q6Aj0yOicb1iSSMNbRzZsOQjU2hf0GlfxnaJKYkexPlhJLGFS8/s1920/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbxgu6ut4yVCUIoKOF932NoCmQva_wb6q2sb1LQ5dAsAt9l8BOjSWt0dIPOv3OWcNwRUOJULGf6j2PYuFpmsPIvx_-q6Aj0yOicb1iSSMNbRzZsOQjU2hf0GlfxnaJKYkexPlhJLGFS8/w640-h360/2013-09-16+002+2013-09-16+025.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today for our albergue - the Host insisted that we take a private double bed - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">cost only €20 </span><span style="font-family: arial;">but hard to rent to single pilgrims on tight budgets - we happily </span><span style="font-family: arial;">accommodated -</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> same price for us compared to two single bunks and more comfy </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLkuXzUgM4ZF5ecuZ_0a1HiUls4anuzOOW9eq6YvBExh_2IgVY8KcyCEA6zt5ngF4VxMjTpfa-y3aB8QGnzZepAx4qU3Ik71NxtF2xYs161EI3dwvXHpfrV2-PJtrrynyrDiOiPmdiWA/s1920/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLkuXzUgM4ZF5ecuZ_0a1HiUls4anuzOOW9eq6YvBExh_2IgVY8KcyCEA6zt5ngF4VxMjTpfa-y3aB8QGnzZepAx4qU3Ik71NxtF2xYs161EI3dwvXHpfrV2-PJtrrynyrDiOiPmdiWA/w640-h360/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+001.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The dinning room across the street from the albergue - a renovated barn - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Dinner included in the cost of the bed & shower - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Our second community meal - shared with all staying the night</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">felt like a 5-start restaurant in service and quality </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y_cfwuuxHX8lUOtEl30AhosEZhnE2nUWKSMpYyfaBW_rc2mdC27J8nBbWeCI1Hj7anDGZO-pWy6iB00ek0TIEK3JrjORHzs2W33yBHvJ1LsxXQ-QQOSroegdAfFM8nrtlUua2Tq_GDs/s1920/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y_cfwuuxHX8lUOtEl30AhosEZhnE2nUWKSMpYyfaBW_rc2mdC27J8nBbWeCI1Hj7anDGZO-pWy6iB00ek0TIEK3JrjORHzs2W33yBHvJ1LsxXQ-QQOSroegdAfFM8nrtlUua2Tq_GDs/w640-h360/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+004.JPG" style="border: none; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_mjRNh-wSjE5-e3KaOon4KYvpa_6vzBsfXD_TJoaXqhOeyS1vhV-kvtz4cUDBkofSTWue2JWHV70d1OXkWgftxa5Dup8UhcetGgAT9HmZg5trrnecpYtKwH02M6wPqzAp_hHbvfTgXI/w640-h360/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+005.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sharing tasks with each other </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fellow from Barcelona on left </span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk3_4IDZljZIeCRIZ3vFiK3zFnvuXA7YVQpnlrZp4JwE04v8u4IVBfIeyalcH9LNt8tHhjhiL-kpvBNGdbJ-cZYfH-qJMcgxlxB1F2oROL22i_YfuRPB2nEi0xs1jPExZYhJ5YYzlXLE/s1920/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk3_4IDZljZIeCRIZ3vFiK3zFnvuXA7YVQpnlrZp4JwE04v8u4IVBfIeyalcH9LNt8tHhjhiL-kpvBNGdbJ-cZYfH-qJMcgxlxB1F2oROL22i_YfuRPB2nEi0xs1jPExZYhJ5YYzlXLE/w640-h360/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+007.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Tonight we experienced a community pilgrim dinner - all those eating are from the Albergue Reboleira in Fonfria. Our walk today brought us only 12 kilometers closer - but we did a lot of steep hills which slowed us down. We are still happy with our progress and our albergue today is very nice. At dinner - conversation was lively and fun talking with Hendrik - from Germany - Evan and Sue from Australia who are tandem bicycling to Santiago and Andrea and Stefania from Italy. The restaurant staff sat us as couples next to each other but across and next to complete strangers which helped spark the excellent mealtime experience. As we get closer to Sarria - the number of peregrinos will increase dramatically as Sarria is the last city one can start from to qualify for the coveted Compostela - certifying that they have walked a minimum of 100 kilometers to Santiago.</span><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXniVeZKmBm4DPOpAz_BWmojVMwhxcXv1mv-LWvAPW-jp-oC_Vue5JGyjGJK35yV7sdHq8eSwG9qwzox0CknozODYiN5yh51V6xjJtriUYXmxo8XllCL0fWIX5rM3hZ4UTyX-nX3wi4ao/s1920/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXniVeZKmBm4DPOpAz_BWmojVMwhxcXv1mv-LWvAPW-jp-oC_Vue5JGyjGJK35yV7sdHq8eSwG9qwzox0CknozODYiN5yh51V6xjJtriUYXmxo8XllCL0fWIX5rM3hZ4UTyX-nX3wi4ao/w640-h360/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+008.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Circular table encourages conversation with others </span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6SAPsW-ajRXyG7FBc4OofHgSwZm5xtWsw6QBOvtD4y-GETPd_Do3dE-elQFWMaezS1hh9jKfjhGUCHoDRokNbTL-Wblw2CxUe3WgxzlTyGKv79JWax0sXlq6V-h4mSTzXufAbBZaDTM/s1920/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6SAPsW-ajRXyG7FBc4OofHgSwZm5xtWsw6QBOvtD4y-GETPd_Do3dE-elQFWMaezS1hh9jKfjhGUCHoDRokNbTL-Wblw2CxUe3WgxzlTyGKv79JWax0sXlq6V-h4mSTzXufAbBZaDTM/w640-h360/2013-09-16+001+2013-09-16+009.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">albergue lounge </span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">This day was a very good day - difficult up hills - only walked 12 Km but progress of any kind - always good. As we end today with our prayers for thanksgiving - asking for blessing for whatever will come tomorrow - we thank Jesus for His faithfulness - that He is always with us.</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span> </div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-1347226361797592622024-03-16T07:00:00.017-05:002024-03-16T11:31:50.340-05:00The Way - Day 32 <p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Good morning - praying that this day finds you in good spirits - this day on pilgrimage we walked along the highway - flat surface - we learned that the dirt path was more comfortable for the feet - more cushion on soil. This day more incline - again heading up the mountain. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Another pilgrim ahead on the left - we are not alone - Jesus always next to us. Our goal today O'Cebreiro - site of a Eucharistic miracle. In Lent many miracles abound.</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0sDTu8fwrXyOz3SE5DNeDFn5-xgdnS02AehAVm_OZx4X6yRQsdcL5BZYDhXpgH-V7qo0nPh9XNJ4CwooM1GDerb0B2jd8Zh__8PbMJmPPny8JVdOIs5A4j0kznjweT59_GoL_IalMPA/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+001.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0sDTu8fwrXyOz3SE5DNeDFn5-xgdnS02AehAVm_OZx4X6yRQsdcL5BZYDhXpgH-V7qo0nPh9XNJ4CwooM1GDerb0B2jd8Zh__8PbMJmPPny8JVdOIs5A4j0kznjweT59_GoL_IalMPA/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+001.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Further along rocky mountain side - another babbling stream of </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">water - making this section peaceful </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhCxgxIrbvm6RmgNVbHtTCvguFSDsSBZ_lLfn4c4qP7oqJ21xwjr1AfS71XFd4DKQNRGVe9zP1lWDy57_R1e6ZUWZ7XxTHO0zn3Q-gIV6YzOa7daygapUczdSPo6QqMbIA7HSNkyAwz4/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+003.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhCxgxIrbvm6RmgNVbHtTCvguFSDsSBZ_lLfn4c4qP7oqJ21xwjr1AfS71XFd4DKQNRGVe9zP1lWDy57_R1e6ZUWZ7XxTHO0zn3Q-gIV6YzOa7daygapUczdSPo6QqMbIA7HSNkyAwz4/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+003.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Warning sign - steep incline - slow our pace - conserve energy</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By now in Lent many trying desperately to catch up - better to rest in the Lord</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyNWKLRnEWHnsrmeX51y2Q3byF7YbTEvs__1P5RQTA8-BS-udK9ZyJ0pNcm3RwapO0Ocpb1ZMnHo-FlCCkJbiYF_0YNyPh7Q3GM4jfqQkd-dZIUD9lX7e4r3RQhDDohiJCSbOFFt1elg/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+005.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyNWKLRnEWHnsrmeX51y2Q3byF7YbTEvs__1P5RQTA8-BS-udK9ZyJ0pNcm3RwapO0Ocpb1ZMnHo-FlCCkJbiYF_0YNyPh7Q3GM4jfqQkd-dZIUD9lX7e4r3RQhDDohiJCSbOFFt1elg/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+005.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pilgrims ahead approaching another albergue & food </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOt4a-YmZj2cq_2xIw_vvcP5GjnAYBZT9Kt_LsItxLF0DDvD6IplZVLTgeY3I9_cEbIw9340EN3ff8LbJ4KXCnxPrX4vo274_Eex4pGinfXKHXw45PgYHwocnR0olttFyIYHj7XWA62k/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+008.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOt4a-YmZj2cq_2xIw_vvcP5GjnAYBZT9Kt_LsItxLF0DDvD6IplZVLTgeY3I9_cEbIw9340EN3ff8LbJ4KXCnxPrX4vo274_Eex4pGinfXKHXw45PgYHwocnR0olttFyIYHj7XWA62k/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+008.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Approaching the Galicia region - leaving brown behind - much greener - more rain </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; 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clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just ahead a very challenging uphill through the mountains to </span><span style="font-family: arial;">O'Cebreiro</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU7ZvlE8sbGpA9TfM4ABw1U08nKRHZMJ90OKFulxj7bMXulKgVYhZh3OnYjBDEC0aYvDD8NewJox5X18fkaQKmgsolgQdB-nVAceFExRzbmTMftR6nvnKFyU6DQfewjSqH1RP7fuhXRs/s640/blogger-image--115476182.jpg" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU7ZvlE8sbGpA9TfM4ABw1U08nKRHZMJ90OKFulxj7bMXulKgVYhZh3OnYjBDEC0aYvDD8NewJox5X18fkaQKmgsolgQdB-nVAceFExRzbmTMftR6nvnKFyU6DQfewjSqH1RP7fuhXRs/w640-h360/blogger-image--115476182.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point we needed to take a break - we had completed 20 kilometers by 11:30 and were feeling good but not looking forward to the last 10 kilometers - the steep incline promised to be more than we should attempt - what to do? As we were walking we came to a cafe and on its awning it said - food - drink - taxi. Yes - we asked for all three and the young lady behind the counter provided all three. We had to wait for forty-five minutes - but in the end we arrived in </span><span style="font-family: arial;">O'Cebreiro</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> - still alive and breathing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g1tDt0COCdKM_VHT7xYVLSXGfQQlnvk6CQeIFCsHdv8YO-HXHeZ7EvjZLpyJPzaPcS21oUx_jJ9HY3bGJYnVMo9e4e4aZxQIICuq4xBgj7ZTd4g0IoDoxQFxNZoByie2-0vrCfnZSn0/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+017.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g1tDt0COCdKM_VHT7xYVLSXGfQQlnvk6CQeIFCsHdv8YO-HXHeZ7EvjZLpyJPzaPcS21oUx_jJ9HY3bGJYnVMo9e4e4aZxQIICuq4xBgj7ZTd4g0IoDoxQFxNZoByie2-0vrCfnZSn0/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+017.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Father <span style="text-align: left;">Don Elias Valina Sampedro</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">The Camino de Santiago is thousands of years old - from the time of Saint James. Christianity had been spreading throughout the world. The Apostles were very active in traveling to the known world spreading the Gospel. Saint James had focused on Spain and made multiple trips to Spain. Over that time of thousands of years - with growth and development - the original Camino trail has been modified. At one point it had fallen into a sad state because of robbers focusing on pilgrims - robbing them of their money - clothes - even killing some. That was what the Knights Templars were doing - protecting pilgrims as they walked.</span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgj7WN1prDTaVMDlkypu_5fvPojbe2jdn6n7YeU6SbxsW61OlRMy4crcUcFC_wau-sDbrb6dw3BNR9Bt_WhOHDNAlhzz57mpUovsAs8faAEZIKo2weoRzDvUKjQ4BnS1iu-rpDjYi0_M/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+018.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgj7WN1prDTaVMDlkypu_5fvPojbe2jdn6n7YeU6SbxsW61OlRMy4crcUcFC_wau-sDbrb6dw3BNR9Bt_WhOHDNAlhzz57mpUovsAs8faAEZIKo2weoRzDvUKjQ4BnS1iu-rpDjYi0_M/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+018.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Father Sampedo renovated the Camino - He is the one who came up with the yellow arrows painted on roads - buildings - to help pilgrims avoid getting lost - following safe paths - in the late 60s others helped to renew interest in the Camino - approximately a quarter of a million pilgrims from around the world walk this Camino these days.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MFvEXCwKlwEnd69u1toLFdSpGFKTLnxzaJd5_GgRF2oLci7JVZuRAuqnff_Tt-XrttPEFRl317TxG_WmWJLQNbjdm-1pahop25wnOqYKS1he0HksRx3Bfih7ut60qHJMEeSi0J1h9T8/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+023.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MFvEXCwKlwEnd69u1toLFdSpGFKTLnxzaJd5_GgRF2oLci7JVZuRAuqnff_Tt-XrttPEFRl317TxG_WmWJLQNbjdm-1pahop25wnOqYKS1he0HksRx3Bfih7ut60qHJMEeSi0J1h9T8/w360-h640/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+023.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Father Sampedro buried inside the church floor </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoAVPLK8nhKWr3x1SsphgarwK6JKLMfdFSWfcf9OJpITi72QCy7WdXzqYggS3cGR0xk9OqZQ2jBSLeqV5ikqC_iZSAr93O5s8DYw8ajE7zFzmdfp0NCoEazEXaalwWIG-aOiGrqZy0nk/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+024.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoAVPLK8nhKWr3x1SsphgarwK6JKLMfdFSWfcf9OJpITi72QCy7WdXzqYggS3cGR0xk9OqZQ2jBSLeqV5ikqC_iZSAr93O5s8DYw8ajE7zFzmdfp0NCoEazEXaalwWIG-aOiGrqZy0nk/w360-h640/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+024.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Statue of Saint Francis - church maintained by Franciscans </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiKa74hWlNSWAbj-AhcgohjbhXhGvQRtEZqkD-wsvxdnYkUj1IIeQjU9rFbudjkKFZnQKL85g7zOCHn9Z8u_kiMvZtlvSeBDySND_04RUUXIf7mHsTPfLsqPa0eBC1HWKLEnn2GdNLhk/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+025.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiKa74hWlNSWAbj-AhcgohjbhXhGvQRtEZqkD-wsvxdnYkUj1IIeQjU9rFbudjkKFZnQKL85g7zOCHn9Z8u_kiMvZtlvSeBDySND_04RUUXIf7mHsTPfLsqPa0eBC1HWKLEnn2GdNLhk/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+025.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Adoration Chapel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>One of the attractions to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">O'Cebreiro</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"> is <i><b>Iglesia de Santa Maria Real </b></i>- one of the earliest surviving buildings on the Camino de Santiago - dating from the 9th century and associated with the Pilgrim Way. On display and venerated by pilgrims is the chalice and paten associated with the miracle of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">O'Cebreiro</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"> Santo Milagro - in which an arrogant celebrant of Holy Mass - dismissive of a devout and humble peasant - saw the bread and wine turn into the body and blood of Christ as he offered them to the peasant who had risked life and limb to attend Holy Mass in a terrible snowstorm. The priest thought - why am I here for this single person - who showed up in this storm and made me celebrate Mass - the priest got his answer when the bread and wine were transformed into flesh & blood before his eyes. Often in Lent we ask ourselves the same question - why am I here - why am I doing this - what is the reason - we wait - in expectant faith for the answer. </span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITXr_Uk69e02z5tq-PbTzZBISp9fNZ1r5PvhCrrMn6iVljyYPUtNboIBJyaG58CS6isnZodgg5rFS-_syWroFvQSKKTNTGVHzjMt8BAeY5RNp-x8a6S7UWZNmr9jG_iy_AUWxXxwvqHU/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+031.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITXr_Uk69e02z5tq-PbTzZBISp9fNZ1r5PvhCrrMn6iVljyYPUtNboIBJyaG58CS6isnZodgg5rFS-_syWroFvQSKKTNTGVHzjMt8BAeY5RNp-x8a6S7UWZNmr9jG_iy_AUWxXxwvqHU/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+031.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Evening Holy Mass - 5:00 PM </div></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Followed by a pilgrim's dinner - then blogging about the day's events </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixKP6T0-4tvCiUNTXnHxM8TacRehyphenhyphen-GGHWr3lW00OvkoGVhpE4nRjdLvCwRGI24j8LyNWY4dm3ln66PNKmhvZ4eFVsx5_-bNNvKy5Rp3NmLgNHuPwPZI3FmwPHwATZK_bQvqSvgyRQlA/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+035.JPG" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View from the top - very impressive - major tourist attraction </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibf0pGzb2-m-8YPQ4idfb9JL9kHJGATAGcyMkkzHL-9E0nC5Dh9Hrc3wRUQa8LSzugxhQmdfLgjyjZhqzcGbfM20mynqMgExxdHVbBJSZrZ31FBvW6u1YpS1ABASQk6Zaug0fjkg27uco/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+037.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibf0pGzb2-m-8YPQ4idfb9JL9kHJGATAGcyMkkzHL-9E0nC5Dh9Hrc3wRUQa8LSzugxhQmdfLgjyjZhqzcGbfM20mynqMgExxdHVbBJSZrZ31FBvW6u1YpS1ABASQk6Zaug0fjkg27uco/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+037.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of people here - pilgrims on foot - many tourists in cars - vacationers</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIewdtFnATbzhJMhUFM9frSJRgwoUB6Aq3EJTn-rCZZnIto1BgJn070libLB5iq6wT7ApIQ7E1Yv_b0auy0CnmgF7Na6UvUGL2yrHFQVJKNkJ6jSJAyVLhuyphUldEK8fmQpVOJoiP-o/s1920/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+012.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIewdtFnATbzhJMhUFM9frSJRgwoUB6Aq3EJTn-rCZZnIto1BgJn070libLB5iq6wT7ApIQ7E1Yv_b0auy0CnmgF7Na6UvUGL2yrHFQVJKNkJ6jSJAyVLhuyphUldEK8fmQpVOJoiP-o/w640-h360/2013-09-15+001+2013-09-15+012.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Food - drink - dinner - bed - our alburgue for the night </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Another Camino day - a lot of walking - making it to our final destination - 151 Kilometers to Santiago - we are in good shape. Tomorrow - another day - another adventure </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thank you Lord for walking this journey with us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Buen Camino </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale</span></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-53327167338975306522024-03-15T07:00:00.010-05:002024-03-15T07:00:00.280-05:00The Way - Day 31 <p> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Another sunny morning - best way to wake up each morning - even when overcast - thanking God for another day of life - starting our day with a positive attitude. If yesterday did not go as expected - another chance to get it right - new days - new opportunities. This day on Camino - </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">on our way out of Ponferrada - </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">decided to investigate the Knights Templar Castle a 12th century structure. It was early - so doors locked but we browsed outside for a bit. Very often in Lent many lurk outside - watching what others do - how they do it - our time spent with Jesus - observed by some - hopefully encouraging them to do likewise. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0xrfC3Ow8xBzdQ1vZ-H1_nkufahvKEFMtAAajct_W1Wew5il2eQlqs7Zf4hWMCsSZ_Dvj3iVL4Y0MH4Osfj9YtcKzqHubvEmYfbz0yoyoIB-aXbdy4bw3-P1LdWHB50IGrDPSo7hjiU/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0xrfC3Ow8xBzdQ1vZ-H1_nkufahvKEFMtAAajct_W1Wew5il2eQlqs7Zf4hWMCsSZ_Dvj3iVL4Y0MH4Osfj9YtcKzqHubvEmYfbz0yoyoIB-aXbdy4bw3-P1LdWHB50IGrDPSo7hjiU/w360-h640/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+004.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Knock Knock - Anyone home - nope </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicQDd13WMeP3VdPk3F0mi2k2Dqzk75xlo-6aUJhKglFh4IUH1DMAtX0jCBHgDT13X9CtCLHkLgYlorZ55TZan_qdnDqI7UbLKnFJbANpp0C7QGeWB74dF8t4W2NlWYRVEjmq6mv4UvlM/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicQDd13WMeP3VdPk3F0mi2k2Dqzk75xlo-6aUJhKglFh4IUH1DMAtX0jCBHgDT13X9CtCLHkLgYlorZ55TZan_qdnDqI7UbLKnFJbANpp0C7QGeWB74dF8t4W2NlWYRVEjmq6mv4UvlM/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+019.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lots of stone - pretty much what you would expect </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">The Knights Templar were a Catholic military order founded in 1119, headquartered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The order was active until 1312 when it was perpetually suppressed. The Templars became a favored charity throughout Christendom - and grew rapidly in membership and power. They were prominent in Christian finance. Templar knights, in their distinctive white Mantles with a red cross - were amongst the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades - non-combatant members of the order - made up as much as 90% of their members - The Templars were closely tied to the Crusades - when the Holy Land was lost support for the order faded. Rumors about the Templars' secret initiation ceremony created distrust and King Phillip IV of France took advantage of this distrust to destroy them and was able to convince Pope Clement V to disband the order. A warning to all who come in power - when they abuse that power. In Lent we ask - when have I taken advantage of a situation that benefited only myself - not others. Time for confession - Lord have Mercy on me - a sinner. </span><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6UMxYhN8t7_V_RXqeiCo1KL358sKO05SLMOESgavO0bGmAYALdPhyjMUU8MZXSfR0LDR-I3fWd_FhhhKItnvsWxpIL3hNoDSwNzSNblovPQQhDwmuRE_Ai8wO-rj8DTJnFx5qGphJhM/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6UMxYhN8t7_V_RXqeiCo1KL358sKO05SLMOESgavO0bGmAYALdPhyjMUU8MZXSfR0LDR-I3fWd_FhhhKItnvsWxpIL3hNoDSwNzSNblovPQQhDwmuRE_Ai8wO-rj8DTJnFx5qGphJhM/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+023.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Our next destination of Villafrance Del Bierzo - wandering through this village - a medieval town with buildings and bridges that testify to its authenticity. </span><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSkCL_WbgwP_27wjTIVCx3Q9yQ4uRekQykyXfZed96UNtuT1i6RqJzC1XUBU_c7ZK15o4hc8WASfpQeUFd1DUlUYjoqTWjauEy4e4EqTRRLiQb7LjP0XyvClB3jaPFn2OeID2uE7DPlU/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; font-family: arial; 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text-align: center;">Renovated bridge with Camino shell </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KNqT93XKxMqaF0HU31OtDs0r6WNqUGIEJjGsU6C0P7Jl_9kDueJqGdOcELT4JUX4hYtSmvJ4oHcpV59kj15hcO5ZgVOpchyzrxrZQK34hF7zr8YWWy9kJ-1LD_WQJV77Ca3IWoBh7u8/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KNqT93XKxMqaF0HU31OtDs0r6WNqUGIEJjGsU6C0P7Jl_9kDueJqGdOcELT4JUX4hYtSmvJ4oHcpV59kj15hcO5ZgVOpchyzrxrZQK34hF7zr8YWWy9kJ-1LD_WQJV77Ca3IWoBh7u8/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+047.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wandering through the village - lost in prayer </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSCTlv6OhYxFMz7bRx0Mkm80jNE1tyAImvKdOie6pmS5wkzn6otSpvJHwrQek1zhoKX8NdSvTss6JCK2gYv0K5XQ7HJ0mRpJU8vY1TjhJCxlylRfvNYhpSyTGQfhzI2BTRQMJH6i64R0/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSCTlv6OhYxFMz7bRx0Mkm80jNE1tyAImvKdOie6pmS5wkzn6otSpvJHwrQek1zhoKX8NdSvTss6JCK2gYv0K5XQ7HJ0mRpJU8vY1TjhJCxlylRfvNYhpSyTGQfhzI2BTRQMJH6i64R0/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+048.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Village built on the mountains </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kFVhhVkTUJyauL8Zzh3z0iWhTY0AkqM7HaywZs2ogKMsRhsWgTd-d0xZrMf_PEmLnfYXLNOAerjBBJWTH7pX45GOcqwDzV_WqIBeEXQZJesjHobXuIbWWt8XaKbyBJ77nl0l2SQlvOA/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kFVhhVkTUJyauL8Zzh3z0iWhTY0AkqM7HaywZs2ogKMsRhsWgTd-d0xZrMf_PEmLnfYXLNOAerjBBJWTH7pX45GOcqwDzV_WqIBeEXQZJesjHobXuIbWWt8XaKbyBJ77nl0l2SQlvOA/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+050.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time for vino tinto y vino blanco y tapas</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRjwpab3Eu5RJXfQf3bC8h5OzC60-h7HdSrq4-noi9sXqhTmUgbE0rcMD2jagj6nN_NWSOimr8wn3VeeI5eHcNpMg8dTgqCJtwuyNRdMcsNnZ5RWii8aHbhLenM2jjBV_TiElKuwTD18/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRjwpab3Eu5RJXfQf3bC8h5OzC60-h7HdSrq4-noi9sXqhTmUgbE0rcMD2jagj6nN_NWSOimr8wn3VeeI5eHcNpMg8dTgqCJtwuyNRdMcsNnZ5RWii8aHbhLenM2jjBV_TiElKuwTD18/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+052.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Auberge de la Piedra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Built in 2008 by a husband and wife team - built into the mountain side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkhXhjaEhFqgx8MetLnXWfWGBS_58vF2nYgYkfFGwjC0M0BOAL67mDt1OYn5tsWEcf9gJIWL-h-fygzuLn0CnK2JDZqt1Am1lGwVGqdfJ4HWcdqJijaYdSUBx2T94GNS_6BQa_J77my0/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkhXhjaEhFqgx8MetLnXWfWGBS_58vF2nYgYkfFGwjC0M0BOAL67mDt1OYn5tsWEcf9gJIWL-h-fygzuLn0CnK2JDZqt1Am1lGwVGqdfJ4HWcdqJijaYdSUBx2T94GNS_6BQa_J77my0/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+030.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice the wall built around the natural rock mountain side - keeping it real </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjqd49Fj_TjoF5JIYPfHT6fddWAfBDrAC3W0y5JwcZZOOoUtCVXYtw6cvnAvlkaMfNknZM-6hSp_XmMCsaPka-6wVTP1NbQZfadOBlLihYJyIDjHPoiHwhn83Kl_r-MmC5ofYidpeaH4/s1920/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjqd49Fj_TjoF5JIYPfHT6fddWAfBDrAC3W0y5JwcZZOOoUtCVXYtw6cvnAvlkaMfNknZM-6hSp_XmMCsaPka-6wVTP1NbQZfadOBlLihYJyIDjHPoiHwhn83Kl_r-MmC5ofYidpeaH4/w640-h360/2013-09-14+002+2013-09-14+026.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our room with twin metal bunk beds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Shared the room with a young couple just starting their Camino - Beatriz and Jorge - only had one week to walk the last 100Km of the Camino - Met up with them two days later - Jorge was following my blog - wanted to know how I knew the correct spelling of his name when cousins and classmates could never get it correct</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzJ0KA_3tSZRyyADnH8qKTQqIIil7q8oCwgKzB0uda7H1l4UDsfaTHfO_SCLsVZR0V66thB0TQicMQrJjCYH1ryPh2y2x0Zjt23MNGSHNmeGQ7Xeyl6QMTMgstQJC9qraly06ZLwuLi4/s1920/2013-09-14+001+2013-09-14+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzJ0KA_3tSZRyyADnH8qKTQqIIil7q8oCwgKzB0uda7H1l4UDsfaTHfO_SCLsVZR0V66thB0TQicMQrJjCYH1ryPh2y2x0Zjt23MNGSHNmeGQ7Xeyl6QMTMgstQJC9qraly06ZLwuLi4/w640-h360/2013-09-14+001+2013-09-14+001.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Festival </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The village was noisy at night due to a local festival - did not disrupt our Camino - we had slept through worse. Those who live along the Camino tend to sleep late - stay up routinely past midnight - eating - drinking - singing below your windows. Despite any interruptions during Lent - always time for prayer - even if late at night before you fall asleep - quality - not quantity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Buen Camino </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Deacon Dale</div></span>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-23112430286799691022024-03-14T07:00:00.008-05:002024-03-14T07:00:00.131-05:00The Way - Day 30 <p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Good morning pilgrims! May this day be blessed - May your day be filled with joy - Leaving town we passed a monument to a pilgrim who died while biking the Camino - used his bike - said a prayer and started the morning</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlcLkBIJLsXRPX0aoS_CsjIbpr3aL5BYGNP1_VBjDPiOaakQZ6svZfnt4SJyhwynp1gnO6bMguNoW2dUpr27ULyxTM67sUAHzgJo_d6tBRFBUAwX93_tQ8fMfc3etZibDRsg3lIMj-jY/s4608/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+001.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlcLkBIJLsXRPX0aoS_CsjIbpr3aL5BYGNP1_VBjDPiOaakQZ6svZfnt4SJyhwynp1gnO6bMguNoW2dUpr27ULyxTM67sUAHzgJo_d6tBRFBUAwX93_tQ8fMfc3etZibDRsg3lIMj-jY/w640-h480/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+001.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The down hill path continues before us - slippery shale even when dry - worse when wet </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The paths we walk - all have their ups and downs </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Uneven paths were very frequent along the Camino - only 20 percent of the Camino trail is on black top - the remainder paths like this - we are in the mountains - remember?</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4afbLXVatJdSyCzhXYkJbgaY-_yIRRq9D-XMWV1a5Af6-pb2HyaVSw98nPVW33lJ5kmFOV1kz4ZLgWnWZfPYjj_qOkroyAoccRYuWUmPO71PL5HeCSaZoRcsFiHqXzlzqvbwV8yfJuI/s4608/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+006.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4afbLXVatJdSyCzhXYkJbgaY-_yIRRq9D-XMWV1a5Af6-pb2HyaVSw98nPVW33lJ5kmFOV1kz4ZLgWnWZfPYjj_qOkroyAoccRYuWUmPO71PL5HeCSaZoRcsFiHqXzlzqvbwV8yfJuI/w640-h480/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+006.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Careful Arlene you can do this - this downhill a bit harder - again and again</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">thankful for trekking poles</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWixLhhP6bqHmSzs0qta2m9hROTWmJMBgNpxKs9kV7LLm2JO2rNCETqAPWVOufxUxz1xahpDn6xWmZfQXNJRYw6d0aPbZlFjCPXGuMCgamNIwl1qhJlq8cGz_fZDTGE6jZ8KKe8WXTMM/s1920/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+010.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWixLhhP6bqHmSzs0qta2m9hROTWmJMBgNpxKs9kV7LLm2JO2rNCETqAPWVOufxUxz1xahpDn6xWmZfQXNJRYw6d0aPbZlFjCPXGuMCgamNIwl1qhJlq8cGz_fZDTGE6jZ8KKe8WXTMM/w640-h360/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+010.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Molinaseca - back on flat ground </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmskN-DVsWmT8KGGRN9NeBYIay7cvbHWjoppNTA61mz66Y-woytAUC9j26a4_VS7aPRjPkCipB43XGbClaFNu2NYhdCy0DO0DE9d5abFhgA6D2gnq08oNq5_AWlpfMJDXCiuxtPNfBiQ/s1920/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+012.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmskN-DVsWmT8KGGRN9NeBYIay7cvbHWjoppNTA61mz66Y-woytAUC9j26a4_VS7aPRjPkCipB43XGbClaFNu2NYhdCy0DO0DE9d5abFhgA6D2gnq08oNq5_AWlpfMJDXCiuxtPNfBiQ/w640-h360/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+012.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcomed to town with a crucifix - the sign of Hope </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptyuUw-IVXbvptOIJzz9JOeFz0unZy9IuGpoP4hUuaadzXpknHi86VnX8GLvHXz06vVurP8t3WnNINUyvDb7anuZeNXM_h7vfTFh05NbvyQ9I7hlT3NbWxRRq-dkj5bp6j1T0-8mrbN8/s1920/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+014.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptyuUw-IVXbvptOIJzz9JOeFz0unZy9IuGpoP4hUuaadzXpknHi86VnX8GLvHXz06vVurP8t3WnNINUyvDb7anuZeNXM_h7vfTFh05NbvyQ9I7hlT3NbWxRRq-dkj5bp6j1T0-8mrbN8/w640-h360/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+014.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We are here - another small town - many on today's trek </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDvApSbh9Jcq4SZhADcoXC1h00wTLk2bPFvUWJZBGDl2NxoK1aXd7Ndn_QTk6TxBWINvT8hZ_k8CKcMP01ZMRLpo8B2HaTsCxd_iGE8Awp-B-bQFQ-yfNcDrjMT0O4RAbDRUR9hj3B8M/s1920/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+015.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDvApSbh9Jcq4SZhADcoXC1h00wTLk2bPFvUWJZBGDl2NxoK1aXd7Ndn_QTk6TxBWINvT8hZ_k8CKcMP01ZMRLpo8B2HaTsCxd_iGE8Awp-B-bQFQ-yfNcDrjMT0O4RAbDRUR9hj3B8M/w640-h360/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+015.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In God's eyes - we are all sheep looking for a leader - for us His name is Jesus </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmA-eeCmQ3TGQlJwZjtaT5dfyW1PurvFlU0jHZ8dPSqvndGOWJCHC8q9YPI7XpTi4iXctOdDjyJo84yV-KkXzS3OPKJM5wC-2KLsyOS9wiVqrv3hIbBNrV4jGYlMpEaEclfrREQkolIQ/s1920/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+016.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmA-eeCmQ3TGQlJwZjtaT5dfyW1PurvFlU0jHZ8dPSqvndGOWJCHC8q9YPI7XpTi4iXctOdDjyJo84yV-KkXzS3OPKJM5wC-2KLsyOS9wiVqrv3hIbBNrV4jGYlMpEaEclfrREQkolIQ/w640-h360/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+016.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ponferrada - larger city - more to offer </span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Knights Templar Castle </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUznnLPv_ZFrFeIuJa2OBMHddiYwNdrJQVMjPnX3jKQF_IoLlKRQodlIpfj59tseb2PrVx6lw9mjKMJJd24hdcvi2CQbqCXheLBWOJmfcWuoloGPClQHAh4Jn1TSNMf_aUNRLlNqQCrA/s1920/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+026.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7T8d8uhTAgEyI_Hm2SnGlGPWcahWACBUxOn7jJ3G7iBO5XvnljZ5p8ttECUrE_hkQV2_mzqWPNZyXaRIr-TSFmXiMqbS90-jG-ruds-CNdL0MKaSuOH8Y2LLDOJ_TrjGdj8ghqgZbYI/w640-h360/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+032.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Large amount of bikes at this alburgue - most we saw at one time in one place</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB4AU45NyTMFRR-N8AqadX02OINgtC69C61u8IrepPkqSeuAWQCwnLv690gF7-hAs5xhkdf3GvNkvitq6VLOOKWOzSRiTLuaxwb2d_yqem4uIHxqiYojpd2NnZceISyMmzg4lyK5-QwY/s1920/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+030.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB4AU45NyTMFRR-N8AqadX02OINgtC69C61u8IrepPkqSeuAWQCwnLv690gF7-hAs5xhkdf3GvNkvitq6VLOOKWOzSRiTLuaxwb2d_yqem4uIHxqiYojpd2NnZceISyMmzg4lyK5-QwY/w640-h360/2013-09-13+001+2013-09-13+030.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chapel at the alburgue - prayers - reflection </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">It all started with one man - He had a dream - a dream that people could live and work together for the common good - that each person would be given the same respect - and in return show that same respect - that the color of one's skin or eyes - or the language that rolled off their tongue - or the food they ate - would make no difference - would cause no judgement - would not diminish the value of one's life. That man was - Jesus Christ - the Dalai Lama - Buddha - Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. - and many others. Throughout the world - peoples of all beliefs - and even those with no beliefs - have placed their trusts in their fellow man. For Christians - Jesus of Nazareth - was that man - for Saint James - Jesus was His Lord - for each of us who walks this Camino - to venerate the bones of Saint James at Santiago de Compostela - Jesus is the guide that calls us - as individuals - to become seekers - to seek Him - to seek His peace - to seek His answers - to all our life's questions.</span><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_wuGTycw9WnF-EZh95Al6KV4iqbfTynnzvqtaT79CrCpnVocMtRqnvpJibAmOV2r_2BsAynz74d1j4uNt6cxVy6pguDEhZGzW-CSN-h9xwFNXWvziFAlmxnnrGjDWpET2br-BLE2QOA/s640/blogger-image-1664683721.jpg" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_wuGTycw9WnF-EZh95Al6KV4iqbfTynnzvqtaT79CrCpnVocMtRqnvpJibAmOV2r_2BsAynz74d1j4uNt6cxVy6pguDEhZGzW-CSN-h9xwFNXWvziFAlmxnnrGjDWpET2br-BLE2QOA/w640-h480/blogger-image-1664683721.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In this Holy season of Lent - we the faithful - come seeking Jesus - just as people have done for centuries. We all walk a different path - even when Arlene and I were walking the Camino - many hours praying together - still some hours apart - always close to each other - but allowed space for personal time - personal prayers - personal thoughts. In this Lenten season each of us - need both community - private time - to pray - meditate - reflect - linger with Jesus. The beauty of this time that we all share together - Jesus is with each of us - no matter where we are - no matter what prayers we speak - don't speak - in Lent - we immerse ourselves in His Love - Forgiveness - Peace. This journey continues. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-20055006920007299172024-03-13T07:00:00.016-05:002024-03-13T07:00:00.151-05:00The Way - Day 29 <p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Another beautiful sunny morning - except for our very last day in Spain - no rain - mornings always cool --needed to wear our lightweight "puffy" jacket for the first hour - then put in our pack and walked in our short sleeves and shorts until quitting time - as we journey this Lent - always important that we are comfortable as we sit and read our bibles - say prayers - sit in adoration. Removing distractions goes well for any spiritual exercise that we engage in.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2rVaAles24FntDDQLGxt4ZFs7V85cUluOkO37Hjc5QhdpR7xyERZWkxSIoABnnCG4N0rpDjLfKxemnAwUfjes4JVX-aCPr7fb2mQ-d32iLJWJ2_D_hT8DhKvrr26tkwYC0QoKpuGutc/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+003.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2rVaAles24FntDDQLGxt4ZFs7V85cUluOkO37Hjc5QhdpR7xyERZWkxSIoABnnCG4N0rpDjLfKxemnAwUfjes4JVX-aCPr7fb2mQ-d32iLJWJ2_D_hT8DhKvrr26tkwYC0QoKpuGutc/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+003.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today our focus - the <i>Cruz de Ferro - </i>we walk through the small town of <i>Foncebadon</i> - it is interesting that as you approach a town you see a sign as above - when you exit that town you will see the same sign with a red line drawn through the name indicating you have left that town. On any pilgrimage - walking or virtual at home - in church - nice to know if you are entering or leaving. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlulrNsMo7OsLPsT1xuazeW0ptbipJfDXKnzLSV4XTV6ynhnru3Ti0xPLDNrs98uzMwZ5cea5pKSlnU1uFSKMCu8QF1sxDqfFG0_8Cdi2-61G7yplU_vMUO4eALs6WS1QuOdgmfeeoQEs/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+006.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlulrNsMo7OsLPsT1xuazeW0ptbipJfDXKnzLSV4XTV6ynhnru3Ti0xPLDNrs98uzMwZ5cea5pKSlnU1uFSKMCu8QF1sxDqfFG0_8Cdi2-61G7yplU_vMUO4eALs6WS1QuOdgmfeeoQEs/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+006.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The approach to the Cruz de Ferro is a slight uphill - heading to the highest point on the Camino Frances - a comfortable walk - considering the heat and constant sun </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT_LhJrXDCC7EpXNC0s3M8Y5VwW5lisELahyphenhyphenuROQsrELOm8h-0N6PIlLCt63HOstZPWPp3TQLjWyI-JspsnKX-xCoCHoJOaWXhosMZGlMzNlQHUedGAFVY7BzUogT2_yoOnyLaYn555k/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+010.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT_LhJrXDCC7EpXNC0s3M8Y5VwW5lisELahyphenhyphenuROQsrELOm8h-0N6PIlLCt63HOstZPWPp3TQLjWyI-JspsnKX-xCoCHoJOaWXhosMZGlMzNlQHUedGAFVY7BzUogT2_yoOnyLaYn555k/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+010.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The <i>Cruz de Ferro - Iron Cross </i>- basically an iron cross on top of a 5 meter (16 1/2 feet) post in the ground. The hill surrounding the base is made up of small stones left by pilgrims. <span style="color: #3a3a3a;">Some historians believe that it was a place used by the Celts even in pre-Christian times and that it was a part of an unknown ritual, while others believe that the ancient Romans used it to mark a border between two territories. </span><span style="color: #3a3a3a;">Speculations abound, but the most popular belief is that the cross was put there by the Apostle James himself. As the tale goes - Saint James</span><span style="color: #3a3a3a;"> </span><span style="color: #3a3a3a;">was passing through the land on one of his evangelical missions - when he encountered pagan priests who were performing a ritual that involved human sacrifice. Full of righteous anger - he grabbed a stone from his pocket and threw it at the pagan altar. Guided by the Lord - the stone shattered the altar into a thousand tiny pieces -</span><span style="color: #3a3a3a;"> Saint James erected a large cross in its place to mark the power of the Almighty.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a;"><br /></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3a3a3a; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Regardless of what the actual truth is - <i>Cruz de Ferro </i>is beautiful to behold and climbing to the top of the hill will allow you to take in your surroundings from a different perspective. One of the best things about the Iron Cross is that it allows you to partake in a very old - freeing tradition. When you approach it - you’ll see that it’s surrounded by small rocks of all shapes and sizes - rocks carried from home by thousands of pilgrims - representing their own burdens - left at the foot of the Cross. </span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99_mgOrvjUPFaYaCqQPdUgWWFNJGbD6AhgGqEv6rdAMzNjYqmShrvv_o95EQeDRIILKpAtW-_jLrVaUu3sYe1tM81wMmn7Jh855PwFXyo9Ftsfb_zUtfzbNnCOy9A4BEzPZlXTayZdPc/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+014.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99_mgOrvjUPFaYaCqQPdUgWWFNJGbD6AhgGqEv6rdAMzNjYqmShrvv_o95EQeDRIILKpAtW-_jLrVaUu3sYe1tM81wMmn7Jh855PwFXyo9Ftsfb_zUtfzbNnCOy9A4BEzPZlXTayZdPc/w480-h640/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+014.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arlene leaving her rock - saying her prayers - Jesus I Trust in You</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My turn next </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGoN5kI3Zeh7J3LbUg6rw-YrtTcQpbAaSUmJsZ0xCJHArihmKmc9CG1CN6aekdMd1pyP0UObYuDOgN8uguVli2wg0UUYZmiQte-ajV7rBgO9DOyrlutcqAIaIO7JVGwsrzcIb2aV8SZE/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+025.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGoN5kI3Zeh7J3LbUg6rw-YrtTcQpbAaSUmJsZ0xCJHArihmKmc9CG1CN6aekdMd1pyP0UObYuDOgN8uguVli2wg0UUYZmiQte-ajV7rBgO9DOyrlutcqAIaIO7JVGwsrzcIb2aV8SZE/w480-h640/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+025.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo to remind us of the prayers said - rocks left at Cross</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQcKRuTAJvKdBJSKoZg5pAU0LYRvH05XN1aQoA0HZJbS1NT0FgSkWz2R5w_sg8gFT7xdUGqs2o5Lytnmtndld7A-C5IgXmiWwF7r7aAiBjTBFud3Ps6jhQ5RJ_fEVMvDkwwcRdKccvcQ/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+026.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQcKRuTAJvKdBJSKoZg5pAU0LYRvH05XN1aQoA0HZJbS1NT0FgSkWz2R5w_sg8gFT7xdUGqs2o5Lytnmtndld7A-C5IgXmiWwF7r7aAiBjTBFud3Ps6jhQ5RJ_fEVMvDkwwcRdKccvcQ/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+026.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pilgrim Timeline info about the cross</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwOtrQdtI_07cOmINUvrrKm7U1O3-MpfbdTfs5bPCGWLREKnqsb4F0XFA81KTE83i8PKJB7jin2l_7Q9M0XOQtjFBDHXwNNawx7D0aJxva9PyrzgSUeF7nvAUEiaj2QUlj552vFw94ZA/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+028.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwOtrQdtI_07cOmINUvrrKm7U1O3-MpfbdTfs5bPCGWLREKnqsb4F0XFA81KTE83i8PKJB7jin2l_7Q9M0XOQtjFBDHXwNNawx7D0aJxva9PyrzgSUeF7nvAUEiaj2QUlj552vFw94ZA/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+028.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bus tours brings thousands of tourists to the Iron Cross </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk31Mag5GyhbfVx5PENrzZtFZV36wrGjzrTVFZ4zPIvtkjKPTTz0Ic_3KUDG8FfD1z9NOlE2qV_MsjdcN-Byb1_s2ph4-FHib0dmnV5lCyk8bc6F3oA0-FdkDrpEpT3neY3KcrPvYPbg/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+034.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk31Mag5GyhbfVx5PENrzZtFZV36wrGjzrTVFZ4zPIvtkjKPTTz0Ic_3KUDG8FfD1z9NOlE2qV_MsjdcN-Byb1_s2ph4-FHib0dmnV5lCyk8bc6F3oA0-FdkDrpEpT3neY3KcrPvYPbg/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+034.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Peregrina walking with a very tall priest in cassock </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCk-CQzDj3xI_ggLs4TtLZqvu_8Ud6lZ4FDTplJVcMW_j7H0NNm6qGkkRZPodNgAHOk6Zg5EIq7QA72nP1jvlE3LkVH2KEeGGdZsczj4TlASKJGu1LIcNFvWPISUcsl9a3sQW4dSzar0/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+040.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCk-CQzDj3xI_ggLs4TtLZqvu_8Ud6lZ4FDTplJVcMW_j7H0NNm6qGkkRZPodNgAHOk6Zg5EIq7QA72nP1jvlE3LkVH2KEeGGdZsczj4TlASKJGu1LIcNFvWPISUcsl9a3sQW4dSzar0/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+040.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Popular albergue at Manjarin</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAzTW8uPq9r84jV5O_aOPtPMy2h0zmnZQkSrgncTNS1aEPRG9p1Z4AZ6jMErUiOlMQyKZvkQI7O8p4cxbeRBElgXn5BWeNVARa7vYK0WUpe49tCKVrQd5YR_raANExks9jEHxGX2jD8Y/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+042.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAzTW8uPq9r84jV5O_aOPtPMy2h0zmnZQkSrgncTNS1aEPRG9p1Z4AZ6jMErUiOlMQyKZvkQI7O8p4cxbeRBElgXn5BWeNVARa7vYK0WUpe49tCKVrQd5YR_raANExks9jEHxGX2jD8Y/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+042.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Note distance signs to places around the world </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qLV6YZebm4Cv7vIEeAQ1d5IPvmvwL5dskaIl4SNW5OzkWes_C0g6T8Ep7BObsEq_T9ApxkliO7qSMjhR01kxLJJVMM_lcknw6Pl_aSJ4MDNCoaQFwhUJs6W6Ml0M_-PxrwL9aeug0ps/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+045.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qLV6YZebm4Cv7vIEeAQ1d5IPvmvwL5dskaIl4SNW5OzkWes_C0g6T8Ep7BObsEq_T9ApxkliO7qSMjhR01kxLJJVMM_lcknw6Pl_aSJ4MDNCoaQFwhUJs6W6Ml0M_-PxrwL9aeug0ps/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+045.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So we met up with some horned cows - Arlene made a mad dash up the hill - harmless cow - not a bull - had wandered through a hole in the fence - told her to get back where she belonged - and she did! Once she did - Arlene came down - we continued on</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rqf89jDKOGIdGT-AGF6s2Q8rt33VLIRUjhj92giGQR4dlZS6rzbcP5mhFZOnHBsaRPENd0DRbtNUpRLnNY7GDRaf3IBjG1guIUP6vJY5LdBblUXeqUmZzEgy1zXtl-Bc01e-bHz9kDs/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+052.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rqf89jDKOGIdGT-AGF6s2Q8rt33VLIRUjhj92giGQR4dlZS6rzbcP5mhFZOnHBsaRPENd0DRbtNUpRLnNY7GDRaf3IBjG1guIUP6vJY5LdBblUXeqUmZzEgy1zXtl-Bc01e-bHz9kDs/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+052.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From The Iron Cross it was downhill on not a very friendly path - look a town ahead </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATMfQXcPY1WtjW8wMwTLzrXpZkaYon_rHyrRfC2JisaXaQdfLK7y1IcGpuj4bMK6RTfzvdUAjT4ahyxpWqivgKBNjbCQOfGTQ1BFLjoTOwFEHjikBAjJ0ve_n7B4GTCNxnJSFoeq67Ro/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+054.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATMfQXcPY1WtjW8wMwTLzrXpZkaYon_rHyrRfC2JisaXaQdfLK7y1IcGpuj4bMK6RTfzvdUAjT4ahyxpWqivgKBNjbCQOfGTQ1BFLjoTOwFEHjikBAjJ0ve_n7B4GTCNxnJSFoeq67Ro/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+054.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In town back on flat pavement</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTOflM8aVLw81PMcJ2ebVgzBCEraGCjD9ZHcZddEAgn6J7OeCmgwslg51lJKxDVRFZ52sCCPCeJ98k1PROL_OXHbDZQ05QJwclSUCPgWpOZ3XYztBKpAtcfCNCJA1tKuv2gCcJ3y61C4/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+053.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTOflM8aVLw81PMcJ2ebVgzBCEraGCjD9ZHcZddEAgn6J7OeCmgwslg51lJKxDVRFZ52sCCPCeJ98k1PROL_OXHbDZQ05QJwclSUCPgWpOZ3XYztBKpAtcfCNCJA1tKuv2gCcJ3y61C4/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+053.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are three types of alburgues</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Privately owned - set fees - the most amenities - bed/shower/pools/kitchens - average €15</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Public - owned by the city/village - bed/shower/kitchen - average €6</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Donativo - run by churches - bed/shower/kitchen - free will offering €?</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Very nice place - gave them what we would have paid at a private albergue</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LCB2xA7vJCswFvmC5UdX4upcp91qVZKiWSXTPYA52Y5RGo07wsZRvOxnhO9v0OPhCBWD62BUTTYvYwc6zSTnsFJTVsaPeElC24IT1KdlX6d3f9VpQphfKrCY1hDcSaMQMGlehrYXrqo/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+056.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LCB2xA7vJCswFvmC5UdX4upcp91qVZKiWSXTPYA52Y5RGo07wsZRvOxnhO9v0OPhCBWD62BUTTYvYwc6zSTnsFJTVsaPeElC24IT1KdlX6d3f9VpQphfKrCY1hDcSaMQMGlehrYXrqo/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+056.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We stayed at the church albergue - told the hostess I'm 68 years and don't like top bunk - she replied I'm 69 - get your bum up there - 4 bunks in this space - shared with a group of Irish brothers who drank their full bottles of wine - enjoyed the loudest snoring ever heard - all night long - in Lent we accept those who journey with us even if slightly inconvenient </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ4Bi4jhlq_3E6Hot1aJZfdFZ97tb-Lb19uqtA-jTdAG0nmnqok_EMkbmc600Z6yGh7kZF3weMLxvqJf9NsLpoSCcehJZwxQv4as5QlOfwdVcUOknNw88MASXauIoYhOvg5RezdvXUeQ/s4608/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+067.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ4Bi4jhlq_3E6Hot1aJZfdFZ97tb-Lb19uqtA-jTdAG0nmnqok_EMkbmc600Z6yGh7kZF3weMLxvqJf9NsLpoSCcehJZwxQv4as5QlOfwdVcUOknNw88MASXauIoYhOvg5RezdvXUeQ/w640-h480/2013-09-12+001+2013-09-12+067.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">At the donativo - everyone had to chip in with preparing dinner - slice & dice - chop - cook - set up plates - one of the best meals we had. We enjoyed a pleasant community dinner tonight prepared by Priscilla from Brazil - - our hostess. Conversation centered on walking rocky paths with Katarina and her mother from Germany - Lucia from Poland - Eduardo from Barcelona - and a young lady from Oregon and her male companion from Denmark - while the gentleman at the next table from Ireland entertained the lady from New Zealand. Another very interesting international evening. We did mention that most speak English. A very good feeling being with strangers with similar interests - similar to times when we attend church programs like Alpha - Jesus with all of us - wherever we might be.</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></span></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-79640927952743043162024-03-12T07:00:00.011-05:002024-03-12T07:00:00.134-05:00The Way - Day 28 <p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">When we were making our plans in 2013 to walk the Camino - I had a discussion with one of my sisters in regards to a critique that Americans tend to walk in very long strides whereas Europeans tend to walk in shorter strides. She had just returned from an European vacation on which many of the Americans had difficulty walking up hills. The tour host had tried to teach them that taking small short steps would enable them to walk farther with less effort. Armed with that information - she thought we could use that knowledge on the Camino. The reality is that when walking the Camino - one will naturally employ the complete range available to any walker. One fact that we learned in training for the Camino and in designing our "</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><i>Camino de los Santos</i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">" is that the average person's stride is approximately 30 inches which translates to 2000 steps in a mile. Using that number - it is easy to calculate that the entire Camino of 500 miles translates into one million steps! Some people are big on tracking steps - miles - kilometers - whatever distance they cover when walking - cycling - swimming. Many in Lent track their number of rosaries - chaplets - hours in adoration - Mases attended - as markers along their Lenten journey. Whatever metric you do - do not use - is perfectly fine - helping you to track your success - progress during these 40 days. Anything you can do to encourage - inspire you to stay the journey is just fine. Leaving San Javier - a good night's sleep - we once again headed out into the unknown. In Lent - baby steps - just fine as long as you continue to advance on your journey. </span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspEGj51zmDVDxWMKIMQhW25mYfTuxGrluSUD2fbXNFtAs3vKAOgUPvPAJqoEUZePVKcGFzh6bf1nYdypOFJGUgZ3fzDI4pjcl3GNJlD3fxuUUEzEvqNJK4Hprc_Z_NPr4l2yRc6TXYT4/s4608/2013-09-11+001+2013-09-11+002.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspEGj51zmDVDxWMKIMQhW25mYfTuxGrluSUD2fbXNFtAs3vKAOgUPvPAJqoEUZePVKcGFzh6bf1nYdypOFJGUgZ3fzDI4pjcl3GNJlD3fxuUUEzEvqNJK4Hprc_Z_NPr4l2yRc6TXYT4/w640-h480/2013-09-11+001+2013-09-11+002.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">San Javier community area - goodbye</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First things first on any journey - nutrition - at home in Lent - breakfast - on the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Camino - the first breakfast - looking for cafe con leche y tostada</div></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRnZKurlgeqHKKXVV471EOiHcAKJ-zJwCqGNFQzM8nOs56PndzVFko2saRYcgpRSZhYPysFX7Tydn_IFKX4Y8brI0Oh66JRmqk80xp8J3O2kEqnM4HGSd1ou52XiyuqAaWabWG5pdUzw/s4608/2013-09-11+001+2013-09-11+003.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRnZKurlgeqHKKXVV471EOiHcAKJ-zJwCqGNFQzM8nOs56PndzVFko2saRYcgpRSZhYPysFX7Tydn_IFKX4Y8brI0Oh66JRmqk80xp8J3O2kEqnM4HGSd1ou52XiyuqAaWabWG5pdUzw/w640-h480/2013-09-11+001+2013-09-11+003.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ask and you shall receive - bars serving coffee and toast </div><div style="text-align: center;">early in the morning - a must</div></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">have stayed with us or just passed us by - walking at a faster pace - not shadows</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">not bad at all - if you don't mind the constant sun and heat </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For sale sign - needs renovations - what we would tear down - in Europe - many consider a starting point. Lent is sort of like that for some - having intended to start a devotion - quickly discarded - not knowing if they should restart - or start fresh - considering there are </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">40 days - always - when days are left - time to resume or start over - never say never - Jesus stands at your side waiting for you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54P74JPpnNSg97wAuBEOCFUIh46X6bqhITtqHCMBgZYaHN3DGgcVJP1SXSvPcK6jXL-0DkEkm3SDjSgSzaiBxbNUtxZryM5UISPyjxhPaYfOKdWwQDhee7xi_0pbtaMQUCUm1jXux9KQ/s4608/2013-09-11+001+2013-09-11+018.JPG" style="color: #992211; 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position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On any journey - always forks in the road - take the high road or the low</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Does not make a difference - Jesus - always with you which ever you chose </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to end the day - 5 hours walking - feet tired </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvLc1kFyWjXoyxkisGwUfHVRC6f6-wvzbaGCopCzwlaIQpzmfv3RJXAdOlzmwX_cnabqcQpPCeMVuqPIXrS4OlAiLviyJDG2a3C-0RvLHTJeaCUww-UyLtA7OZfvmXD52MQYJvdWA07M/s4608/2013-09-11+001+2013-09-11+024.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvLc1kFyWjXoyxkisGwUfHVRC6f6-wvzbaGCopCzwlaIQpzmfv3RJXAdOlzmwX_cnabqcQpPCeMVuqPIXrS4OlAiLviyJDG2a3C-0RvLHTJeaCUww-UyLtA7OZfvmXD52MQYJvdWA07M/w640-h480/2013-09-11+001+2013-09-11+024.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to visit the local church - say some prayers - a</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> relatively easy walk today - with no major challenges - Tomorrow the highest point on the Camino and the <i>Cruz de Ferro - The Iro</i></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>n Cross. </i>Another afternoon of drinks - snacks - dinner and bedtime. As we end this day - final thoughts about Lent - time for reflection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-75858193645615796732024-03-11T07:00:00.018-05:002024-03-11T07:00:00.276-05:00The Way - Day 27 <p> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Our albergue from the previous night was interesting in that instead of regular bunk beds - they had triple layer bunks. They were too high for us older pilgrims to attempt - stayed in the lower level bunks. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"> They were setup with two sets of three layer bunks in an alcove.</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Although English - in one form or another - is the universal language - on the Camino there is a large number of people who are only able to communicate through a language not native to them. On numerous occasions I had to use my limited Spanish - on a few occasions spoke with a peregrino whose native tongue was neither English or Spanish - yet we were able to understand each other and communicate - both with limited Spanish - a testament to people seeking to communicate with others. In Lent frequently we may be invited to share a spiritual experience that is foreign to us - joining others who are comfortable in that devotion - opens us to new prayer experiences. </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmapIpV1UD4wt-9fMBNqmTXmjfFCAJ7HXD6qiEES9c_6oDJVrcl_gNohedNAaujl1V6aR8VLutinS5ajizGeWq3801nTxK8XkWhCG7ZyFqR-e-6J3m12fuXS2IF3Hh5sSqi-ztTTXk-IU/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+001.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmapIpV1UD4wt-9fMBNqmTXmjfFCAJ7HXD6qiEES9c_6oDJVrcl_gNohedNAaujl1V6aR8VLutinS5ajizGeWq3801nTxK8XkWhCG7ZyFqR-e-6J3m12fuXS2IF3Hh5sSqi-ztTTXk-IU/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+001.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Albergue In Villadangos del Paramo</div></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the albergue In Villadangos del Paramo - I had to use my one year of college French to talk with a fellow from France - he did not speak either English or Spanish - - I was afraid I would not understand - but was able to learn from him that he was traveling with his wife - that they had started their Camino in Le Puy, France and they lived in the southern part of France. A Camino surprise - God blessing both of us. Being open to God and what he has in store for us - countless blessing come forth. <i>Parlez vous francais? </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SJcvvojmJkMeS17r6xJy_G6RAFSde0G-1adh6A5NDOV3NUMkZrT6h-APdhcdH8Xx_dyodNy-G_4huvaN2B39GJLw4_CdHKTf3Zjt0rKwBs0sJY2-8Zq4qn-BUYg4-ujIVJpku4-5mGg/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+002.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SJcvvojmJkMeS17r6xJy_G6RAFSde0G-1adh6A5NDOV3NUMkZrT6h-APdhcdH8Xx_dyodNy-G_4huvaN2B39GJLw4_CdHKTf3Zjt0rKwBs0sJY2-8Zq4qn-BUYg4-ujIVJpku4-5mGg/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+002.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"> Pureun - "Blue" From Korea</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This same morning as we left the alburgue we also met </span><span style="font-family: arial;">a young woman from Korea - Pureun - who said I should call her "Blue" since her name in Korean translates into blue in English. I asked her why she would use that - as I did not find her name difficult to pronounce - but - obviously she had other experiences to prove otherwise. She apologized for her bad English - but I had no problem learning that she was traveling alone - was a communication student who had decided not to continue at university because it was very expensive - and that she was coping with a tender knee issue - similar to Arlene's. God - again opening doors when you let Him - a pilgrimage blessing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9nFLvP3Sd79hbwxcOW0aKtByFhKr_nvVVjXBqBz84tBymfATUnPm7sKsyf8Hknnp_DLw8SA7WrnCsbCQi_Naa2wjgBk7JY-jMErMiEFx8bdyqLktIBjzLPdvjRv6uxdk6a6zKK_y9J4/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+003.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9nFLvP3Sd79hbwxcOW0aKtByFhKr_nvVVjXBqBz84tBymfATUnPm7sKsyf8Hknnp_DLw8SA7WrnCsbCQi_Naa2wjgBk7JY-jMErMiEFx8bdyqLktIBjzLPdvjRv6uxdk6a6zKK_y9J4/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+003.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">John and Sharon </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Along with Purean - we met a couple from California who were heading to Astorga with us -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> no language issue with them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLx2ZTKk-2FQS3VLq-l4GZiCaxu9BVlkZDJzr60l05Gqb3fO6zx-lkLQfhe1UJPdmM00q2IlatzcLNW61Jb69_2Pt8W6xJTFbZg7Uh3YqDIIHcPGnlBEaYYT6J46qtEmyscFllJ_uIrcU/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+011.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLx2ZTKk-2FQS3VLq-l4GZiCaxu9BVlkZDJzr60l05Gqb3fO6zx-lkLQfhe1UJPdmM00q2IlatzcLNW61Jb69_2Pt8W6xJTFbZg7Uh3YqDIIHcPGnlBEaYYT6J46qtEmyscFllJ_uIrcU/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+011.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Museum of the Camino </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmtNtwbXyBxCOpEOyphwVWbU55-7QTKZvNWIsNh6awvg2lrFppMiTjlwZ1G1FMSzERsasUspVOkpOnE28hT5tS4VUoUMKvHC6vVHZ2YTtRfXTfo_j1pDDfdMLqrmFxmWOjTV7LJRNx6M/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+010.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmtNtwbXyBxCOpEOyphwVWbU55-7QTKZvNWIsNh6awvg2lrFppMiTjlwZ1G1FMSzERsasUspVOkpOnE28hT5tS4VUoUMKvHC6vVHZ2YTtRfXTfo_j1pDDfdMLqrmFxmWOjTV7LJRNx6M/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+010.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Pilgrim statues at the museum </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7iSLt7YajVN_nLOOiSa8MWOYYDSEbF0RdU4qT9leLAw7RxKwBg4l_dhiOHm6ZPsj_1bOSIi9ChpQDjltyXZ2M6SLsglz9kQJkh5sf8ceLA2e9fr_HUvXMm6enAEZjtSr76pQUFAuAdY/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+019.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7iSLt7YajVN_nLOOiSa8MWOYYDSEbF0RdU4qT9leLAw7RxKwBg4l_dhiOHm6ZPsj_1bOSIi9ChpQDjltyXZ2M6SLsglz9kQJkh5sf8ceLA2e9fr_HUvXMm6enAEZjtSr76pQUFAuAdY/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+019.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tonight's alburgue San Javier </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rfT6BnA9VXNwCLD9RJ_8emHtvPaSUCnV-u5X8tZN2lvAh_h2fadjAeYTDt4TsuBv4XyqLo9wjhir0CsJ_izMR-As71VpDMUMNmq4mn2Y1P3S_UUGj_JZaIAZybdsJt0r5JkeoUwCs0c/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+016.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rfT6BnA9VXNwCLD9RJ_8emHtvPaSUCnV-u5X8tZN2lvAh_h2fadjAeYTDt4TsuBv4XyqLo9wjhir0CsJ_izMR-As71VpDMUMNmq4mn2Y1P3S_UUGj_JZaIAZybdsJt0r5JkeoUwCs0c/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+016.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dormitory style bunk beds </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since our stopping time was about 4:00 PM we decided to stop here for the day - select our beds - drop off our back packs and spend a few hours wandering - three hours before dinner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuxPEoNCwfzP0YACQ6esG5ddFOQ-HAs2zafJWzwAiCJUYxhCE6znvrVZ34Poi6zW4_KCMBvBS4dfrRu6WcxP7KbdmwYJfN8HvarkByFkA_mwT07AHIrLQAk1U5KSD06SF9KbEmpzsZho/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+027.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuxPEoNCwfzP0YACQ6esG5ddFOQ-HAs2zafJWzwAiCJUYxhCE6znvrVZ34Poi6zW4_KCMBvBS4dfrRu6WcxP7KbdmwYJfN8HvarkByFkA_mwT07AHIrLQAk1U5KSD06SF9KbEmpzsZho/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+027.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Public plaza Astorga</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99ffKQba80uCNnb6Mnnx-JIxjaaPxkwrTafAB2iRdc_rjuE6E6UTdZFr4Q8oabfdAn-N5dLHY554zuGmOtuq4ehZD0KVz-Pm3GSWxvfEFK9RIt7OySscb1Mt-UEyZJug7BJyz2mZ1sMQ/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+030.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99ffKQba80uCNnb6Mnnx-JIxjaaPxkwrTafAB2iRdc_rjuE6E6UTdZFr4Q8oabfdAn-N5dLHY554zuGmOtuq4ehZD0KVz-Pm3GSWxvfEFK9RIt7OySscb1Mt-UEyZJug7BJyz2mZ1sMQ/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+030.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Old Bell Tower</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFcBTy0aXhzHtwJciTkQ-rV1JM1MyRCMYVV8jfMcpKExmR_wviYQz5F-OBMLOsvGoVcjgO8IlbycCHhJvtF1OVyhN6RN3ONV1RgL6dAGKhlz0GeuOOgRksoeZNwjcMg3w6T23YhjaRAo/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+032.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFcBTy0aXhzHtwJciTkQ-rV1JM1MyRCMYVV8jfMcpKExmR_wviYQz5F-OBMLOsvGoVcjgO8IlbycCHhJvtF1OVyhN6RN3ONV1RgL6dAGKhlz0GeuOOgRksoeZNwjcMg3w6T23YhjaRAo/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+032.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Santa Maria Cathedral </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to stop - say a few prayers - meditation time </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjzBpb3hvlpTQYBYbSF396eSX8tVXrHkHdsxNWSKbJDvYpj0nCSBsLG0iWFL6A_dg-8N4ftdVxqC1oBr5hCHmF6M5-4LGOJCRWWztIaStvvad2eri__HN8JeXWnAXxiv2KMMmhzAdGfw/s4608/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+023.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjzBpb3hvlpTQYBYbSF396eSX8tVXrHkHdsxNWSKbJDvYpj0nCSBsLG0iWFL6A_dg-8N4ftdVxqC1oBr5hCHmF6M5-4LGOJCRWWztIaStvvad2eri__HN8JeXWnAXxiv2KMMmhzAdGfw/w640-h480/2013-09-10+001+2013-09-10+023.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Afternoon Coke y tapas - saving the wine for dinner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Relaxing at a table we bumped into John and Sharon from California and shared afternoon snacks and decided to find a place for dinner together. Dinner was great - lots of fun - went a little late when we realized that it was 10:00 PM and we remembered that the albergues close at that time - said a quick goodbye - raced off to find our albergue - in a panic we arrived about twenty minutes after ten - hostess calmed our nerves when she said - we don't lock up until 10:30 PM - thank God for small blessings - again. We retired for the evening - saying a few extra prayers. Lent provides plenty of these God moments - touching the Divine when we least expect. When we open our eyes to the possibilities of what can be - wonderful things happen. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-30111879745890828462024-03-10T07:00:00.044-05:002024-03-10T11:07:52.725-05:00The Way - Day 26<span style="font-family: arial;"> Birthday time over - back on the trail - blister or not we keep on towards our goal - this pilgrim statue reminding us why we were in Spain - our first priority - our pilgrimage. Just as some current issues have derailed some of our plans - have also been a disruption with our Lenten journey - drawing our attention away from prayers - quiet time - God - we continue on - always forward. </span><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8089290760104991438" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 688.4px;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhF3r-IIH4pJAKWXoEs7FnEzlpY3Y3N1fzDdQFUBP90_WHisjhqaGhE-4Jhb2lQK70PgkLiMpfCATQN5XsBZZj3KQxgZfJhZEGyLwt9JbowMg5UpkC4-8WzfiYG6d2zaHdYhcg3Z6JjM/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+002.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhF3r-IIH4pJAKWXoEs7FnEzlpY3Y3N1fzDdQFUBP90_WHisjhqaGhE-4Jhb2lQK70PgkLiMpfCATQN5XsBZZj3KQxgZfJhZEGyLwt9JbowMg5UpkC4-8WzfiYG6d2zaHdYhcg3Z6JjM/w480-h640/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+002.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Statue outside <span style="background-color: #fbf9f9;">Casa de los Botines </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f9;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">As we left Leon we passed by the five star Parador® hotel - originally a monastery founded in the twelfth century to provide lodging for the pilgrims travelling to Santiago de Compostela</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"> in Galicia. It </span><span style="font-family: arial;">later became the headquarters of the Order of Saint James whose soldiers provided protection for </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the pilgrims. The original building was demolished in the sixteenth century and the construction of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the present building, on the original site, commenced in 1515. This is one of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in Spain. The carvings depicting religious and historical events on the 100 </span><span style="font-family: arial;">meter long façade are worthy of note. As a hotel - featured in the movie The Way.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8089290760104991438" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 688.4px;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1T-q0agMJCIiWrPUpVP1cY3Xtcu_T84XLG9IgDFlTo5l5V0Ve-apM0SlGZ4YXhy2-UwIJXN7QEn3F3qg87wB_frCP2F98Q079qUVNNlRq-MbSJ4JYZsNcPPj8wpAcoqqlPeroDDReNE/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+008.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1T-q0agMJCIiWrPUpVP1cY3Xtcu_T84XLG9IgDFlTo5l5V0Ve-apM0SlGZ4YXhy2-UwIJXN7QEn3F3qg87wB_frCP2F98Q079qUVNNlRq-MbSJ4JYZsNcPPj8wpAcoqqlPeroDDReNE/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+008.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Parador</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFFSOf2SaxZ0RSPG_y0xepIGNf1SB7PhBWbnkmN-ZLEl85FFWQ7uWcZONEax4COKEiE1bwNY_jHL7-N57q-60cYmU58O7pF86SRo5vyvUUwm-nkeYGik4SPTbnSVkYKQNgOEpy_R_GAQ/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+006.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFFSOf2SaxZ0RSPG_y0xepIGNf1SB7PhBWbnkmN-ZLEl85FFWQ7uWcZONEax4COKEiE1bwNY_jHL7-N57q-60cYmU58O7pF86SRo5vyvUUwm-nkeYGik4SPTbnSVkYKQNgOEpy_R_GAQ/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+006.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Statue of Pilgrim in front of the Parador leaning against </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the base </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">of a cross - with sandals off</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Close by the Parador we crossed another babbling stream - peaceful </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0YG-pn6AGhmKH2qHyI4lYyIczciAvzAeyPuKRizvWPVCpdBL6j2tO8-rQvG1VyGFCdkn1qwQYlOd-UOwT8z3xooCoU_t7F5WgN1gtvsDCTTqO4WqmFu957T2n2Y2Dzl-qllhgGhsp5Q/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+012.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0YG-pn6AGhmKH2qHyI4lYyIczciAvzAeyPuKRizvWPVCpdBL6j2tO8-rQvG1VyGFCdkn1qwQYlOd-UOwT8z3xooCoU_t7F5WgN1gtvsDCTTqO4WqmFu957T2n2Y2Dzl-qllhgGhsp5Q/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+012.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rio Bernesga</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As if there aren't enough natural mountains - hills and valleys in northern Spain we came</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> upon a man made hill to take walkers over some streets and other obstacles</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvC-6j0d1y9BqHYc_EYiPAupY6Y2bW9z2qIddK0bpXOf9M1Xgnl4SNWadxBmPsTt5WBbwm8LK5NT4kKC9W6UAYesgDPFq7BqlZDIqYQKN5H0kUjMXiWJuUwH08UaavogixwoOLoHhynM/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+013.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvC-6j0d1y9BqHYc_EYiPAupY6Y2bW9z2qIddK0bpXOf9M1Xgnl4SNWadxBmPsTt5WBbwm8LK5NT4kKC9W6UAYesgDPFq7BqlZDIqYQKN5H0kUjMXiWJuUwH08UaavogixwoOLoHhynM/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+013.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">man made hill</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Finally - the hills behind us - we came to a flat stretch - coincidence? praying a rosary at the time. In Lent so many opportunities to say a rosary or chaplet on a moments notice - </div><div style="text-align: center;">dotting <span style="font-family: arial;">the day with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">prayer </span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a8S7F5q6aN8iRPSIP6K9Jo3wjRrMlFouyKyPhFie80ZCDj3lqYUQHpKMOTAv9pDqjTuR0ztIvXjVHty2twKxQZleDla7H_TWCi5-66bKzHNcNapsEs_mETu4C0RD7bm-v66XpnumTS0/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+014.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a8S7F5q6aN8iRPSIP6K9Jo3wjRrMlFouyKyPhFie80ZCDj3lqYUQHpKMOTAv9pDqjTuR0ztIvXjVHty2twKxQZleDla7H_TWCi5-66bKzHNcNapsEs_mETu4C0RD7bm-v66XpnumTS0/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+014.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time for a rest </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The entire pilgrimage we have been walking near - alongside - over the roads along the Camino </span><span style="font-family: arial;">trail - now a short stretch under - in Lent do you always take the high road - or are you open to diversions?</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVAarJqGfI5yj4Qam7zhsmSzYHqHyjerUOqUCKaNUS2zbIFXkEc7MOdXsEbkbfsXuZvz3F_6_QGelkx-ixpsZF1n-BGwsE4JoZjqBVdNHFsF-yyobrnwcH-k3W9dONtEkthqus1OZhfU/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+017.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVAarJqGfI5yj4Qam7zhsmSzYHqHyjerUOqUCKaNUS2zbIFXkEc7MOdXsEbkbfsXuZvz3F_6_QGelkx-ixpsZF1n-BGwsE4JoZjqBVdNHFsF-yyobrnwcH-k3W9dONtEkthqus1OZhfU/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+017.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tunnel under highway </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then there were rocks - rubble </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkJ59X0lsA4yPDauYSn7EFL_gm0j87DRoxMMap7Mc8C4tsX6ijSJXniEAK2Z4kY1eZGSCZ9GjSmTQHHJCqzD7xcQ1kRfsMSyAOMkRmDbwBTNoRgYumNL8z_644jz5Hy2lKG2BilI6Irg/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+018.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkJ59X0lsA4yPDauYSn7EFL_gm0j87DRoxMMap7Mc8C4tsX6ijSJXniEAK2Z4kY1eZGSCZ9GjSmTQHHJCqzD7xcQ1kRfsMSyAOMkRmDbwBTNoRgYumNL8z_644jz5Hy2lKG2BilI6Irg/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+018.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dry rocks </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Most of the Camino tracks through the bare countryside - often through farm fields - with </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">permission of the farmers - just stay on the trail - do not damage crops - leave it - as you </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;">found it </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUo3rm5550mAurI4FMKU8Wk588SWFo0AWGWrZT6NWHjYVaNTVM1zAXgK9ltwfFnrJKLQKzV524vi_JsWkEUqiysw65KLv8nF-6l0RyY6UiSefJCQCYlki_Iuxtj6S8nRF8J-vX7z8LGw/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+021.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUo3rm5550mAurI4FMKU8Wk588SWFo0AWGWrZT6NWHjYVaNTVM1zAXgK9ltwfFnrJKLQKzV524vi_JsWkEUqiysw65KLv8nF-6l0RyY6UiSefJCQCYlki_Iuxtj6S8nRF8J-vX7z8LGw/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+021.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Alternate transportation - yes ahead</div></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODz-VOJD8F6dAMRODZ5rmbauAJL4r1er6GP5KulVTdLmgMJfmHFJsThiz1N0CK-RDaizxy-qm_Vg5BkQFvtxp2Lc5D7SY0SBxoEY5QHi9kjDh2OqbBrSuthUp2A6mrfHE8bZL3USzeZ8/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+022.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODz-VOJD8F6dAMRODZ5rmbauAJL4r1er6GP5KulVTdLmgMJfmHFJsThiz1N0CK-RDaizxy-qm_Vg5BkQFvtxp2Lc5D7SY0SBxoEY5QHi9kjDh2OqbBrSuthUp2A6mrfHE8bZL3USzeZ8/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+022.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Village time </div></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3jbJu7On8_XxWxk5ak5ky4YuoDts1CE-gSJcQzRMSCGQvgQNyh12ojM9q5jlfkVWE3gWKzpIgAO5zW15dOFcCMfhqfPlnu45108r1ZWfzqCkmi86V9PLWAOl-Ga1qF7WF61ioPBVwnM/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+023.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3jbJu7On8_XxWxk5ak5ky4YuoDts1CE-gSJcQzRMSCGQvgQNyh12ojM9q5jlfkVWE3gWKzpIgAO5zW15dOFcCMfhqfPlnu45108r1ZWfzqCkmi86V9PLWAOl-Ga1qF7WF61ioPBVwnM/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+023.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Break time food & drink </div></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLW2r5GSj81-xEYxyHMNDLZkvVAiuZlc_Se43p-3FbiI78LZiO275UyzOnRgMRvCLtAqXkq3s6LWxPVfdqtJarX_fWJxZQ7HIi5UYMZDsKIh7ZQeQQA8t3Z6LXD8yxnyfA2QX6yhVLTRc/s4608/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+026.JPG" style="color: #992211; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLW2r5GSj81-xEYxyHMNDLZkvVAiuZlc_Se43p-3FbiI78LZiO275UyzOnRgMRvCLtAqXkq3s6LWxPVfdqtJarX_fWJxZQ7HIi5UYMZDsKIh7ZQeQQA8t3Z6LXD8yxnyfA2QX6yhVLTRc/w640-h480/2013-09-09+001+2013-09-09+026.JPG" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Back on the trail - more and more - again </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">At this point we were tired of the sun - heat - feet getting tired- Albergue somewhere ahead - </span></span><br />ready for a shower - vino y tapas - sleep - as with every night some prayers - thank you Lord</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8089290760104991438" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 688.4px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">for another memorable day - thank you for this time of Lent </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Buen Camino </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Deacon Dale </div></span></div><p></p>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-31116757677224087482024-03-09T04:00:00.020-06:002024-03-09T04:00:00.349-06:00The Way - Day 25 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Our second day in Leon - celebrating my birthday - a second chance to allow my blister to heal - stubborn little guy - a good night sleep in a private room - no snoring - no people wandering in the middle of the night - no flashlights in our eyes early in the morning - a very good birthday present indeed. Any day in Lent when things go your way - no interruptions with your prayer time - quiet time is a good day - one to be appreciated - little blessing from God - always a gift. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUrfFE7K6SmN9CZWQjazZ2wR2tbc5r5r2fqT9EeYwSlnAqns-fcv16UcsxpTMjbyeK9JHpTwxpFG-db_nN85-qPzqUbDAQebGJAiN_nIPr7nd8j5aV3A_BCJ0rF9LwU_0E_cCc2MvGDk/s4608/2013-09-08+002+2013-09-08+002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUrfFE7K6SmN9CZWQjazZ2wR2tbc5r5r2fqT9EeYwSlnAqns-fcv16UcsxpTMjbyeK9JHpTwxpFG-db_nN85-qPzqUbDAQebGJAiN_nIPr7nd8j5aV3A_BCJ0rF9LwU_0E_cCc2MvGDk/w640-h480/2013-09-08+002+2013-09-08+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posing for Arlene - Public gazebo in the square </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On this special rest day - no backpack to carry around - instead a very light bag to carry a few necessities - a tourist day for my birthday - looking for a suitable place to get our morning cafe con leche and a pastry - not normally found on the Camino trail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV5U6C8zDousbKrit5Xpeyd7N1ZwhYbBXCYGuh6oUiKhbKlTiR0L85jKxnjOv9J3P7WRaORvqCIRM-0V2dqh0hFfAcvwaXKwgmhNbfJtRON_N2KEkTyQG8TYacWVzerfjRqvwKDEYzWw/s4608/2013-09-08+002+2013-09-08+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV5U6C8zDousbKrit5Xpeyd7N1ZwhYbBXCYGuh6oUiKhbKlTiR0L85jKxnjOv9J3P7WRaORvqCIRM-0V2dqh0hFfAcvwaXKwgmhNbfJtRON_N2KEkTyQG8TYacWVzerfjRqvwKDEYzWw/w640-h480/2013-09-08+002+2013-09-08+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bingo - a pastry shop</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back to our starting point to view more statues and fountains</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNJsbR71FbbCbeEd71aMpwKD52Cm-gc2tlPaYI7u1i6ZgAeHlab8eGkGguJRySmE0xIyhBUSfmAE7k82jiefKgrCGNGx5ECW7kgu0LGUZTCR3AnPIjLI-hks8m6_HkBAnskMiQyxg_Zw/s4608/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNJsbR71FbbCbeEd71aMpwKD52Cm-gc2tlPaYI7u1i6ZgAeHlab8eGkGguJRySmE0xIyhBUSfmAE7k82jiefKgrCGNGx5ECW7kgu0LGUZTCR3AnPIjLI-hks8m6_HkBAnskMiQyxg_Zw/w640-h480/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Popular Round-a-bout</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In Burgos we had found a bench with a pilgrim statue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here in Leon a similar bench - combination with a statue of Anton Gaudi the architect </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NFzfTTbYqFsKNTsVaO0DodCtpYgkiOfGL-2j1EixeyzcCpQ4znyPtqhhhBr44kV13m96nazPZbsIrz-IcRbVuhKSwzaVGpnqNGAEcQmyRUTGuKDfqibjdNTqIjT91i-7eOq7t0l_sL0/s4608/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NFzfTTbYqFsKNTsVaO0DodCtpYgkiOfGL-2j1EixeyzcCpQ4znyPtqhhhBr44kV13m96nazPZbsIrz-IcRbVuhKSwzaVGpnqNGAEcQmyRUTGuKDfqibjdNTqIjT91i-7eOq7t0l_sL0/w640-h480/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arlene and Gaudi </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKc9m7DbBLGrEzNHfZ1yEVvhw9gz_9j-XDmjMSDuaORm6TQynubxjNHid4flUB2E7_BgqE8VkD4G5av7UnQ6ow6ZP0veQklgYkJ0ADAYUVTUbtBsNCTx1eSPT-qThBbb69JGJVjNu1GM/s4608/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKc9m7DbBLGrEzNHfZ1yEVvhw9gz_9j-XDmjMSDuaORm6TQynubxjNHid4flUB2E7_BgqE8VkD4G5av7UnQ6ow6ZP0veQklgYkJ0ADAYUVTUbtBsNCTx1eSPT-qThBbb69JGJVjNu1GM/w640-h480/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discussing plans with Gaudi for Sagrada Familia in Barcelona - who knew that years</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> later in 2017 and 2023 I would have the opportunity to deliver two homilies in that </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">very church in Barcelona </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We found it interesting while wandering that we would find an American </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">restaurant - at least one named Hollywood - Continually throughout Lent surprises seem to pop up almost </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">daily - make one's Lenten journey more interesting - what has surprised you? </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3kl5VOzxfGq5Wvhs37ZFlHTyokg3Cb-mXrpMZ24iyeW0EDMXToSfwaNxSwPWaGLW7wF05knJLYEDTjSKegWkgmMhxBT3GiBxppNqMcxkwYoV6wGw-zVGSLuZE8fhwHrsjNn7yfrmZ-c/s4608/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3kl5VOzxfGq5Wvhs37ZFlHTyokg3Cb-mXrpMZ24iyeW0EDMXToSfwaNxSwPWaGLW7wF05knJLYEDTjSKegWkgmMhxBT3GiBxppNqMcxkwYoV6wGw-zVGSLuZE8fhwHrsjNn7yfrmZ-c/w640-h480/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Authentic American? Did not go in </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzELrtTsu0dfL4RblZb2GMJ2lNcaxN1PXvYEm_mw-XSjp9GpMANViN6Y6YaBmvB2jjRqcpqapp15xbaFhqZtFlMCWomX7OW7-ve4zSU_RBQwI4QRscRpSv9O8F9L13Hhyphenhyphenj3QBqS-MPtZc/s4608/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzELrtTsu0dfL4RblZb2GMJ2lNcaxN1PXvYEm_mw-XSjp9GpMANViN6Y6YaBmvB2jjRqcpqapp15xbaFhqZtFlMCWomX7OW7-ve4zSU_RBQwI4QRscRpSv9O8F9L13Hhyphenhyphenj3QBqS-MPtZc/w640-h480/2013-09-08+001+2013-09-08+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our Hostel Orejas for our stay in Leon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Luckily our hostel was centrally located for all our wandering while in Leon - close to everywhere we wanted to visit - easy to find at night - right on the Camino trail - so ends another day of pilgrimage. Is your Lent still on track or has it ended - hopefully you are sticking with your plans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-32308443382071357142024-03-08T05:00:00.007-06:002024-03-08T05:00:00.354-06:00The Way - Day 24 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Waking early the next morning - we were approached by two peregrinas (lady pilgrims) who engaged us in a discussion about sharing a taxi with them from our albergue to the City of Leon. It seems the taxi fare was about €100 - the one lady needed to definitely take the taxi but could not afford the fare on her own - with four of us - only €25 each. My birthday was the next day - I had mentioned to Arlene that I wanted to celebrate my birthday in a larger city so we said yes - it eliminated two days of walking through a flat boring area - ended up in Leon after a two hour ride. In Lent - even when we give up certain things - celebrating birthdays - special occasions - attending a funeral - need to continue. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pzGQL1O9BkisLKwkpCj_GVh5ALwBMk-E2eDMLSoYFO2N9jniXn7EbA0Nk3dkA1D8og_d-NoNCcs3JTlEYjyLyUPDswuYh1vGBZ08kVae_tlN80pBjmtLtWcsMQ-bJmyR6Wb8AyRQwyw/s4608/2013-09-07+002+2013-09-07+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pzGQL1O9BkisLKwkpCj_GVh5ALwBMk-E2eDMLSoYFO2N9jniXn7EbA0Nk3dkA1D8og_d-NoNCcs3JTlEYjyLyUPDswuYh1vGBZ08kVae_tlN80pBjmtLtWcsMQ-bJmyR6Wb8AyRQwyw/w640-h480/2013-09-07+002+2013-09-07+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Waiting for the taxi </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Entering Leon - the taxi dropped us off in a central business district - the first thing we noticed was another public restroom similar to the one in Burgos. Since we were going to stay two or three days - we set off looking for a regular hostel since the pilgrim hostels did not allow you to stay multiple days in a row. It was more expensive - private room with private toilet and shower and hot water - worth the price. As simple as we try to keep things during Lent - basic needs should not be ignored - not necessary to make Lent unbearable - Satan will see to that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11U4txVfL_Q_KMjVV8IT8uSNjglYhn1erYlWNT4E630CpCwcxxQpuNp1tTM7AvBTzNMPVhdaM8tLP2rUedbveD_EOck66jtsgDyy1_ogblC96OCBgh6mjk06h7lFFza63Pw93GJkVRTY/s4608/2013-09-07+002+2013-09-07+004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11U4txVfL_Q_KMjVV8IT8uSNjglYhn1erYlWNT4E630CpCwcxxQpuNp1tTM7AvBTzNMPVhdaM8tLP2rUedbveD_EOck66jtsgDyy1_ogblC96OCBgh6mjk06h7lFFza63Pw93GJkVRTY/w640-h640/2013-09-07+002+2013-09-07+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">W/C - Public Toilet </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since we had a secure private room in the hostel we could divest ourselves of our back packs - free to roam around Leon to see the local Cathedral and look for a suitable place for my birthday celebration. Since Leon is a major city on the Camino - pilgrim menu - available for dinner - very reasonable dinner price €9 each including a full bottle of wine per person. Cheers! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI48pyjZFvfz9UseuBp_juuEbsfdcPBCU1iqSranwe5axqkUzNvi4wKuwNOysL4Abelgs2iTDkpKSqzdm6xLYKUGovuGGJHMJyxUZYwPemPxPga9xqRRnE9AE8mlUsqXKyF41CpOgLaY/s4608/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI48pyjZFvfz9UseuBp_juuEbsfdcPBCU1iqSranwe5axqkUzNvi4wKuwNOysL4Abelgs2iTDkpKSqzdm6xLYKUGovuGGJHMJyxUZYwPemPxPga9xqRRnE9AE8mlUsqXKyF41CpOgLaY/w640-h480/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cathedral de Santa Maria</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had plenty of time to tour the cathedral a few times as well as the immediate area. Lots of enjoyable sightseeing - places to sit - pray - reflect. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcqBVfLpqScurGA-pbJOFpegSx2ECOvB2ctYpHzRQw6clqvMIB8UXV3So91yPtUrVx8Oxbx25LShDvoFXtpLeXUMBHIcZdEipF96yhJ3lkSUPGoV_HyzKdk74TD4d1_wjYb03jzpra1E/s4608/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcqBVfLpqScurGA-pbJOFpegSx2ECOvB2ctYpHzRQw6clqvMIB8UXV3So91yPtUrVx8Oxbx25LShDvoFXtpLeXUMBHIcZdEipF96yhJ3lkSUPGoV_HyzKdk74TD4d1_wjYb03jzpra1E/w640-h480/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cathedral Map </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our first day in Leon we saw a couple heading to celebrate their wedding - from what we have witnessed - wedding parties tend to be primarily immediate family and friends - not the large gatherings we see in the States - much more family orientated </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tXBwaBOl6FQn0WgGOUiZ6eBGu1M6T68-yodrtZdFoNLzxbx7qrfPCgjNdAT8v13r5aBd4Ft2V41tMcx3RHTXtxJHYgHafTVsVzNeG7NNToAjdNcbWhTGyGmKKtjJOZdgsnULUvndyFU/s4608/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tXBwaBOl6FQn0WgGOUiZ6eBGu1M6T68-yodrtZdFoNLzxbx7qrfPCgjNdAT8v13r5aBd4Ft2V41tMcx3RHTXtxJHYgHafTVsVzNeG7NNToAjdNcbWhTGyGmKKtjJOZdgsnULUvndyFU/w640-h480/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Groom & Bride - Just Married - Congratulations</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZf92VM8euetb7W89B2W0Kas21pWN_xCiCpxCoPkSNkGj1zAVZ7V2a3mB1jNT6qVQphQS9hHBJJqFlo-SuDxchnWxS8N0QW6iDLhTVoEOYxDhu34g0D7IHBYArlNfGXISViAvSCjOqM8/s4608/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+041.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZf92VM8euetb7W89B2W0Kas21pWN_xCiCpxCoPkSNkGj1zAVZ7V2a3mB1jNT6qVQphQS9hHBJJqFlo-SuDxchnWxS8N0QW6iDLhTVoEOYxDhu34g0D7IHBYArlNfGXISViAvSCjOqM8/w640-h480/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arlene in her hiking skirt </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The plazas were people only plazas - no cars allowed - large areas </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">for people to browse - mingle - socialize </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZUDAwXY_qhHFCzwSYGP2qYzZz1Ks_onfRHXRP-DEk0J5F1PSCv1zrefTnQRfMoRDLm7HU1oa_pnpG2iLrAl3Y4-lg_P8t_i7ZbuY-U3hReyfGjqHh6t59cObla4Z7pS0EDJ5CQELDa8/s4608/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZUDAwXY_qhHFCzwSYGP2qYzZz1Ks_onfRHXRP-DEk0J5F1PSCv1zrefTnQRfMoRDLm7HU1oa_pnpG2iLrAl3Y4-lg_P8t_i7ZbuY-U3hReyfGjqHh6t59cObla4Z7pS0EDJ5CQELDa8/w640-h480/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Public Mime Not a Ghost</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is something that we have seen in many countries - people dress themselves</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">as characters - stand in the public squares - like statues - collecting donations</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In Lent we try to remove our masks - reveal who we really are </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilwWCk9O4NI_iKB0Nv3s_SaB0cDa_XsHxoCaG7-yjtgceChXfiuuGV3ceKRU3KnXGZMgXzjXyi_iQEwFH4YCR-2p4D-eoS5FKzs76leig2aEXmKznWTkCoalBpMhpMBY1aohY6uZbqKM/s4608/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilwWCk9O4NI_iKB0Nv3s_SaB0cDa_XsHxoCaG7-yjtgceChXfiuuGV3ceKRU3KnXGZMgXzjXyi_iQEwFH4YCR-2p4D-eoS5FKzs76leig2aEXmKznWTkCoalBpMhpMBY1aohY6uZbqKM/w640-h480/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Interesting apartment building - looks like a pleasant place</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> to watch the world walk by your window</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78iSeCj_16U1HJlvEFdbgFNcWxqrf0k1q3BGxs4Az6r27432BDETjsfk94iZrwyby0YMl-vBPyb1MIG_XVEJopaysQRWwVnWNM9KAB_7_2yyA0voLgpyBrNBHyCaR6rxyJsYh4if61-8/s4608/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78iSeCj_16U1HJlvEFdbgFNcWxqrf0k1q3BGxs4Az6r27432BDETjsfk94iZrwyby0YMl-vBPyb1MIG_XVEJopaysQRWwVnWNM9KAB_7_2yyA0voLgpyBrNBHyCaR6rxyJsYh4if61-8/w640-h480/2013-09-07+001+2013-09-07+053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">My beautiful Camino buddy - vino tinto y vino blanco y tapas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another day coming to an end late mid-day too early for dinner we stop for wine and snacks - a fruitful day - we helped a lady get to Leon when she couldn't afford the taxi fare - we jumped ahead two days - found a place to stay and prepare for my birthday tomorrow. As I have mentioned - in Lent - on our journey - we need to be prepared for various opportunities that may present themselves to us - being willing to make modifications on our journey - open to whatever God may send our way. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div></div></div></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-78205760795651659832024-03-07T06:00:00.018-06:002024-03-07T06:00:00.143-06:00The Way - Day 23 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Isn't it awesome when you have a good night's sleep - makes the prospects of the next day look great. In Lent when we have been struggling - then things start to suddenly come together - easier to pray - sit in silence - your spirit starts to come alive - future looks much better. Same on Camino - rough days - easy days - all days lead to better days. Refreshed by yesterday's shorter day - we head out - open to whatever we experience today.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRiEhdisv-Oi0SnMFUOJnf2ydK3Sf0ZGKdgw34RXKQdWPvgZY1_B4mok0wIkgntu-oMq446I5_3DjfIu9A5cl7naqy8ZvnohQKUJHy6KksU1E8uUv9WNvc3K4R_E8qYm-ryux3qyhXzE/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRiEhdisv-Oi0SnMFUOJnf2ydK3Sf0ZGKdgw34RXKQdWPvgZY1_B4mok0wIkgntu-oMq446I5_3DjfIu9A5cl7naqy8ZvnohQKUJHy6KksU1E8uUv9WNvc3K4R_E8qYm-ryux3qyhXzE/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Up and ready to walk more - pray more - experience more</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This looks familiar - blacktop - dirt - gravel - up hill - down hill - sort of like a song stuck in your head. And it goes on and on.... Hail Mary - Glory Be - Our Father - Jesus have mercy </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTnVxe3t4jSRjuCz7Hup4Cb4JJh2pfYZ_brZYHP8PvmpI68mWy_H7MKXLp89HaFyfWGxFz8kaPOWY6aptLCl3wpP4vqKoiVjRjq8SvDnwW5alZb_uTFdLp-ubxEZ0FLcJ_3VNrzRNjyM/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTnVxe3t4jSRjuCz7Hup4Cb4JJh2pfYZ_brZYHP8PvmpI68mWy_H7MKXLp89HaFyfWGxFz8kaPOWY6aptLCl3wpP4vqKoiVjRjq8SvDnwW5alZb_uTFdLp-ubxEZ0FLcJ_3VNrzRNjyM/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking at the mountains </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A new version of the Camino signs - markers - as we walk through different areas - variety is the spice of life - correct? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhzGLecv0O-QG3Jratpx9WZVBU-LOjt2dxEqtzT05NmtReJYY35mueR42C7nCeCSf_ZpI_Q9S_qmpTgNd13ZLhOOkcrpl9A8cix19wXkHXHVu9xfcCYgcmNnE2-e6W5CTpJyjKX9f86U/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhzGLecv0O-QG3Jratpx9WZVBU-LOjt2dxEqtzT05NmtReJYY35mueR42C7nCeCSf_ZpI_Q9S_qmpTgNd13ZLhOOkcrpl9A8cix19wXkHXHVu9xfcCYgcmNnE2-e6W5CTpJyjKX9f86U/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anybody lose a shoe? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walking this path we came upon the <span style="text-align: center;">Abandoned Ruins of the Monastery at San Anton - there is a small albergue there - no lights - no heat - no hot water - wash your clothes in the stream nearby - very rustic - we move on - too soon to stop. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1VSLAZwJKc5lz8J4reU4tli2DjCqoKYgtAAogqmf7-49-VRQ53IJROwR4_3957Ka0q3ZQ-FsY2hguQjJAGZ4zqge00SPxQ25PC5JFqUq8qxmpPI9-Pa9S8975t_lSaPT1RggB0aHeCM/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1VSLAZwJKc5lz8J4reU4tli2DjCqoKYgtAAogqmf7-49-VRQ53IJROwR4_3957Ka0q3ZQ-FsY2hguQjJAGZ4zqge00SPxQ25PC5JFqUq8qxmpPI9-Pa9S8975t_lSaPT1RggB0aHeCM/w480-h640/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">San Anton Ruins </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">When the monastery was occupied the monks would leave fresh baked bread for the pilgrims who would pass by in these two spaces - <i>thank you Lord for those who help nourish us with food - words from heaven - that encourage us to continue on our journey</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CwpYLvQu8xRO9Rx0PLGNNz9yWO3Bg705I4ygV6B5gkxARlcrkIBEW_XM9KiTCCMlDVpPYQqNTCnIQJIGwDix3uxDIuH8KPCpLim_3MqML-mQBFpd79qBhMuZlx_WbhhlLMqLcdSp9-g/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CwpYLvQu8xRO9Rx0PLGNNz9yWO3Bg705I4ygV6B5gkxARlcrkIBEW_XM9KiTCCMlDVpPYQqNTCnIQJIGwDix3uxDIuH8KPCpLim_3MqML-mQBFpd79qBhMuZlx_WbhhlLMqLcdSp9-g/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Fresh Bread Long Ago </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJqtA1bbW0km45z_Rz7QBzyM6N7O6qVRUtLRByGvMHlsww-MP45Ipm7vSpKA6ejxoEmmr1Xi-MAXXCdEsPu-7qMkqzCjxKsvrLCxgJDyZMVdE4Dvwbl0L70Yb6rqj0-hOyPTtIJK1vu4/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJqtA1bbW0km45z_Rz7QBzyM6N7O6qVRUtLRByGvMHlsww-MP45Ipm7vSpKA6ejxoEmmr1Xi-MAXXCdEsPu-7qMkqzCjxKsvrLCxgJDyZMVdE4Dvwbl0L70Yb6rqj0-hOyPTtIJK1vu4/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Camino Map - You Are Here <br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We had been warned to look out for people on the Camino who might be looking to take advantage of us - so when these two women appeared from out of nowhere we were cautious - they just wanted to say hello and offer us some hard candy - did not ask for money - wished us well - so who were they - Camino angels?</div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QIX4dkdQdfLG31xzPyjBwXSIfPyeunhu1sve8oiHEnPfaLPKVUg-GkLLgyvf6cDr8W2iQmw-6npARMSnKVGay4YjAaCoRgyoDskjA5AsAAbxu4rKX-xcKFuGTBC_BQ8gbdBuaiCFENg/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QIX4dkdQdfLG31xzPyjBwXSIfPyeunhu1sve8oiHEnPfaLPKVUg-GkLLgyvf6cDr8W2iQmw-6npARMSnKVGay4YjAaCoRgyoDskjA5AsAAbxu4rKX-xcKFuGTBC_BQ8gbdBuaiCFENg/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As we continued on we came to a sign directing off the trail - heading us into this field - road construction ahead </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAQ2RpnCHfRjpjr4bd_-yh56zZsm4GfKWX7hPQZREu0q6o1kzL6qjkEvVi6wESdRNlI4zhslojwl2EUmCq01r40dtnNGzkdOxw0MPNIoGrORHAN-S5YbZ05KM5MM_ConZqbs6RdipSCI/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAQ2RpnCHfRjpjr4bd_-yh56zZsm4GfKWX7hPQZREu0q6o1kzL6qjkEvVi6wESdRNlI4zhslojwl2EUmCq01r40dtnNGzkdOxw0MPNIoGrORHAN-S5YbZ05KM5MM_ConZqbs6RdipSCI/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Head This Way Please </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Over the hills - through the fields - we come upon a place to rest and get a drink </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUQJT1p8b7ERThJVMLVVhhDO35AdCWQlF5RzJ1PTMzS9H4uYohS73EE-rtY14WeqEa3d0rd4LW4CY92tPj-AzeHwidZMq4yx6dh9_JE9IQZTKFA7EsqAHL4xxxAn2t6K5BQhS8jV8IaA/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUQJT1p8b7ERThJVMLVVhhDO35AdCWQlF5RzJ1PTMzS9H4uYohS73EE-rtY14WeqEa3d0rd4LW4CY92tPj-AzeHwidZMq4yx6dh9_JE9IQZTKFA7EsqAHL4xxxAn2t6K5BQhS8jV8IaA/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Un Refresco y Bocadillo Por Favor </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A quick lunch break and back on the trail heading towards the open fields again. Every day - in Lent - time busy with daily life - taking breaks to refresh ourselves spiritually </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ydj6QJLdI7RUaslPwf1i8y5aTmHVYqmjepg-MOD4HclkfTeEZc7qN4BWg46Ze4TNG1dY1H8G4oPUuO4Zd2vXvJUKBo6j-BytVmSpn3XNJXha9YG2P77BYRQop-rBl412qewsbAif4yE/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ydj6QJLdI7RUaslPwf1i8y5aTmHVYqmjepg-MOD4HclkfTeEZc7qN4BWg46Ze4TNG1dY1H8G4oPUuO4Zd2vXvJUKBo6j-BytVmSpn3XNJXha9YG2P77BYRQop-rBl412qewsbAif4yE/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Very Old Camino Way Marker </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho__WMsD07nPnbjYHaG6Q42aJSHCegBlUslCMpXgyWhbM6d4UkhBBLQaMJp4vm6QSOPOSj03Y4x4S6MOX7cXA9WI4HKJ_CXyWF7XsNqBug6MJPwmR0fg5_x9jjCrDknE_8PqREq3wEWZk/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho__WMsD07nPnbjYHaG6Q42aJSHCegBlUslCMpXgyWhbM6d4UkhBBLQaMJp4vm6QSOPOSj03Y4x4S6MOX7cXA9WI4HKJ_CXyWF7XsNqBug6MJPwmR0fg5_x9jjCrDknE_8PqREq3wEWZk/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Following an old Roman road heading into the mountains - a challenge ahead </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMBw75hEFDryeUjaV0AAKChAuS_wVTZk_urLRNBFLnDFo9jBiCTqcklIVQlvsqqcsNVbI_FmlCpME0__oPcp8vFGGsLHOceAru6e7RGTZdvdg9cu8XpHQQevv-IZxoxZOU9DHmKhboq0/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMBw75hEFDryeUjaV0AAKChAuS_wVTZk_urLRNBFLnDFo9jBiCTqcklIVQlvsqqcsNVbI_FmlCpME0__oPcp8vFGGsLHOceAru6e7RGTZdvdg9cu8XpHQQevv-IZxoxZOU9DHmKhboq0/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Modern bridge over creek mostly dry </div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs6bdaehUfOlrsyKp-NtzpzbAEl97C0tptrPOgxZE-owV8X54jjWGpIo8NQw5NH5ft3EB5E3ly2zbBpFNgrreTYbfca7b0WXlWRK5Ls6Vn_M9nUQKt1rmgGZkKJ-eBxzfjoAnrM3k02o/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs6bdaehUfOlrsyKp-NtzpzbAEl97C0tptrPOgxZE-owV8X54jjWGpIo8NQw5NH5ft3EB5E3ly2zbBpFNgrreTYbfca7b0WXlWRK5Ls6Vn_M9nUQKt1rmgGZkKJ-eBxzfjoAnrM3k02o/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Challenge - an extreme incline for the next kilometer - a 12 degree incline - </div><div style="text-align: center;">even those on bikes ended up walking up this stretch </div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhP1uoxqRoTA_g8gkN5TODgWhmBaHHdMURkPcW1j0hTx1TpLXLlEuM1QWym4d3FFOsWfVSTZUhzY6Hvv82fg42442E_ldKVfGSUceNjiLDyjQdo9XtiCcrj7Gex7vu4J3AEk1uWj4hxQ/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhP1uoxqRoTA_g8gkN5TODgWhmBaHHdMURkPcW1j0hTx1TpLXLlEuM1QWym4d3FFOsWfVSTZUhzY6Hvv82fg42442E_ldKVfGSUceNjiLDyjQdo9XtiCcrj7Gex7vu4J3AEk1uWj4hxQ/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The incline begins - pace slows down drastically - sun is bright - hot - 100F</div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcA-1WWa1ZGbPawashydPOllpk5EHOlYETN1RdM_tpr4hYBQ6J8f8mI2qVZQK_34xLX0OaKflKGlJgKC57gQE4KoJVqIfGdF8r6er_zuf_CcYpfE-lbg_9X2JBLsoYvr9UOGwluHRKLs/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcA-1WWa1ZGbPawashydPOllpk5EHOlYETN1RdM_tpr4hYBQ6J8f8mI2qVZQK_34xLX0OaKflKGlJgKC57gQE4KoJVqIfGdF8r6er_zuf_CcYpfE-lbg_9X2JBLsoYvr9UOGwluHRKLs/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Top of the hill finally - see if you can see the trail we just walked - down </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">off to the left & center </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Quite often in Lent - when we don't know where we are heading - we have just as difficult time trying to see where we have come from. Where did we start - when did we start - are we in the middle of our journey - lost - <i>Lord guide me I pray </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h0CJRPmPvWtIRQC172vAYJ88Ivv5UdmEIbBhSQSFkIGXp3clvan-3E_0f-itu2Jb-IzS04ThgaxQRMstwJoOnBNa_ZP5n0APGOC0RkPH3QPHvgMyB3TN5yucpFZtbBmf53Nr2FgioGI/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h0CJRPmPvWtIRQC172vAYJ88Ivv5UdmEIbBhSQSFkIGXp3clvan-3E_0f-itu2Jb-IzS04ThgaxQRMstwJoOnBNa_ZP5n0APGOC0RkPH3QPHvgMyB3TN5yucpFZtbBmf53Nr2FgioGI/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">At the top of this hill dozens of pilgrims - walkers - bikers - gathered dripping wet with perspiration - temperature close to 100F - sharing space under a lean to - avoiding the sun - drinking lots of water - regaining our breath - preparing for the next challenge just ahead </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrInbXROWzzq_5x7OHKyXd-m9HJwfyQXPfKLsVVgctuvxVRdebuE5mCwfLXh7bA0-t_mbIOj1EPfT2Ld4p2DWLQgQvP4sU-t7SILOnLxdTZpjyEzlStPJYZ1Sa_i4fHYSyEQnFHEXMMM/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrInbXROWzzq_5x7OHKyXd-m9HJwfyQXPfKLsVVgctuvxVRdebuE5mCwfLXh7bA0-t_mbIOj1EPfT2Ld4p2DWLQgQvP4sU-t7SILOnLxdTZpjyEzlStPJYZ1Sa_i4fHYSyEQnFHEXMMM/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Everyone excited - happy - celebrating - conquering - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">one of the biggest challenges on the Camino </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlzI1tzBIAAFRg8s7ExH_9Q4wZFMu6RaMizwS1E6DvsZC4MzOiWSTyCgDOGUt3X-xJSNsF0axogROAVWJ1daltqEkGhOx3WJ5LNW8ciVRCUOpqYKTEiPkz9uGEcCjbEZwNoC2RbPTyK8/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlzI1tzBIAAFRg8s7ExH_9Q4wZFMu6RaMizwS1E6DvsZC4MzOiWSTyCgDOGUt3X-xJSNsF0axogROAVWJ1daltqEkGhOx3WJ5LNW8ciVRCUOpqYKTEiPkz9uGEcCjbEZwNoC2RbPTyK8/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are the champions - conquering our own fears - Thank You Lord </div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready for the next immediate challenge </div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWCnpMlW-jGHtJL3zeqWDxnMnV_LZDn74hKANF1YYjlhZ123UDsMZwWvmxzgOWD0T_WunP4Kac4GOJwoLJCosdj9SIttHDg9bkbTL6PWEBUCU8tNdf7dVzNgoibXsx-spLaGITjVGtmA/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWCnpMlW-jGHtJL3zeqWDxnMnV_LZDn74hKANF1YYjlhZ123UDsMZwWvmxzgOWD0T_WunP4Kac4GOJwoLJCosdj9SIttHDg9bkbTL6PWEBUCU8tNdf7dVzNgoibXsx-spLaGITjVGtmA/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Downhill - an 18 degree decline - remember down hills are worse on your knees - ankles - stay erect - don't stumble. It looks like the cyclists have a free ride here - hopefully they see the tight turn up ahead that will send them flying down a 12 foot drop if they don't pay attention</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeZrVPGYFJjTwWyblVDC4nkdcY4b2toEBweHLiZhEKNaoL07RX_Wz1klBY1Oe8RsgyqxZPTnhakDQPGY3b3VcjKBxowUOLcroZzIERvajXdrRTNToTEkCj6H1KpYD0KHdUQ9SXC9UQbc/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeZrVPGYFJjTwWyblVDC4nkdcY4b2toEBweHLiZhEKNaoL07RX_Wz1klBY1Oe8RsgyqxZPTnhakDQPGY3b3VcjKBxowUOLcroZzIERvajXdrRTNToTEkCj6H1KpYD0KHdUQ9SXC9UQbc/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Walking down about a 45 minute walk - cycling - 10 minutes at best </div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS60kgRwbK1MYWoo1Ys-qO8gHpM9-Lk-hve-pSwvEcGzIRUXvhPpph1lXzbk-Y4cEN1q2O3LunlQZHkgh4qZggcMFCSOmgrfQob7PfUXSn2KSpXY1suuk9Ydu2fjEzdiuuVBfv5dcdDhU/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS60kgRwbK1MYWoo1Ys-qO8gHpM9-Lk-hve-pSwvEcGzIRUXvhPpph1lXzbk-Y4cEN1q2O3LunlQZHkgh4qZggcMFCSOmgrfQob7PfUXSn2KSpXY1suuk9Ydu2fjEzdiuuVBfv5dcdDhU/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Flat terrain again getting close to stopping for the day </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xj3cZ9Ub5n7Uz3jIariZkndkfnb2unjD32sWt0oCHn2JPFaIARvEm42lOLVVdq3VUwi04_2YO_m1Zn6UZSWyiS_u-A2RFRWR7c5e93YvozXpT7yWcPt-ap9hyphenhyphenRCrXWlTHgwBUBxqU5U/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xj3cZ9Ub5n7Uz3jIariZkndkfnb2unjD32sWt0oCHn2JPFaIARvEm42lOLVVdq3VUwi04_2YO_m1Zn6UZSWyiS_u-A2RFRWR7c5e93YvozXpT7yWcPt-ap9hyphenhyphenRCrXWlTHgwBUBxqU5U/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There it is </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAAKSsrTGQ8eDha_Z6KTAMbvL_2GzBIOlfm4tH3IuYE1Kc_Q0meFgKBq89DGls4jtWXKDiKYCGVkIN6c4gpcfQUnC8Fzke36nLlfHp8LSuMs_cRTzmpW1RrrCnx9VbaV1qa_Yiwpkp6I/s4608/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAAKSsrTGQ8eDha_Z6KTAMbvL_2GzBIOlfm4tH3IuYE1Kc_Q0meFgKBq89DGls4jtWXKDiKYCGVkIN6c4gpcfQUnC8Fzke36nLlfHp8LSuMs_cRTzmpW1RrrCnx9VbaV1qa_Yiwpkp6I/w640-h480/2013-09-06+001+2013-09-06+079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Todays trek was vey hot - clothes dripping wet - looking for the showers - laundry - getting into dry clothes - sitting outside drinking wine - eating some tapas until dinner time. Most albergues have wi-fi here very difficult getting a connection - no email - no connection with those back home. Even when we think we have all that we need - often something lacking. For the past few years - even today - has provided all of us with challenges - as we attempt to return to normal - not always easy - through these times - Jesus I Trust in You </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span><br /><div><br /></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-55032431870770266632024-03-06T06:00:00.006-06:002024-03-06T06:00:00.132-06:00The Way - Day 22 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">In this third week of Lent many may ask themselves - am I doing this correctly - what have I accomplished - where am I going? After our previous night on the Camino I think we were asking ourselves this same thing. We had walked all day - a very hot sweaty day - stopped at the suggested village - only to discover that three alburgues was about one too little - a lot more pilgrims than could be accommodated - one lonely restaurant that didn't serve dinner until 7:30 PM at night and by 6:30 PM already booked full twice over. That was an exhausting day - a trying night - sleeping in a dusty gymnasium - one bathroom - did I mention a cold water shower? Still - God did bless us with a peaceful nights sleep - considering the rude early morning shuffling of the 5:00 AM early risers - shinning their flashlights into our eyes - morning arrived on time - we - the normal pilgrims - waking refreshed. Once we had our things gathered - back on the trail. At this point we were starting to see more pilgrims - peregrinos (Spanish) - on the trail. A quick stop for our morning cafe con leche y tostada - and on our way. Today we met our first peregrino walking the trail backwards - often pilgrims will walk to Santiago - then walk the trail back home - double the kilometers/miles - especially those who live on the trail.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTqRhUAb_lFOeKBDibfY4vbEo4uzTeYA7yEFfojNX9NU5_w_1Lx70c_9_mvGW8M5-ihPaUO7ZSsfUMnvG9jnwmSBfNNTu9YNmiS7YtdLHJaR8OtSzXIlwZOElnuzp9NQBBDg619jjHtM/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTqRhUAb_lFOeKBDibfY4vbEo4uzTeYA7yEFfojNX9NU5_w_1Lx70c_9_mvGW8M5-ihPaUO7ZSsfUMnvG9jnwmSBfNNTu9YNmiS7YtdLHJaR8OtSzXIlwZOElnuzp9NQBBDg619jjHtM/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello - can I burro your trekking buddy?</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>This was a first for us - Arlene's face shows her surprise as this older peregrino with his donkey walked by. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">A quick <i>buen camino </i>- exchanged by both and on we continued. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HrGlQsgTIONnfhZUOFg4hvcHJcoHKyNPH6QhxI0IfSDfB0q8ove2_7YZX5a2JYBiptyzz1dCo46HiqB2krGrW_GuwaIqnNEq8ZOAl6KeDNHu0lpj8hpOeAAuWQ81Bm8WinKhYgmWbJA/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HrGlQsgTIONnfhZUOFg4hvcHJcoHKyNPH6QhxI0IfSDfB0q8ove2_7YZX5a2JYBiptyzz1dCo46HiqB2krGrW_GuwaIqnNEq8ZOAl6KeDNHu0lpj8hpOeAAuWQ81Bm8WinKhYgmWbJA/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buenas dias senor - Buen Camino </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVjzoB-gRSDKASmWvIQMaUcTTwUmJ4IIrsM2uTTLccAeDNTZs44W33b2yvUAWR77H0i24ROpZmwiHLawGKmwQFQHKJdPO_cc6A7K500XS5F_i7ULEH8v5DhSPG4nPTf7feI8yQecrwRY/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVjzoB-gRSDKASmWvIQMaUcTTwUmJ4IIrsM2uTTLccAeDNTZs44W33b2yvUAWR77H0i24ROpZmwiHLawGKmwQFQHKJdPO_cc6A7K500XS5F_i7ULEH8v5DhSPG4nPTf7feI8yQecrwRY/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hot - Dry - Lonely - Never Ending Trail </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">**You can see today's trail wind to the top of the mountains in the center of this photo. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This stretch of the Camino known for its heat - dry - brown expanse of nothing - fields harvested - laying dormant - definitely a sweat zone. Only thing to do - pray - pray again - continuously. During our Lenten journey - many days will feel like that - never ending - tired - perhaps boring - the same old - same old - yet - we continue - in faith we stick with it - somewhere - to an end. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hj9Fho3FQhSoo_pUlx8fMmh8M6BB0tiuhLEfeOR26vElFD-VLrAhl2el1C55v1pNBfWC5aFBaYzeW_0E4jG55pixP5zLR45oAdorm-1QXwEmXuyThdc6h_KGQxO7ReQkGOQTwzO0MPs/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hj9Fho3FQhSoo_pUlx8fMmh8M6BB0tiuhLEfeOR26vElFD-VLrAhl2el1C55v1pNBfWC5aFBaYzeW_0E4jG55pixP5zLR45oAdorm-1QXwEmXuyThdc6h_KGQxO7ReQkGOQTwzO0MPs/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Surprise monument to Saint Brigida</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NeDzg_NjeonjgO2JG9aV8EauP729vfHHhV-aX4jgRNsEBlRfnm9SRGyQrrKdz1m7RI4K8ZEc8JvlpSvk0UunhNc0OVX4JWV5KhVHZyGiAW6xURMa9kg80YttV26tbmE62zyVYDUVwEY/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NeDzg_NjeonjgO2JG9aV8EauP729vfHHhV-aX4jgRNsEBlRfnm9SRGyQrrKdz1m7RI4K8ZEc8JvlpSvk0UunhNc0OVX4JWV5KhVHZyGiAW6xURMa9kg80YttV26tbmE62zyVYDUVwEY/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Saint Brigida Statue in Alcove </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pressing on at the 11 Kilometer mark we find an albergue - serving a second breakfast of cafe con leche y tostada - looking around - we decide to make it a short day - this place a palace compared to last night's gymnasium. 11 Kilometers not a long trek - but there was a fair amount of uphill - besides the laundry facilities excellent - the latte only €2 - who can beat that. Bocadillas for lunch - taking a nap - waiting for dinner - tonight another full bottle of wine</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE23rZLxzEKpI4G5EyQLMZOGECEyYpvgw63l26YHJYtUoxvV1WULOkkx_HGCXJU8sDHkrH5re-bQ0c_JtK8GI7GX3vOrSD5cIedawnfmt6PZMXSgj-N5ivgiTIdlT-DqsiBQlkSpzc4jA/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE23rZLxzEKpI4G5EyQLMZOGECEyYpvgw63l26YHJYtUoxvV1WULOkkx_HGCXJU8sDHkrH5re-bQ0c_JtK8GI7GX3vOrSD5cIedawnfmt6PZMXSgj-N5ivgiTIdlT-DqsiBQlkSpzc4jA/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to our albergue - they even carried our back packs upstairs for us </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Possibly the only day that we stopped this early - yesterday was rough - spotting this oasis - the promise of a real bunk for the night - we treated ourselves to this short day - no guilt. On our Lenten journey - we often stretch ourselves too thin - make ourselves depressed that we failed to do all planned - occasionally we stop dead in our tracks - take a day of respite - no good reason to push ourselves too hard - this really is not life or death - after all - we are trying - right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2Sk3tkXCuxIpYZzM2YF5BiXC_64z7fnGRqK8vhg-OuAyG4OIgOVtJuMcDIaNN18k4eBYDzN2X-XOvSm_GajC-2pZtlK96bMPybmePWkUxZhhXGs96DWuRnAML1pv6_6AfuPQCAVpM8c/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2Sk3tkXCuxIpYZzM2YF5BiXC_64z7fnGRqK8vhg-OuAyG4OIgOVtJuMcDIaNN18k4eBYDzN2X-XOvSm_GajC-2pZtlK96bMPybmePWkUxZhhXGs96DWuRnAML1pv6_6AfuPQCAVpM8c/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Washing station - laundry tubs - hot water - drying racks</span> - <span style="font-family: arial;">excellent<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A few other pilgrims obviously had the same idea - plenty of space to take advantage - of free time - time to relax</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qru_LxVUy6XkY_1n5k-uP8woXLDVPiAuB1ipHwwpU4XrVfJ3aUEZ7TAeYxZDIvsMZhAwJMSkAtxOLydKYsNic_pXesJS7xERmeSaeD0ltBP6xzwxCdHyJsMNx_DIRVVFAttsNlNL6tA/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qru_LxVUy6XkY_1n5k-uP8woXLDVPiAuB1ipHwwpU4XrVfJ3aUEZ7TAeYxZDIvsMZhAwJMSkAtxOLydKYsNic_pXesJS7xERmeSaeD0ltBP6xzwxCdHyJsMNx_DIRVVFAttsNlNL6tA/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arlene enjoying the free time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The photo below is the same shown above the Saint Brigida photo - long walk - climbing up the mountain - recharging our emotional batteries - mentally preparing for that long up hill that we will tackle tomorrow. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAa38kPIPmHtL2PADA5FS3YCoBQoTTf4lsARvyNeWfPKrlhT6Rnq2oD3XFFEIFVd149BY-xPAjGm0HMtZCvjJm04UbDbpORM0guzCZU9BLcORXIHKWf5De5C5yMwOgpWCWiAcWHQRjS4/s4608/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAa38kPIPmHtL2PADA5FS3YCoBQoTTf4lsARvyNeWfPKrlhT6Rnq2oD3XFFEIFVd149BY-xPAjGm0HMtZCvjJm04UbDbpORM0guzCZU9BLcORXIHKWf5De5C5yMwOgpWCWiAcWHQRjS4/w640-h480/2013-09-05+001+2013-09-05+017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A short enjoyable day - plenty of time to relax - pray - meet a few pilgrims - share some stories. Our Lenten journey should always allow time for unscheduled interruptions - especially when it involves sharing our experience with others. You never know when you might meet Jesus in a stranger - break bread in an out of the way place.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-8608447318492626822024-03-05T06:00:00.027-06:002024-03-05T06:00:00.244-06:00The Way - Day 21<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Back on the trail - carrying all our things - my blister still with me - Arlene - bandaged knee - compared to everything else - minor. The path out of Burgos had us walking on pavement alongside a running stream of water - very peaceful - morning prayers - Thank you God - for all your blessings - things we might have missed if it hadn't made some sound. Walking west towards the sun - always in our face - thank you for sunglasses and wide brim hats. Thank you for the lightweight puffy jackets to keep us comfortable in the chilly mornings and that these compact down so small they fit in their own pocket. Every morning thanks for the blessings we often miss. In Lent - thank you for this time to - reflect - take notice of all the good things that are around us - the people who bless our lives - God is so good. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaOLKUxsM49mnRIVxb_TS-2jbxlB1qYVlEgwLsAYM9z5DMiL5K5K_B_af9lc9NY8eqHADWtTRl41mg1xm2Cb7FPVYY6qslbkaNQP3NG8mPGjMKer5RnreHtcidrTBvcPXiwIYFdk-sB8/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaOLKUxsM49mnRIVxb_TS-2jbxlB1qYVlEgwLsAYM9z5DMiL5K5K_B_af9lc9NY8eqHADWtTRl41mg1xm2Cb7FPVYY6qslbkaNQP3NG8mPGjMKer5RnreHtcidrTBvcPXiwIYFdk-sB8/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Bubbling stream - very peaceful - heading back to the dirt path that is the Camino </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c3gWk-_gLF8yYiCOrafPjYWSQthEsXy44NNJEEQL6DtoW2-BQbdIUmBRo8IzUkE0qeKyV9GUmmzMwPgRttNhXwI4YOgQlpYJhA-NNHGT5EnD4AYUUJZfGKNCEwTBJTIyLfNBk9ecFq8/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c3gWk-_gLF8yYiCOrafPjYWSQthEsXy44NNJEEQL6DtoW2-BQbdIUmBRo8IzUkE0qeKyV9GUmmzMwPgRttNhXwI4YOgQlpYJhA-NNHGT5EnD4AYUUJZfGKNCEwTBJTIyLfNBk9ecFq8/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Camino Angels - As we were walking we noticed our shadows in front of </div><div style="text-align: center;">us - were those really shadows - or perhaps our Camino angels.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBsQPpk5ftUzFWsvFriFykb8_v-SbjWjW7grCEd58HzBIaELfXS71Yadr2epQbS_tx1CH9gW2T9qP3C8QWLsur7JLEUeVd7no8S8Aarjmh4z0gFjuLIXC41hnvRr1oM7n1kEenQ0a8bs/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBsQPpk5ftUzFWsvFriFykb8_v-SbjWjW7grCEd58HzBIaELfXS71Yadr2epQbS_tx1CH9gW2T9qP3C8QWLsur7JLEUeVd7no8S8Aarjmh4z0gFjuLIXC41hnvRr1oM7n1kEenQ0a8bs/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A field of sunflowers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05Ah4WdP3ZFSr2rpYzZJ1wfqbRN0kC82pE928H5w3lTyK7Cpyrd06hQdMBhQqxmV4M25HZQa9puR3P5GyT7zQBB3Xb1_NdTVxGINedOfytqxk1IBTQ8a2dfsKfs_jKnmTnJWqb066CAo/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05Ah4WdP3ZFSr2rpYzZJ1wfqbRN0kC82pE928H5w3lTyK7Cpyrd06hQdMBhQqxmV4M25HZQa9puR3P5GyT7zQBB3Xb1_NdTVxGINedOfytqxk1IBTQ8a2dfsKfs_jKnmTnJWqb066CAo/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Harvested Field - Lots of Brown - Hot </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOvX8Z1ZglsRPL7E7DMAxezx-LbyFiEOzhxcvfyZ1iAH6PrLalqlhvprT-aF8XGtt1aYSnNauoVMW0vBPtLE_rFYS88IuFpQoPDk40KYDm7qcG2ltUZ8SKtCkMlNNzhX5pUl0qKb-7NE/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOvX8Z1ZglsRPL7E7DMAxezx-LbyFiEOzhxcvfyZ1iAH6PrLalqlhvprT-aF8XGtt1aYSnNauoVMW0vBPtLE_rFYS88IuFpQoPDk40KYDm7qcG2ltUZ8SKtCkMlNNzhX5pUl0qKb-7NE/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">We are not alone - Other pilgrims - not many </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_U6A0Y9jJw8vybP_BakQt5-i9SX-1qss4QEZ4QoPrjyBASThynz2T4Zq9fPEc_ZKCC8kAZvC-I9_o-bUXtiI5nl6Azsjla7M8FDYPIBXBqcJ9oC5NAIQbFxWkJtRR6JTDeh-ksnmWlo/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_U6A0Y9jJw8vybP_BakQt5-i9SX-1qss4QEZ4QoPrjyBASThynz2T4Zq9fPEc_ZKCC8kAZvC-I9_o-bUXtiI5nl6Azsjla7M8FDYPIBXBqcJ9oC5NAIQbFxWkJtRR6JTDeh-ksnmWlo/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Village Fountain - Do Not Drink The Water </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were warned to drink only bottled water since our digestive system would not be happy with the local water - good advice whenever you travel </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74JZq5pAl9N-N-ul7UomoSn_kkz1jz9he54OpHSBbB90MshDh8MgsfMrAsjIskRwXceJ8-PIm_1FG-kFmU5ZUGiRkEd4wPrBS7f73iXsV36ss81EjMBmsPxDoA-K39isL8ixkppv1FiM/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74JZq5pAl9N-N-ul7UomoSn_kkz1jz9he54OpHSBbB90MshDh8MgsfMrAsjIskRwXceJ8-PIm_1FG-kFmU5ZUGiRkEd4wPrBS7f73iXsV36ss81EjMBmsPxDoA-K39isL8ixkppv1FiM/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Local chapel - time to pray - heading into a very dry - hot area </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPV-KqIyvR2oUd36_34fDOvMSGdglLsM_-Fag8VWbgawxtauUbnXAmjV0M7CZfl5a3JX0kRLhDAGklo7NA8Mz2YzE4F2S-kcBS4PVCxHpDy15HJgVZpM99X5LPJmdhyoAvG7a_dTbNKk0/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPV-KqIyvR2oUd36_34fDOvMSGdglLsM_-Fag8VWbgawxtauUbnXAmjV0M7CZfl5a3JX0kRLhDAGklo7NA8Mz2YzE4F2S-kcBS4PVCxHpDy15HJgVZpM99X5LPJmdhyoAvG7a_dTbNKk0/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Typical Camino trail - gravel - dirt - dry - quiet - prayer time </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXY3vdI7ejy_PgExPrxd9i8YFS-CyN4wDzPYmcb3hLGU09EhQrN_U0SXk3bFpP3ll8020BsQ8J452ouDxlp48XJ5cAv2Ujbo2WNODgYcI2w_PIT-cLkmFzWnzUpYJdOOKi-gd8WOm4-U/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXY3vdI7ejy_PgExPrxd9i8YFS-CyN4wDzPYmcb3hLGU09EhQrN_U0SXk3bFpP3ll8020BsQ8J452ouDxlp48XJ5cAv2Ujbo2WNODgYcI2w_PIT-cLkmFzWnzUpYJdOOKi-gd8WOm4-U/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Stacking stones - religious cult? - We added our own - more time to pray </div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrfOGV9LpneaxZr0ydJwJlAEW6F67QkxD1Bdhnl1tr1uk2Cq72S-qYWLfGItbCosFiQ-LLnM5F5NWoiFTMkweC4RIhJW6zMdJvZiNReJycg7WVSrvs-kvDjx1-P5sgO1LIaRqhWD5JNQ/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrfOGV9LpneaxZr0ydJwJlAEW6F67QkxD1Bdhnl1tr1uk2Cq72S-qYWLfGItbCosFiQ-LLnM5F5NWoiFTMkweC4RIhJW6zMdJvZiNReJycg7WVSrvs-kvDjx1-P5sgO1LIaRqhWD5JNQ/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">More downhill - knees did not like - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">**Notice the trail goes down and to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the right of the pilgrim ahead into the mountains </span><span style="font-family: arial;">in the back ground </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The mornings were usually chilly for the first hour - then "puffys" came off compacted down - stuffed into our packs - within the next hour - very hot - our ultra lightweight t-shirts - shorts very damp from perspiration - all would be washed when we found our albergue for the day - shower - put on our second set that were dry inside our packs - after a shower - wash the sweaty ones - pray they would be dry by the morning. Everything we wore - carried - was hi-tech quick drying clothes - except for our wool socks - those would be pinned onto our pack and air dried the next morning as we walked. Luckily it did not rain except the last day so we saw many pilgrims with clothing pinned to their backpacks - rule #1 - keep your feet dry.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1iD4BjFSJCA1ESkOkeGCTtQe_KYvx9mW88KhJ-EH2HOIuA-cyVPhm0BDNBgbVL8BzrlsHFziajEhQ7hjRxIpoWF_gQOI3kJbqsJT4SbPkGa4HxluiMX55IObdwWFXtXHfi9dMvPcN8o/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1iD4BjFSJCA1ESkOkeGCTtQe_KYvx9mW88KhJ-EH2HOIuA-cyVPhm0BDNBgbVL8BzrlsHFziajEhQ7hjRxIpoWF_gQOI3kJbqsJT4SbPkGa4HxluiMX55IObdwWFXtXHfi9dMvPcN8o/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Community Gymnasium</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Local gymnasium used for over flow - pilgrims - cots - concrete floor - one bathroom - cold water. When we entered this town the Camino was getting more crowded. Most of the time it was only the two of us - occasionally joined by a few others - those who walked very fast quickly left us - those who walked slower - left behind. Here the three albergues were filled up - next albergue - 11 Kilometers away - we had to stop - no choice. Happily they opened a local gym with cots for the night. Unfortunately - one shower - cold water only - not fun - one restaurant - completely filled. They did have a small local grocery so we purchased a few items - two small bottles of wine with twist off caps and that was dinner. More prayers - God bless us - please! We did sleep well surprisingly - In Lent we pray that everyday is productive - that we end our day with a good sleep. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale <br /></span><div><br /></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-92224339664009865642024-03-04T06:00:00.013-06:002024-03-04T06:00:00.317-06:00The Way - Day 20<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Day #3 in Burgos - like it or not - returning to the Camino path tomorrow - hopefully my blister had enough time to heal - even though Burgos is a very nice town - we were not on vacation - rather on pilgrimage - a big difference. It is interesting that at restaurants when you ask for the menu - you get a card with everything they serve - in Northern Spain - on Camino - when you request Menu - that specifies a specific meal for pilgrims - three courses - soup - salad - fish - meat - desert - coffee - bread - wine. When you requested - menu - you got all three courses plus a full bottle of wine for each person including your ice cream and coffee. Because many pilgrims drank their full bottle - lots of snoring at night. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQy3_88gI8msk4nktBD9HvGR7DXwe2vNUv7QpYhp7EzpIiW4I1RBtgZ6ZLQTghc8VWcCNoAyetp4LNq1ExJ2cqHQVRHgEMpb9F6VzaB7c9Vh-etuzBP8HkxK9m2XfABJ56EDOxt8ojsm0/s4608/2013-09-03+001+2013-09-03+003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQy3_88gI8msk4nktBD9HvGR7DXwe2vNUv7QpYhp7EzpIiW4I1RBtgZ6ZLQTghc8VWcCNoAyetp4LNq1ExJ2cqHQVRHgEMpb9F6VzaB7c9Vh-etuzBP8HkxK9m2XfABJ56EDOxt8ojsm0/w640-h480/2013-09-03+001+2013-09-03+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Peregrina Arlene con vino tinto </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On pilgrimage with beautiful weather - we fell in love with outdoor dining. Pilgrim Menu about €7 to €9 - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Dinner at 7:30 PM in bed by 9:30 PM - Albergue doors locked at 10:00 PM This casual day minimized walking - time to sit - pray - reflect - prepare for the next day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWW7Y0aP1udmy-NWk6VREZDGhN4BDJ_wVNcsCGvwLJPTsp0_zPM5g7Z_l_lwqDpzKCU_DmfFin1CFMRf1SlIOSS4XfSGvjhrrrT3-5c3W5JRlzGENbXR-snSAUDs6d4e8525lmFJwkz4/s1067/pilgrim%25C2%25B4s-menu-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWW7Y0aP1udmy-NWk6VREZDGhN4BDJ_wVNcsCGvwLJPTsp0_zPM5g7Z_l_lwqDpzKCU_DmfFin1CFMRf1SlIOSS4XfSGvjhrrrT3-5c3W5JRlzGENbXR-snSAUDs6d4e8525lmFJwkz4/w480-h640/pilgrim%25C2%25B4s-menu-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pilgrim Menu Board</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Non pilgrims - locals - tourists - benefit from the very reasonable prices at restaurants. In a large part the pilgrims from around the world fuel the economy for Northern Spain in the small villages. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Even though most locals did not speak English - with minimal Spanish - very easy to get around Spain - most people were very friendly - even though tipping is not normal in Spain - nobody ever refused a tip when offered especially with a big smile and friendly muchas gracias. That added to the spirituality of the pilgrimage - helping to add to their economy.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko2HynPLWzkLTjv-Q3G_BB3Uu2fY5unK9KlpvwMUz-zQj_C7sfdc4ANflHuPkojqdii6dVboR7pNhmM_UPwaST_Qk5b0i-DptthtKJb_lAkdRQJMFI8Uz34ycc91gdNuAr5DajQ1X7P4/s4608/2013-09-03+002+2013-09-03+002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko2HynPLWzkLTjv-Q3G_BB3Uu2fY5unK9KlpvwMUz-zQj_C7sfdc4ANflHuPkojqdii6dVboR7pNhmM_UPwaST_Qk5b0i-DptthtKJb_lAkdRQJMFI8Uz34ycc91gdNuAr5DajQ1X7P4/w480-h640/2013-09-03+002+2013-09-03+002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Europe is loaded with statues every where you go - even on Camino </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">in very small villages - always statues.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavRSfYzY2AKqan89OT33Q98JpiEWpL10XySHuE_IxlsiXF8bXYA9LI500y11WG0u95hIfEYWzkDFwnPX6JNfxNo9uNpd0DtbD_CD-gHX9sM9Ixn4zi5OzWsm5Uyd1zZikUuC8L8EswUE/s4608/2013-09-03+002+2013-09-03+013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavRSfYzY2AKqan89OT33Q98JpiEWpL10XySHuE_IxlsiXF8bXYA9LI500y11WG0u95hIfEYWzkDFwnPX6JNfxNo9uNpd0DtbD_CD-gHX9sM9Ixn4zi5OzWsm5Uyd1zZikUuC8L8EswUE/w480-h640/2013-09-03+002+2013-09-03+013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Public Square - Gathering place for peregrinos - locals </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihU7tMdp0QtNCtWRObeV5Y49bnzIF41q7_GloKf7FNN01ZzykmU5i-KPYJA8YUClj_OaSyIqT-nIZbx5BsKj_vpBKjfDitj3feXiLTlqvIjByGY7kwhSIDzMLwtc_C1czxk1J5ShLOV7Y/s4608/2013-09-03+002+2013-09-03+014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihU7tMdp0QtNCtWRObeV5Y49bnzIF41q7_GloKf7FNN01ZzykmU5i-KPYJA8YUClj_OaSyIqT-nIZbx5BsKj_vpBKjfDitj3feXiLTlqvIjByGY7kwhSIDzMLwtc_C1czxk1J5ShLOV7Y/w640-h480/2013-09-03+002+2013-09-03+014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Public waking area - places to sit - relax - pray - meditate - thinking about the next day </div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our last day in Burgos - tomorrow loaded with back pack - trekking poles - we continue onwards to Santiago. The first ten days of pilgrimage completed - looking forward to another twenty or so. Yesterday - Third Sunday of Lent - half way of our Lenten journey - twenty more days of prayers - reading - reflection on our present journey. How are you doing - any blisters yet?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-46062297815978213072024-03-03T06:00:00.008-06:002024-03-03T06:00:00.302-06:00The Way - Day 19 <p><span style="font-family: arial;">Day #2 in Burgos - Our Swedish peregrinos getting ready to get the replacement battery badly needed so they can continue their pilgrimage - without their electric bicycles - walking the Camino not possible. We left them here and wished them well - inspired by their can do attitude. So often during Lent - roadblocks along the Lenten path - health - job issues - pop up that makes our spiritual journey difficult. As long as these are only pauses - not a complete stop - we can always pick up where we left off - recharge our batteries - continue on.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb1LBuIl0V-N2TzZMibeKw1MZV5xV0SOLl75tPpxik5p71E9lIhyphenhyphenLkqUkEb-iMEGe3DfJdBe5k894tns7j_JWcOtWTgkW7kZd8Ke6mGzyW3jUsc-LE8eceugQvBLGwCzvqwx_KGBg66U/s4608/2013-09-01+002+2013-09-01+004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb1LBuIl0V-N2TzZMibeKw1MZV5xV0SOLl75tPpxik5p71E9lIhyphenhyphenLkqUkEb-iMEGe3DfJdBe5k894tns7j_JWcOtWTgkW7kZd8Ke6mGzyW3jUsc-LE8eceugQvBLGwCzvqwx_KGBg66U/w640-h480/2013-09-01+002+2013-09-01+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Foldable Electric Bicycle </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Trying to minimize how much walking we did while healing in Burgos - still taking advantage of these rest days - keeping our minds focused on pilgrimage. Surprise - we came across this sightseeing train - took us all around Burgos - saved my feet from unnecessary walking. </span><br /><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4J8hm1GHMydpDAiyXk6Ux8wOnz1_XeyPClDIux2BFnrhrz8tYoLafGaE7WhOMJBUckYy7FsvIdXfH26IA1f5lldXoFM8Vj2cjNYO0JUVleKxg5k_I53xy6OYLOvRu2x0BhryhV0B9Eg/s4608/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4J8hm1GHMydpDAiyXk6Ux8wOnz1_XeyPClDIux2BFnrhrz8tYoLafGaE7WhOMJBUckYy7FsvIdXfH26IA1f5lldXoFM8Vj2cjNYO0JUVleKxg5k_I53xy6OYLOvRu2x0BhryhV0B9Eg/w640-h480/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Choo Choo </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscEUUOdYLsVhTBOguhO_x4JHlUTO94tIQUBTLDU90Hqx8ZyHR2FKLaqvRv1EXdxl0QLaDUHT7j8YFVqiWCWNZAhcHQBjCEm3QgaJn46aYN97onmUE2pjcQcn6Oay4Lvhyphenhyphen-4ZCbJRsnH8/s4608/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscEUUOdYLsVhTBOguhO_x4JHlUTO94tIQUBTLDU90Hqx8ZyHR2FKLaqvRv1EXdxl0QLaDUHT7j8YFVqiWCWNZAhcHQBjCEm3QgaJn46aYN97onmUE2pjcQcn6Oay4Lvhyphenhyphen-4ZCbJRsnH8/w640-h480/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Another pilgrim sculpture in front of the Cathedral</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgWc4WbfWuhjkFXHRgG7_uOsQDMWxvgcnB4xkiXwG0tc9vpOKwCXTPYgi3AjqF5Ul_SYmmKHS8Bt0L6q1-tWno9deHMGYqG3L8vx_uHWbT_StLFc5668GbV6etOL2ipGCf1ehVXRJlEc/s4608/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgWc4WbfWuhjkFXHRgG7_uOsQDMWxvgcnB4xkiXwG0tc9vpOKwCXTPYgi3AjqF5Ul_SYmmKHS8Bt0L6q1-tWno9deHMGYqG3L8vx_uHWbT_StLFc5668GbV6etOL2ipGCf1ehVXRJlEc/w640-h480/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Very Large Pilgrims - In Spain Peregrinos Highly Regarded</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhNIGW7-gbQvDj1MABiNG1bkS8BRZqY-LXeb-rB3zByJB9brpFfWp1E_uiV3FcphXkcKTxBL2RconZSOnlUdt7dCCtb6saQruMnXSiCyc1UFOf9mJKxmRo4prsU-nplnbCtsKiHHSPzQ/s4608/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhNIGW7-gbQvDj1MABiNG1bkS8BRZqY-LXeb-rB3zByJB9brpFfWp1E_uiV3FcphXkcKTxBL2RconZSOnlUdt7dCCtb6saQruMnXSiCyc1UFOf9mJKxmRo4prsU-nplnbCtsKiHHSPzQ/w640-h480/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Back On Our Feet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPrgKBagPnRQoWb7hub-NWbTgsNi-WFqEH1VGo89lKMezyM4Etv01CLldBU0KZM_EVwb-5xILATwbiPeXgitoVLhGE625hkk68Ny4q2fFiAB6H2IvtSRb9MtW61U5SqoQRa6AxOGAilM/s4608/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPrgKBagPnRQoWb7hub-NWbTgsNi-WFqEH1VGo89lKMezyM4Etv01CLldBU0KZM_EVwb-5xILATwbiPeXgitoVLhGE625hkk68Ny4q2fFiAB6H2IvtSRb9MtW61U5SqoQRa6AxOGAilM/w640-h480/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">El Cid </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK1ogLzqCb279tTWfULLlW_53ZpejH7hfS7d6o3aRGZCMCC5mk9NNyludEYzxJZM50JywdD5XTSWj7pvT3vhrjkBUAPlnSq6uVn5fTy-6zEoGXAJpXHRoMiGMybGhxKOAP8LTdhY2YqY/s4608/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK1ogLzqCb279tTWfULLlW_53ZpejH7hfS7d6o3aRGZCMCC5mk9NNyludEYzxJZM50JywdD5XTSWj7pvT3vhrjkBUAPlnSq6uVn5fTy-6zEoGXAJpXHRoMiGMybGhxKOAP8LTdhY2YqY/w480-h640/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">W/C Water Closet - Public Toilet - Yes a Toilet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqquEt-f9wZIzeKYxKdg_ssWJli82obhgDTAU-IsDjNb9zwO_7ZnEu0119d9H4MPwU0fBdC1rbh6yTH7mk4bPxVOmxtGZ5FDLTQnCF386jDF9dkv6-RauDzluAEk4F8QZfdXxMXPbLqs/s4608/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+041.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqquEt-f9wZIzeKYxKdg_ssWJli82obhgDTAU-IsDjNb9zwO_7ZnEu0119d9H4MPwU0fBdC1rbh6yTH7mk4bPxVOmxtGZ5FDLTQnCF386jDF9dkv6-RauDzluAEk4F8QZfdXxMXPbLqs/w640-h480/2013-09-02+001+2013-09-02+041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Heading Back to our hostel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our second day - resting in Burgos - no kilometers walked today - walking in sandals - left hiking shoes at hostel - getting fresh air on our feet. Spent a fair amount of time visiting the Cathedral - praying - always praying on Camino - always during Lent - one prayer after another - Lord have mercy - Jesus I trust in you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buen Camino</div><div style="text-align: left;">Deacon Dale </div></span></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-1668254784599896432024-03-02T06:00:00.024-06:002024-03-02T06:00:00.351-06:00The Way - Day 18<p><span style="font-family: arial;">September 1, 2013 - 6 days into our Camino experience - time to cry - uncle - my blister was getting the best of me - time to take a break and give my foot a rest from the daily trekking. Burgos, Spain is a good sized city where we stopped a few days to see if I could get a handle on my blister. It was a big enough city that we could use the time to discover what Burgos had for visitors. Lord - we come before you seeking time to rest - time to heal - very appropriate many days - even this Lent. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv_Z3KuonArgrrYM_2e6qRgK_Fn875ik1if9X8qmukmOnzKCIp5MNaeca1cv7OxBs_vhXOpuwieGbTmXncIrHW6jDCdFU05CFJV02iO9tU53y-s3al-oij081ocBEgAScScPcBinn51c/s4608/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv_Z3KuonArgrrYM_2e6qRgK_Fn875ik1if9X8qmukmOnzKCIp5MNaeca1cv7OxBs_vhXOpuwieGbTmXncIrHW6jDCdFU05CFJV02iO9tU53y-s3al-oij081ocBEgAScScPcBinn51c/w640-h480/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not Too Shabby Waiting Area in the Community Hostel </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here we met a few pilgrims - one lady who had traveled from Montana - against her doctor's advice - already scheduled for knee surgery. Here waiting for a bus to help return her home - wishing she had listened to her doctor. Any pilgrimage - best to take seriously any - all advice - helps to avoid bumps in the road </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSSS7dHa6VFvlctPdwvDaq3ae1C2ad1zZ3fPSD65eVGUAeh_GCXvRThE_1gIKPLw9AWAS7dcUEaBEFcQjeKBpo4GjJqhP9R-Ou7ORTKrx54zwsdRjq31SFftEY7ScX6CqNBKFk_A_zl0/s4608/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSSS7dHa6VFvlctPdwvDaq3ae1C2ad1zZ3fPSD65eVGUAeh_GCXvRThE_1gIKPLw9AWAS7dcUEaBEFcQjeKBpo4GjJqhP9R-Ou7ORTKrx54zwsdRjq31SFftEY7ScX6CqNBKFk_A_zl0/w640-h480/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to Burgos </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We also met an older couple in their 80s who were biking the Camino with battery powered bikes - the wife had a defective battery - had taken the bus here waiting for a replacement battery from Sweden their home bike dealer. Very friendly pilgrims. Inspired by their age and energy - positive attitude. Often in Lent when we feel like we are failing - need to seek those who can encourage us to continue - not surprisingly - they are all around us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtD9QkC-RwqzP9hqAbILFIuyCxUl2Tlwh4_ZDb3ZWo1rtlsRfpDknuu5bqB80WqhH5k649ZsuKVkTfs7wQLQL91ln93JU6ziE_SYu2vDyZR-O-77BMPxrZy8NXpeBBs4t4FuOY1Z0CrE/s4608/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtD9QkC-RwqzP9hqAbILFIuyCxUl2Tlwh4_ZDb3ZWo1rtlsRfpDknuu5bqB80WqhH5k649ZsuKVkTfs7wQLQL91ln93JU6ziE_SYu2vDyZR-O-77BMPxrZy8NXpeBBs4t4FuOY1Z0CrE/w640-h480/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The entrance gate towards the Cathedral at Burgos </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Walking through the gate - the first view of the Burgos Cathedral - very impressive - little did we know that we would return here 4 years later in 2017 and again in 2023 while leading a pilgrimage to Fatima - Lourdes. I was privileged to preach here during Holy Mass - adding to my list of giving a homily in an international church - a special blessing for a deacon. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc23iQTbBmHjHH2B6avCx6U4ZQRaDzPv3rmUBcyI4AQ5D4fT1GUJCbwuIEympuwtfNX8nw0iaPDqy2rfdMAeJxWBNUvJd4yFE3nY8F8RsbzhcGQRou71H3DNRfWNqxhDmMS-_GUCMv4U/s4608/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc23iQTbBmHjHH2B6avCx6U4ZQRaDzPv3rmUBcyI4AQ5D4fT1GUJCbwuIEympuwtfNX8nw0iaPDqy2rfdMAeJxWBNUvJd4yFE3nY8F8RsbzhcGQRou71H3DNRfWNqxhDmMS-_GUCMv4U/w640-h480/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Burgos Cathedral</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWLJLu6x8_flqu-XjKpcZ4TMjy5nQqB1ZFqtlUeaNK6E2KHELnHgu-nDA9ImskYFKy83V4wVn8DDnF7aQqbmSBh5vmhyi603z5I2pUwIbXgR6-bVX0FmFnQ7F2d5VqrP2dgurHEoUNs4/s4608/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWLJLu6x8_flqu-XjKpcZ4TMjy5nQqB1ZFqtlUeaNK6E2KHELnHgu-nDA9ImskYFKy83V4wVn8DDnF7aQqbmSBh5vmhyi603z5I2pUwIbXgR6-bVX0FmFnQ7F2d5VqrP2dgurHEoUNs4/w480-h640/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+046.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One of many side altars</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Besides all the altars and other religious artifacts - dozens of paintings. One special one - </span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1040 – 1099), better known as </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">El Cid -</b><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"> a Castilian nobleman and undefeated military leader in medieval Spain - during the golden age of the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Templars</b><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mzHdQI3X5o3iPtqaFIbGam7jPTzD3zhCsfzNyMqgdghY5JRfab_vdGLzWZYwnlK8-7SmVvVORSEjPpAue3W-Lamq53lUeQC8SOwKRTH1spRqejkE4LoEzwOqhu6dyGZcLirBXAHhPtI/s4608/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mzHdQI3X5o3iPtqaFIbGam7jPTzD3zhCsfzNyMqgdghY5JRfab_vdGLzWZYwnlK8-7SmVvVORSEjPpAue3W-Lamq53lUeQC8SOwKRTH1spRqejkE4LoEzwOqhu6dyGZcLirBXAHhPtI/w480-h640/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+078.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">El Cid </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Outside the Cathedral area - a large garden area to walk - wander - sit and talk - pray - reflect - rest your sore feet. We visited this area a number of times while in Burgos - minutes away from our hostel. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihd17yEluWxpQi-jkSsOWdBfJV0hMW_xw4tAkNdjXgVKS8oiTyf-x0rhkDI3sLJz8-7NBmJIARXOJx7NskFDBsf72Uss8oLq8VRcPIvbtndVJD0sXYBQSTZgIfEN6yZxsRsZ8JA6ilIE/s4608/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihd17yEluWxpQi-jkSsOWdBfJV0hMW_xw4tAkNdjXgVKS8oiTyf-x0rhkDI3sLJz8-7NBmJIARXOJx7NskFDBsf72Uss8oLq8VRcPIvbtndVJD0sXYBQSTZgIfEN6yZxsRsZ8JA6ilIE/w640-h480/2013-09-01+001+2013-09-01+095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Burgos garden area near the Cathedral </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This garden - very near a running stream - very peaceful - very prayerful. In Lent special blessings when a restful place is discovered - helps to make prayer time special - seeking a quiet space to pray - always a benefit in Lent. </div><div><br /></div><div>Buen Camino</div><div>Deacon Dale </div></span>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-26654822141569402122024-03-01T06:00:00.018-06:002024-03-01T06:00:00.152-06:00The Way - Day 17 <p><span style="font-family: arial;">On this walking pilgrimage we quickly settled into a daily routine - sleep as late as possible - too many early walkers who disturbed our sleep - 5:00 AM - lights still out - rustling noises as they dress and repack their back packs in the dark - some with flashlights or hiking head lamps trying to gather all their belongings - too often - those lights shining into the eyes of those trying to get more sleep - the noise from shuffling all their stuff also making it difficult to sleep. We had to leave the albergues by 10:00 AM at the latest - that allowed the staff time to clean the facility and bunk beds. Most days we were up and ready to leave by 7:30 AM which still allowed us plenty of walking time as well as stopping early enough to get a bed. Some people reserved ahead - not knowing how difficult each day would be - we planed our day by ear and using a guide book to know where the hostels were located - we had a good idea when to stop - time of day - how bad my blisters hurt. We learned very early that those who walked until dark often found the albergues filled and no beds available. Taking that into consideration - time of day - distance walked - making sure we had a bed - had us stopping by 4:30 PM at the latest. Less people in the albergue - a better choice of bed - away from the bathrooms - closer to the windows for a good breeze since they are not air conditioned. Just because we were back packing did not mean it had to be too rough of an experience. In Lent as we try to follow our plans for prayer time - accomplishing our daily spiritual exercises - fitting those in with our daily obligations sometimes challenging - so we adapt. we pray - constantly listening to God's voice</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9oTFCCb15jI1gAn13YnYsHcT_ubMSll7Ue68KBrbmsPUBhSrxGNec3IncKmeC0y9E5zXu-NtPVnek9ZE232JYm9s_MIiTgd4pxizmRv2_MMXdzqWdLQu8-IzsyyXJWRY0THjKqeIzpM/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9oTFCCb15jI1gAn13YnYsHcT_ubMSll7Ue68KBrbmsPUBhSrxGNec3IncKmeC0y9E5zXu-NtPVnek9ZE232JYm9s_MIiTgd4pxizmRv2_MMXdzqWdLQu8-IzsyyXJWRY0THjKqeIzpM/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Back into the country side </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Another beautiful day - although we were prepared for rain - we only had light rain on our last day of pilgrimage. This section mostly flat - near here we met a couple from the Philippines - during our time in Spain we met pilgrims from 24 countries - all spoke English </div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJN91Q6z-X3dYBXBatze4j1etO-GnkEpY-Nm9h89ynAdYknFg3GDu_wMQ9pVn4VXJ5ra3GSKYp-zGxzOH6fAjLClz5qS970XohVFa6cOZQs-FnXWHbLED955kBgfIHsnHHQ-2yLJc_v7w/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJN91Q6z-X3dYBXBatze4j1etO-GnkEpY-Nm9h89ynAdYknFg3GDu_wMQ9pVn4VXJ5ra3GSKYp-zGxzOH6fAjLClz5qS970XohVFa6cOZQs-FnXWHbLED955kBgfIHsnHHQ-2yLJc_v7w/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A new style Camino marker with yellow arrow & Filipino pilgrims</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpginbqC8_-sD55je2KMtgIOqFh4OJ_0rM1wE0BL7BcStq18tYCLlybXcYvVWhR7-NXgiVq3vHDqBTm03PKbWM6u9X8crRc6L2R2a_1JYGW_TyuLi3D-oAEXGxhkOb8KMJGSoWhPQm2I0/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpginbqC8_-sD55je2KMtgIOqFh4OJ_0rM1wE0BL7BcStq18tYCLlybXcYvVWhR7-NXgiVq3vHDqBTm03PKbWM6u9X8crRc6L2R2a_1JYGW_TyuLi3D-oAEXGxhkOb8KMJGSoWhPQm2I0/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Random monument dedicated for pilgrims who died while walking </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sH4b0OE4HvkkLXZE111T9E60KslqaYpEUf4gLfcEnyP2DwuST4C93rVUvc0WmEWyQPdaIdCLKKFrKRFlLbgFY_2AOqRkOrGdt28usw-98SkfsVOUmCZbpP0JGsMNrd1Yz98swZXHYTA/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sH4b0OE4HvkkLXZE111T9E60KslqaYpEUf4gLfcEnyP2DwuST4C93rVUvc0WmEWyQPdaIdCLKKFrKRFlLbgFY_2AOqRkOrGdt28usw-98SkfsVOUmCZbpP0JGsMNrd1Yz98swZXHYTA/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pilgrim biking the Camino </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeCtAo45cfIA8TDxacTsAOrQcpZLAvvD1l8DW5ATWLvd0hvd-IpSxJ8LpBcjMqmxRdeQjfoIbomAV0826rrKWgP3WOp-ZCwpBrmLXic6PVQtYiKORXdBd1hc86NTHkUwZPeNfMh8ZLyI/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeCtAo45cfIA8TDxacTsAOrQcpZLAvvD1l8DW5ATWLvd0hvd-IpSxJ8LpBcjMqmxRdeQjfoIbomAV0826rrKWgP3WOp-ZCwpBrmLXic6PVQtYiKORXdBd1hc86NTHkUwZPeNfMh8ZLyI/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Walking through a grape field - didn't pick any</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD6bSEirn6LAuQ9qcV9Bb5azBa9oNe4GQbUkGFMAj37-x882DFVkXc-Gxi8cJ3_k53luVnzDnt_bIgWNMcAHVizjOKtCKGIjdPN4rStUsgLo18dZ4tKgY5vIgkWJbBVoS8vMM4Qr42wk/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD6bSEirn6LAuQ9qcV9Bb5azBa9oNe4GQbUkGFMAj37-x882DFVkXc-Gxi8cJ3_k53luVnzDnt_bIgWNMcAHVizjOKtCKGIjdPN4rStUsgLo18dZ4tKgY5vIgkWJbBVoS8vMM4Qr42wk/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Camino directional sign with local history </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LR_pV1fnS7YhmQpu09-r0N78kLKlRhmZYRb4wMAvRCAMDELWHMMCosb1RM2qLcvQIMJOMow5rQGCORGSDokBW80sTfMVYjeByWiI5pI6pmKkdUbGGXlEL0Oph46qMmAHj2L5F8h1HE4/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LR_pV1fnS7YhmQpu09-r0N78kLKlRhmZYRb4wMAvRCAMDELWHMMCosb1RM2qLcvQIMJOMow5rQGCORGSDokBW80sTfMVYjeByWiI5pI6pmKkdUbGGXlEL0Oph46qMmAHj2L5F8h1HE4/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Village of Najera - Our albergue for tonight </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This night we experienced semi-private dormitory beds - two bunk beds in a shared room. One of us on top the other got the lower - just to be fair to the others sharing the room<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosM-graVyYXWV7FnKa46P5wRQEeWB9JIS_n2bC9nPB8ziWAJone3lF7Zp3pbjDNSzQxzqxQOkwSgI3RyD7EI5q6iTOn00wEKxGYWcXy94dBKM8HM0SmG1nCPa9CV5WUnHII5_WPBgMlU/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosM-graVyYXWV7FnKa46P5wRQEeWB9JIS_n2bC9nPB8ziWAJone3lF7Zp3pbjDNSzQxzqxQOkwSgI3RyD7EI5q6iTOn00wEKxGYWcXy94dBKM8HM0SmG1nCPa9CV5WUnHII5_WPBgMlU/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dormitory bunk beds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZraLrLJZCArrX7Q9txk_w4j6p2XKa2a8f02-pkU146OXYPTuUGe6CUP3YsprF_U7T-OdlgoA8g6S_u0reDJOvYTI1_pF9uSF5LoDsELPt3Pv7Xx-UL_vaS-4mGkl14OraypLKv7SuXtE/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZraLrLJZCArrX7Q9txk_w4j6p2XKa2a8f02-pkU146OXYPTuUGe6CUP3YsprF_U7T-OdlgoA8g6S_u0reDJOvYTI1_pF9uSF5LoDsELPt3Pv7Xx-UL_vaS-4mGkl14OraypLKv7SuXtE/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alburgue entrance - Must leave boots & trekking poles at entrance</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to avoid bringing dirt to bed area & pray they are still there in the morning </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We ended our day early enough to find a place to eat and wander around the town. The alburgues all lock their doors at 10:00 PM - so must be back or you get locked out. The </div><div>sunsets in Spain - always beautiful - time to pause - give God the praise for another fruitful - spiritual - safe day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzR7D0d-tck7__ywhIbJr1I5ai8CrFq0YxY0AAZ1TYocHjgFB1AoqBqtu8NSySPiSwbGAabJH8e5MVRQK5opXByvQvA8AXROnRJ8BgKR_yrOOdlyaUo6TQA4O6Mh6oNhRBkw93hBHupo/s4608/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzR7D0d-tck7__ywhIbJr1I5ai8CrFq0YxY0AAZ1TYocHjgFB1AoqBqtu8NSySPiSwbGAabJH8e5MVRQK5opXByvQvA8AXROnRJ8BgKR_yrOOdlyaUo6TQA4O6Mh6oNhRBkw93hBHupo/w640-h480/2013-08-31+001+2013-08-31+042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Sunset </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>At bedtime - always time for many prayers - prayers of thanksgiving - prayers of praise - intercessory prayers for self - those at home - those also walking the Camino. In Lent as any other night - final prayers for the day - thank you Lord - Jesus I trust in you </div><div><br /></div></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span> </p>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-45721437939169395382024-02-29T06:00:00.014-06:002024-02-29T06:00:00.152-06:00The Way - Day 16<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Walking through all the villages gave us the chance to see many small churches - those in the distance we simply walked past - in the villages a chance to walk inside to visit. Always time for a prayer inside the church - those prayers added to the dozens of prayers spoken as we walked. During Lent - always opportunities for extra prayers - a simple Glory Be - Hail Mary.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjVWKYbyFVxsjANIWPTO9DYnevy6Z4da_RCWkJRnr2dXM0HVNnw_lacaAlZgpDIMfE4YfJ2OL-rknNyPJ05lKsC4Qn64e0t-FUCdSygya746kMj2_MFNEOffZWX3hgXszVyIi2EEEDkk/s4608/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjVWKYbyFVxsjANIWPTO9DYnevy6Z4da_RCWkJRnr2dXM0HVNnw_lacaAlZgpDIMfE4YfJ2OL-rknNyPJ05lKsC4Qn64e0t-FUCdSygya746kMj2_MFNEOffZWX3hgXszVyIi2EEEDkk/w640-h480/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Parish Courtyard</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lhRr7gQ_XlMMS9LmwkL3pgXCIS185rO0l0BcwUKRP2MX3oKZ8SZUJ4qQmXgk17LamvRz_dNBUvgsm9FstgN_8CLfz7jQ_yN62DdNmTbA_lax_CAAU2v697YWbMY7TuhIot0sfJ13cao/s4608/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lhRr7gQ_XlMMS9LmwkL3pgXCIS185rO0l0BcwUKRP2MX3oKZ8SZUJ4qQmXgk17LamvRz_dNBUvgsm9FstgN_8CLfz7jQ_yN62DdNmTbA_lax_CAAU2v697YWbMY7TuhIot0sfJ13cao/w640-h480/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">City of Navarrete - Welcome</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An early arrival - time to wander here - visit some local sights after checking in at today's albergue. Time to relax - a glass of wine - Tappas - waiting for dinner time. More quiet time for reflection - prayers - listening to God. Lent is an excellent time to pause and listen - to God -your heart - your thoughts. In Spain or at home - take advantage of this gift. </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJjIdUydSZ2CcGhHFF1pAGtn489zztIFeKe2KrsFUDX89Js__EkSBTVvI14FphNu3WhsXaEIBO00jiSMk5WTAaPuvzhBJEF5LsTMlHgY5QpfhNZdcQEyUN0MchwaxX3xrkBUbCFBRcpM/s4608/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJjIdUydSZ2CcGhHFF1pAGtn489zztIFeKe2KrsFUDX89Js__EkSBTVvI14FphNu3WhsXaEIBO00jiSMk5WTAaPuvzhBJEF5LsTMlHgY5QpfhNZdcQEyUN0MchwaxX3xrkBUbCFBRcpM/w640-h480/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arlene checking her map </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Plenty of time to visit the local church. In this part of Spain the locals stay up late at night - sleep late into the morning - not up again until 10:00 AM. Daily Mass here not scheduled until the evening at 8:00 PM </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ENjMilT9yrs8CkG6uoANASI7CLhHv0pI_hZOc75vI4rtKWjentqeHj8qhvGkZnHOevXCfKYoQUrtYn_gfTGXRp5wsz1l7BlSPtZiEfDs_q0ncCyX_-r4lsfKpaPwSdwbgVMkoeDxfT4/s4608/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ENjMilT9yrs8CkG6uoANASI7CLhHv0pI_hZOc75vI4rtKWjentqeHj8qhvGkZnHOevXCfKYoQUrtYn_gfTGXRp5wsz1l7BlSPtZiEfDs_q0ncCyX_-r4lsfKpaPwSdwbgVMkoeDxfT4/w480-h640/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+019.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Mary's Parish A lot of gold surrounds the altar</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUsyzDVS3zwjBJZoEsABtQhSTbg1rcvUIksB-eGGDwROaheFIO0OXzKxnCUTN6DgwGj-3rjaaLYNfFxyNT70v7DhT7o4PbGCwOeHENMZ7S87zFj18_1RTyKk0E5Mv9GfT61nvqiiFNzw/s4608/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUsyzDVS3zwjBJZoEsABtQhSTbg1rcvUIksB-eGGDwROaheFIO0OXzKxnCUTN6DgwGj-3rjaaLYNfFxyNT70v7DhT7o4PbGCwOeHENMZ7S87zFj18_1RTyKk0E5Mv9GfT61nvqiiFNzw/w640-h480/2013-08-30+001+2013-08-30+035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Mary Parish </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Weekday Mass 8:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM Visiting hours 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM a </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">4 hour break then open again 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM The locals attend evening Mass for about 30 minutes - then head to local restaurants for a routine late dinner. In Lent attending daily Mass - a gift - time for community prayers - Adoration - confession - all gifts from the Church - to each and everyone. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale</span> </div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-87195088232340842592024-02-28T06:00:00.009-06:002024-02-28T06:00:00.146-06:00The Way - Day 15 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Back on the trail - note our Camino angels at lower right walking ahead of us. Each morning begins with a prayer then - close by our albergue - a place to get our cafe con leche y tostada. When we first started - Arlene only wanted coffee which in Spain would be espresso - a small coffee maybe one ounce of liquid - I convinced her to get her coffee with more volume - so cafe con leche - a latte - about 8 ounces along with toast. It was very important that we consumed lots of liquid during the day. We were carrying about 2 liters of water in our back packs but whenever possible we stopped and had more coffee or a Coke. She wanted diet and again I insisted that there was no nutritional benefit in a diet drink and had her drink the regular Coke. Spending six to eight hours a day walking meant we needed lots of liquid to keep us hydrated as well as carbohydrates to fuel our muscles. The bread in Spain was some of the best bread we ever ate - no preservatives - so breakfast - cafe con leche y tostada. On the Camino we learned that there were two breakfasts - #1 the simple latte and toast - #2 more cafe con leche and perhaps eggs and more - all blessed by saying grace </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyA31N82K9srfJP_z2SMYS7RJ6pf-35DZt4tKuK8By_wp8rusbCNG6q-COohvglXC2ldoXSnJkt7XDsR90JcGKXBqv_tjWUHvoEQLoB0tzgf1X_S1IFz4I8URyQMRmGiTt_ix3msp6i0/s4608/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyA31N82K9srfJP_z2SMYS7RJ6pf-35DZt4tKuK8By_wp8rusbCNG6q-COohvglXC2ldoXSnJkt7XDsR90JcGKXBqv_tjWUHvoEQLoB0tzgf1X_S1IFz4I8URyQMRmGiTt_ix3msp6i0/w640-h480/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Back Yard of Spain </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The majority of pilgrims started so early in the morning - perhaps as soon as 5:00 AM - that no restaurants were open - only bars with the coffee and toast. It wasn't</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> until</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> maybe 10:00 AM that full service restaurants opened. The mornings were always cool so a hot drink to start the day - mandatory as well as a light jacket for the first hour. In Lent we always begin the day with some sort of breakfast and morning prayers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvypynQ51vZhZYppBYs5NN4cEnUhcSArRgonJBAif02jMLT9AUKaJ9e5jqv_eHJTLbt96B6TGrMqqTPnqK7ZAjPMVNbQTsPvoiJF_j-7TeY1mRe3xwtDFzTn5koVVIUrM20v5QRbv_O4/s4608/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+006.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvypynQ51vZhZYppBYs5NN4cEnUhcSArRgonJBAif02jMLT9AUKaJ9e5jqv_eHJTLbt96B6TGrMqqTPnqK7ZAjPMVNbQTsPvoiJF_j-7TeY1mRe3xwtDFzTn5koVVIUrM20v5QRbv_O4/w640-h480/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Country Chapel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">On Camino our days filled with dozens of prayers - Rosary - Chaplets - intercessions for those back home - those in need. In Lent - in addition to scheduled prayers - always open to stop and pray on a moments notice as we learn of other's needs. We are prayer warriors for all.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lunch was available about noon and dinner only at 7:30 PM. Many pilgrims including us - stopped walking around 4:00 PM to ensure that we could find a bed - shower - change into </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">dry clothes - relax and wait for dinner time. To fill that time waiting for dinner hour - some cerveza or vino. We found on the Camino they had two choices of wine - vino tinto - vino blanco. Added to the beer or wine - tapas - small servings of food items to hold us until dinner - time to relax - talk with others - meditate on the days events - blessings </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsPDAzqXCQhmyAVY7JU0cpFB1cg1xVvvNWOcNOVSfZwe36JSiebDeoD_p9Vy0fgU49WixoQBHxUz-GfCd8AK6CDGNFrJe2t0fJde8TVfM-GEY6NmH2IoQ23N7u9g1X-GilxR8VT5kYGg/s4608/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsPDAzqXCQhmyAVY7JU0cpFB1cg1xVvvNWOcNOVSfZwe36JSiebDeoD_p9Vy0fgU49WixoQBHxUz-GfCd8AK6CDGNFrJe2t0fJde8TVfM-GEY6NmH2IoQ23N7u9g1X-GilxR8VT5kYGg/w640-h480/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Slippery When Wet </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>On the Camino path we discovered every type of terrain possible except for snow - in winter months even that is experienced.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFwhYD6yi1LbQnTmWtzFd0Lr6MgQknT8KsqL5HqTx66QdA360lFMP5Y5iwIo2M8VcWwWH6SAMqBd-CWZi4t7PZ7twSqVDoT2DzCYb7SBlgu-y5-EMAkl7kz6I5zAX7TxPn5TWKAwFnhs/s4608/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFwhYD6yi1LbQnTmWtzFd0Lr6MgQknT8KsqL5HqTx66QdA360lFMP5Y5iwIo2M8VcWwWH6SAMqBd-CWZi4t7PZ7twSqVDoT2DzCYb7SBlgu-y5-EMAkl7kz6I5zAX7TxPn5TWKAwFnhs/w640-h480/2013-08-29+002+2013-08-29+008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fresh Spring Water *Note Camino Shell on Wall</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Keeping hydrated our number one concern - always selecting the large size drink when we found a place with food or drink. Our personal water system in our back packs with a sippy tube - available to take frequent sips of water as we walked - freeing up our hands to use our trekking poles which we used about 90 percent of the time when walking. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUadr20oeUtm0nMZl1W9mchXzskl31Pgi93Uf0NyTbgQvRu5pSpnl1QI2kuHc_gLVj0HwWHyt5l23A4MATOyiF33_vsN0Ig3r5cV5dZ3prIe7JmZ5FSGQg63VhY71b1Bexy9kXvuWBRs/s4608/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUadr20oeUtm0nMZl1W9mchXzskl31Pgi93Uf0NyTbgQvRu5pSpnl1QI2kuHc_gLVj0HwWHyt5l23A4MATOyiF33_vsN0Ig3r5cV5dZ3prIe7JmZ5FSGQg63VhY71b1Bexy9kXvuWBRs/w640-h480/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">City of Logrono</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whenever we entered a larger village or city we were able to take advantage of amenities not available in the small places. Walking on pavement - a break from rocky paths and eliminating the risk of twisting ankles. In these places we were able to see families out and about which was a break from the hours on the path when we were thee only people we could see. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiootDN-hf_sRghYvjbqykqO7WwlmHQvb9MsFxjPg0sF9SUrgE1yPYIZsqrOxS7SXpxBKkXlsfQXvAMlUfXS2JvIXNnFmgW8Il-jVCAQ7jzoJCmPS9Mfi7skuShKJf4qvwiM34hJcV1IMM/s4608/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiootDN-hf_sRghYvjbqykqO7WwlmHQvb9MsFxjPg0sF9SUrgE1yPYIZsqrOxS7SXpxBKkXlsfQXvAMlUfXS2JvIXNnFmgW8Il-jVCAQ7jzoJCmPS9Mfi7skuShKJf4qvwiM34hJcV1IMM/w640-h480/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Pilgrim Statue</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Logrono was our stopping place for this day. After showering and getting into dry clothes - time to do some sightseeing - some vino tinto y tapas before dinner. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOuXGXhHiNUhiZ0VI5DC7uO8oTpdfqvBg3WbtwfMkUX3xGffM-I06jq3hCttKpC1w_BnfMN72JDdxhmvE3HgRKLcKXTKuXjn3l5300TI5HV2404CES7Wb2P2RMPN6dNuE25Lwy11u-9c/s4608/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOuXGXhHiNUhiZ0VI5DC7uO8oTpdfqvBg3WbtwfMkUX3xGffM-I06jq3hCttKpC1w_BnfMN72JDdxhmvE3HgRKLcKXTKuXjn3l5300TI5HV2404CES7Wb2P2RMPN6dNuE25Lwy11u-9c/w640-h480/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Vino Blanco y Cerveza y Tapas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>A simple dinner at The Drunken Duck - a walk back to the albergue for another dormitory </div><div>night of sleep </div><div><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX63V3CnxXoY-CCpguLRBK_5ewadjWVwONBhuTIlGHmoADQUY8SntQ3btfXgC7QhJzq4BnfMHWw-Sk0QukZVAbrLLuCWiJkjLhW80Rduwv8thnFJct2Ty6exQb2BVMSat0lnij6zPDA4M/s4608/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX63V3CnxXoY-CCpguLRBK_5ewadjWVwONBhuTIlGHmoADQUY8SntQ3btfXgC7QhJzq4BnfMHWw-Sk0QukZVAbrLLuCWiJkjLhW80Rduwv8thnFJct2Ty6exQb2BVMSat0lnij6zPDA4M/w640-h480/2013-08-29+001+2013-08-29+024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Night View of Logrono Fountain </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Laying in our designated bunk - time to reflect on that day's events - time to say more prayers - pray for another good day tomorrow. As we end this day of our Lenten journey - prayers of thanksgiving - asking blessings for whatever tomorrow will hold. Jesus we trust in you. Amen.</div><div><br /></div><div>Buen Camino </div><div>Deacon Dale </div></span>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-22935676747871754362024-02-27T06:00:00.012-06:002024-02-27T06:00:00.142-06:00The Way - Day 14 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">That first day of walking was the best - an awesome walking partner - possibly the first time ever that we spent 24 hours continuously together - walking - talking - praying. The fact that we were able to avoid the first night in a dormitory setting - instead in a private room with private bath - queen size bed - made our first night on pilgrimage very comfortable. Waking early the next morning - blister treated - finding a cafe con leche - we continued our adventure. Morning coffee for most - always a good way to begin a new day on your Lenten journey. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Tp3EocrCT9Rdegb73rHM33pZSRqO2WFuDO8d-ejqU4jHHih2N_NGKgkIGa8BPPLZBQmVf30hlVRFnUjKQ4dcK6KhuUTuJfxsKwFvfp6mmgPGj5FBjqala9yNiPMeCGSgqTtYNeicqQs/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Tp3EocrCT9Rdegb73rHM33pZSRqO2WFuDO8d-ejqU4jHHih2N_NGKgkIGa8BPPLZBQmVf30hlVRFnUjKQ4dcK6KhuUTuJfxsKwFvfp6mmgPGj5FBjqala9yNiPMeCGSgqTtYNeicqQs/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking Into the Distance - More Ups and Downs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">No matter how disciplined one is - the Lenten journey - never exactly as planned - something out of place - a disruption - no reason to be angry - we are on pilgrimage with all its surprises.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtyC9XUUrw167vSXz6nDFgcqW3Fg0JaSRBf7caRVHIUZ1fjZR1eUCTWLIWQKeBpLVoRIW_kxuYjmf4QbFB-pRyvHQQfI4OJKxLJme4eqLddO8TcgOu8lE5-VND-LHpCPBphr22YSCnt8/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+006.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtyC9XUUrw167vSXz6nDFgcqW3Fg0JaSRBf7caRVHIUZ1fjZR1eUCTWLIWQKeBpLVoRIW_kxuYjmf4QbFB-pRyvHQQfI4OJKxLJme4eqLddO8TcgOu8lE5-VND-LHpCPBphr22YSCnt8/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+006.JPG" width="640" /><br /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello! The Camino Marker</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Entering a small village we found pavement again - the Camino marker - a break from the gravel and rocks. In Lent we very often find others also on their spiritual journey - walking similar paths - possible spiritual companions.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKz8SlaeRqb2ukeeqUu4YfZG3zBpDZJU0itrsywnYBRqlnNqWkr8VZKCD1zjZ2f_-V_CYHkCP9apbebVufd9BOQ_6Fy5plUFu7W7dzWGuR0Eq2Fy5YPdHe_mkZxWcoxCeKQFGf8lgTS8/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKz8SlaeRqb2ukeeqUu4YfZG3zBpDZJU0itrsywnYBRqlnNqWkr8VZKCD1zjZ2f_-V_CYHkCP9apbebVufd9BOQ_6Fy5plUFu7W7dzWGuR0Eq2Fy5YPdHe_mkZxWcoxCeKQFGf8lgTS8/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We discover other pilgrims ahead of us - Arlene's back pack displaying the pilgrim sea shell tied to her pack and her trekking poles - not needed on flat terrain - they will come in handy </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">later </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Camino path misses very large towns most of the way - smaller villages are plentiful - with places to stop - rest - use bathrooms - find food. When scheduling your Lenten experience - a must to allow for the necessities - especially when engaging in lengthy practices - food - rest breaks </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7CBxmHUu4OJ-z0SaxkMmvwFsj4UnmrE304Drdyz5wdau3UMDEzet5sWjNbCuKvevP4SvKpvSbI7xBnE3xOZzf2Gt-SQmHQmCYmOWeeQdoJx20ZSq5HUnEGvrbVQuXDXgwYK6PV-R0vs/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7CBxmHUu4OJ-z0SaxkMmvwFsj4UnmrE304Drdyz5wdau3UMDEzet5sWjNbCuKvevP4SvKpvSbI7xBnE3xOZzf2Gt-SQmHQmCYmOWeeQdoJx20ZSq5HUnEGvrbVQuXDXgwYK6PV-R0vs/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Returning to the gravel and rocks </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To be clear - we were walking through the mountain regions - luckily from our research we knew to expect the ups and downs and the necessity of trekking poles.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyn-XEJ6M75Ic5FuCaSVfKTj2RDEX1bPIi8jOI3nq28_KFBV_3Rzx7Xxbyp1Zl_59z9VWklRUG0PcNHv-gzubcX0WC8B6x7Sw619H8qis2Gx2B6ibSW8VaeORUHVmJfxbOmtPY34kftk/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyn-XEJ6M75Ic5FuCaSVfKTj2RDEX1bPIi8jOI3nq28_KFBV_3Rzx7Xxbyp1Zl_59z9VWklRUG0PcNHv-gzubcX0WC8B6x7Sw619H8qis2Gx2B6ibSW8VaeORUHVmJfxbOmtPY34kftk/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here it almost looks like Arlene is using stairs - danger zone - an old crumbling Roman road</div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>And again - over and over the rocky terrain returns to flatter terrain - lots more walking on the gravel paths <br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmfpb1QZUoXCJFY7WUf-eOLkHpZjjrMxwL7KlgzdZZYchSplIufBkaoMPU9hXZ21xfIYHloGsYmRYiBU3jO4-POW-89KugSH0G5q55KWc2AglJMmXUidlS7q_e-9btYcGilhhkfhiJKM/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmfpb1QZUoXCJFY7WUf-eOLkHpZjjrMxwL7KlgzdZZYchSplIufBkaoMPU9hXZ21xfIYHloGsYmRYiBU3jO4-POW-89KugSH0G5q55KWc2AglJMmXUidlS7q_e-9btYcGilhhkfhiJKM/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Looks flat but it is heading uphill - again</div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t2wTO4gDri_i07_U_KYZ5svFqNMTZPeWJcLUFC0F1lb9yksZ81aVnKlVFkVQTopEzjhYUqbs5iUX9ctxa0TY7811Y5oK1gy9ub5pP68aESsrPVzbeyOcneu1J1hmhIlZjeBKMm3DhgE/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t2wTO4gDri_i07_U_KYZ5svFqNMTZPeWJcLUFC0F1lb9yksZ81aVnKlVFkVQTopEzjhYUqbs5iUX9ctxa0TY7811Y5oK1gy9ub5pP68aESsrPVzbeyOcneu1J1hmhIlZjeBKMm3DhgE/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dormitory sleeping men - women</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ending this day the first alburgue we stopped at was filled - even this one they said they were filled until another person decided to open up the third floor which was completely empty. By the time we had finished dinner and ready for bed - it too was almost filled. We left our back packs on our beds - trusting that nobody would take anything - for the most part - pilgrims are very honest and helpful. As we journey in Lent we often need the help of others as we navigate the path that we have planned for our 40 days of prayers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-36300596732558479752024-02-26T06:00:00.019-06:002024-02-26T06:00:00.152-06:00The Way - Day 13 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">The first day - August 26, 2013 - starting on the walking portion of</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">The Camino - </i><span style="font-family: arial;">we began with a prayer -</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Lord as we begin this time of pilgrimage, may You be with us, keep us safe, guide our feet as we walk to reverence the bones of Your disciple Saint James - Amen. </i><span style="font-family: arial;">Starting fresh - breakfast in our stomachs - excitement on our faces - hearts filled with joy - we began. **Note - now that we are sharing our Camino experience more pictures will be included. As you continue your Lenten journey - please begin each day with a prayer - dot your day with prayer - conclude your day with prayer. As St. Paul said - pray constantly.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our Camino - August 26, 2013 - October 1, 2013</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gCNFOYJw2GwYPehJe5y-MlTjaRRRzXoNYNg3OADWKxjqIuDQaWt3V8g4BSwXmMwFx2og9MCnOK5KQVD3mWaEqEmM23e0QQF-Xb548TTPH0agcAEhOc-z7e1Rg71HwWQ4av4rqUKax0A/s480/blogger-image-1004520073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gCNFOYJw2GwYPehJe5y-MlTjaRRRzXoNYNg3OADWKxjqIuDQaWt3V8g4BSwXmMwFx2og9MCnOK5KQVD3mWaEqEmM23e0QQF-Xb548TTPH0agcAEhOc-z7e1Rg71HwWQ4av4rqUKax0A/w480-h640/blogger-image-1004520073.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arlene's Smile Says It All - The Shell At Her Feet - Our Start</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This section of <i>The Camino </i>passing through Pamplona - famous for the <i>Running of the Bulls -</i> paved solid path - soon to turn into gravel - rocks - rough terrain. Only a few kilometers outside town we met our first pilgrim - sitting in the grass - taking a break - having started in France before she walked over the Pyrenees mountain into Spain past Roncesvalles to Pamplona. We chatted a bit then headed to our first challenge. As shown in the next photo - we found ourselves walking a gravel trail through what I call - <b>the back yards of Northern Spain</b> - the current Camino path having been revised over the years to allow for development of towns - roads - keeping as close to the original trail as possible while keeping pilgrims off the streets and highways. We found our first Camino pillar just outside town. As we walk our Lenten journey - we are constantly on the look out for unanticipated blessings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdDZXACKm7vQUfu2UHP6rOY6AF2K7coiyZHRsXzz7gqPebUESzrsUjfy-GjxLaz1tjfJTLu6_s0g6ergV05ngKwh6jvQapTvbFn33elqcjLYzv-hwK5She3THpFYkjZQKN3xxrF2rVa8/s4608/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdDZXACKm7vQUfu2UHP6rOY6AF2K7coiyZHRsXzz7gqPebUESzrsUjfy-GjxLaz1tjfJTLu6_s0g6ergV05ngKwh6jvQapTvbFn33elqcjLYzv-hwK5She3THpFYkjZQKN3xxrF2rVa8/w640-h480/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Concrete Marker</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Depending on the journey - when - where - always good to stop - take a break - a sip of water - coffee - to give your mind - body time to absorb whatever you are experiencing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9krW57MgKwq2mVgeJKN69GitGkQvWTwqSxsIzHHwXglD403kHybLhRq8cFV6du8rFkqLgrDIHl0luymgqTHUDnWlbSc6cUwDw-2A80vDhWT4uzmPRT9GvspN2byTofbrydxTapYTmnSA/s4608/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9krW57MgKwq2mVgeJKN69GitGkQvWTwqSxsIzHHwXglD403kHybLhRq8cFV6du8rFkqLgrDIHl0luymgqTHUDnWlbSc6cUwDw-2A80vDhWT4uzmPRT9GvspN2byTofbrydxTapYTmnSA/w640-h480/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+010.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Break Time - Hay bales to rest on </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">What goes up must come down and vice versa. The Camino trail follows the mountain lines - mostly over the peaks and down through the valleys. Any experienced thru hiker will tell you that going down hill always harder on the hips and knees than going up hill. Lent is a string of up hill battles - starting - staying with it - finding a place to stop.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tUAhPYDruBDO71VthTFuAPzqWO5FpLc4q4sKXuSgFTo8RCnFm1ah6e3YOszz8599vXe3T1YYOKgKRppKNahm7EymyCfpujV8m83JsQ6xHx7SiE0H-bIh769w9G85wwilQHKNCS-pns8/s4608/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tUAhPYDruBDO71VthTFuAPzqWO5FpLc4q4sKXuSgFTo8RCnFm1ah6e3YOszz8599vXe3T1YYOKgKRppKNahm7EymyCfpujV8m83JsQ6xHx7SiE0H-bIh769w9G85wwilQHKNCS-pns8/w640-h480/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+018.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Ups & Downs of the Trail - See the White Trail Path To The Right </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We thought arriving at this point was our first challenge of the Camino - as it was our first long ascent up the mountain to this place - little did we know a much larger challenge was just ahead</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyDUjL1Dj2Xu0bhGGwcrkezzsWzz4ET3Cn04eH9NeXTZbS443J_06ObR3cJkyUBK2vvkALyRNICoaGG1xqQ26Hvg2C44YKLfLVe8GT7VnRm7aATwZ_raaDcZhUo82NovcpyjQ_BS0bO4/s4608/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyDUjL1Dj2Xu0bhGGwcrkezzsWzz4ET3Cn04eH9NeXTZbS443J_06ObR3cJkyUBK2vvkALyRNICoaGG1xqQ26Hvg2C44YKLfLVe8GT7VnRm7aATwZ_raaDcZhUo82NovcpyjQ_BS0bO4/w640-h480/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+020.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alto de Peron </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;">A sculpture dedicated to Pilgrims either on foot or on horseback who have walked the Camino</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Going downhill - always harder than going up hill - especially when the path is filled with tons of round rolling rocks that make walking treacherous. We observed pilgrims without trekking poles losing their balance - seeing more than one with elbows - knees - bandaged from their fall. <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSXM5qmpvDkdm2EuDVQFPEpJihokb6A75GgsGwx1qvR50v4Af_ZrO7OQI2RDp3iU-6DMaeMqr81H_xElOgbTPQM353VEcEj8tf6p2h_euXUKMjmXpZ2cpda_4SeJFIYs0bqlb4jyPA0s/s4608/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSXM5qmpvDkdm2EuDVQFPEpJihokb6A75GgsGwx1qvR50v4Af_ZrO7OQI2RDp3iU-6DMaeMqr81H_xElOgbTPQM353VEcEj8tf6p2h_euXUKMjmXpZ2cpda_4SeJFIYs0bqlb4jyPA0s/w640-h480/2013-08-27+002+2013-08-27+021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not So Smooth Walking on Rolling Rocks - Downhill Danger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happily that stretch was only about one kilometer long before we returned to much better terrain. It was about that time I had developed my first blister on my foot and needed a place to stop and rest. Turning the corner of the trail we spied an albergue - a series of hostels reserved only for pilgrims - low cost places mostly dormitory styled sleeping places for men and women - a shower and a bed for €10 a night per person. Unfortunately when we asked about beds - told they were full up. I needed to definitely stop for the night - happily they had a private room with a queen bed for €20 a night - we jumped at it - private bath - room just what we needed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkMuaPOZ9cqWeQ0AWlJuW8lZSoKCRLL5bLL-n03nvOBXFfNgomMMCGTjQ8O4ftLLgBFzmwzk2ajHS__kIHDl-layAdZWKMiAOjC4LbH9mOO93vK9eVUlxIcMPs0H1x4QF5RHhrfvWmmU/s4608/2013-08-27+001+2013-08-27+008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkMuaPOZ9cqWeQ0AWlJuW8lZSoKCRLL5bLL-n03nvOBXFfNgomMMCGTjQ8O4ftLLgBFzmwzk2ajHS__kIHDl-layAdZWKMiAOjC4LbH9mOO93vK9eVUlxIcMPs0H1x4QF5RHhrfvWmmU/w640-h480/2013-08-27+001+2013-08-27+008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The First of Our Albergues (Pilgrim Hostel) 697 Km Left</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our first day walking - 28 kilometers - private room/bath - great dinner at their restaurant - one blister - a very productive day - easily dozens of prayers said while walking - a success. Tomorrow - learning how to cope with a blister - more adventures await. Every Lenten journey a new experience - never the same - always surprises - God with us - all the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Buen Camino </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Deacon Dale </div></span>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-87636963086159245282024-02-25T06:00:00.005-06:002024-02-25T09:04:07.476-06:00The Way - Day 12 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Luckily for us - we had been in Spain on one of our previous European adventures so we already were somewhat familiar with the Madrid airport - it was no problem taking the tram inside the airport to the bank of taxis waiting outside - which took us to the train station where we caught our scheduled train to Pamplona. We had arranged our overnight flight so that we would arrive early enough - that we would get the train to Pamplona where we would arrive early enough to get dinner and a good nights sleep before stepping out onto the Camino path. It was also a bit of luck that our hotel was immediately on the Camino path - so early the next morning we checked out and were sent on our way by the clerk with a hearty -</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">- a phrase that we would hear a hundred times or more during our pilgrimage. All the locals - clerks - sales people knew immediately that we were pilgrims by the back packs and trekking poles that were our constant companions. Stepping outside the hotel we spied the silver Camino shell - the symbol of the Camino - imbedded into the concrete sidewalk - pointing our way to Santiago. When the sidewalk ended and the path was replaced by gravel and dirt - the marker was replaced by a concrete pillar with the same symbol and a yellow arrow - both pointing the way onward to Santiago. That Camino symbol and yellow arrow would lead us the entire way to the Cathedral where the bones of Saint James laid. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aXRDWmXRhYg-Nn9U90Hpv6KlIJZcsvzTcm0qjnRyrbeI6e6loktM7MqUAQWhn4kNrVuNiJTabJ3rY4EYd2ZW8tBknqKcHBendQvntW4RtzzQszW5lLkZOW3IiwycPqw9C2SgPPrEVJA/s311/arrows-yellow-camino-santiago.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aXRDWmXRhYg-Nn9U90Hpv6KlIJZcsvzTcm0qjnRyrbeI6e6loktM7MqUAQWhn4kNrVuNiJTabJ3rY4EYd2ZW8tBknqKcHBendQvntW4RtzzQszW5lLkZOW3IiwycPqw9C2SgPPrEVJA/w436-h640/arrows-yellow-camino-santiago.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Whenever we take a journey - we constantly look for markers - signs that we are on the right path - heading in the right direction. Today - the Second Sunday of Lent - takes us from last Sunday's beginning inspired by Father Jim at St. Patrick - onwards towards the fullness of Lent - our eventual celebration of Easter - the resurrection of Jesus. Today - another day on pilgrimage - we continue - refreshed by the Eucharist we just received at Holy Mass - inspired by the words of Father David - the pastor at St. Jon Vianney - our home parish while here in the Sonoran Desert - yes back in the desert - still on our life's pilgrimage - seeking holiness with fellow pilgrims.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></p>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-82236503712324908102024-02-24T06:00:00.006-06:002024-02-24T06:00:00.132-06:00The Way - Day 11<p><b style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Star Trek - To go where no man has gone before</span> - </b><span style="font-family: arial;">Fortunately - unlike the TV series - many who walk the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Camino de Santiago </i>have traveled previously in foreign countries - experienced back packing in the wild. To travel - far from home - means you move out of your comfort zone - have an adventurous spirit - willing to step into the unknown - willing to risk - in order to gain. If you have not already begun your Lenten journey - today is your starting day - today you took that first step - you picked up your Bible - opened to page one of that book you selected to start reading - opened the pamphlet you got on how to pray the Rosary - Divine Mercy Chaplet - said your first prayer - asked Jesus to bless whatever you decided to do. Although we had been doing international travel for the previous fourteen years - we had never done any serious backpacking - not counting an overnight camping trip with the kids. For us to walk into the airport in Chicago with only a small back pack with all our needs - small enough to qualify for a carry on - holding less than a dozen items to wear for the next five weeks - two hundred dollars in cash - along with our passports - ID cards and two credit/debit cards - took guts. Being in our late 60's - no contacts in Spain - the closest contacts back home in Illinois - was a bit scary - but we knew we had each other - Jesus - His Angels - walking with us.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_XaH4pq6wyh2heKOgboxNV-xVH3Sh9VUfglMT2vm6nPb0XdFcK8bZtKhhmDr0pDfMUb6vxdGS7AdwrzJ8vWX1wrHz4wxp9L4N0_I_ya44MeQRgzrrdYiMlisLNWyzA2nyco5x939scA/s4608/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_XaH4pq6wyh2heKOgboxNV-xVH3Sh9VUfglMT2vm6nPb0XdFcK8bZtKhhmDr0pDfMUb6vxdGS7AdwrzJ8vWX1wrHz4wxp9L4N0_I_ya44MeQRgzrrdYiMlisLNWyzA2nyco5x939scA/w640-h480/2013-09-04+001+2013-09-04+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Our Camino Angels</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><span style="font-family: arial;">As all of us walk our Lenten journey - no matter how well it goes - doesn't go - no matter what road blocks we end up facing - we know we will endure - we will progress forward - even in times when we come to a sudden halt - we will continue on. Jesus walks with everyone of us - His angels constantly at our sides - walking with us - before us making clear our path - that our journey during these 40 days will be constantly blessed. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span> </p>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668264774709168268.post-51189507693212272022024-02-23T06:00:00.006-06:002024-02-23T10:47:37.444-06:00The Way - Day 10<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Once we had experienced</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;"><b>El Camino de los Santos </b></i><span style="font-family: arial;">- walking from St Patrick Church in Yorkville to The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Plano and back to the site of the future Shrine of Saint Giana at Saint Patrick - we noticed a few things that pointed to possible issues that we would face once in Spain. A positive point - the trail in Spain was a thousand years old - well established - the majority kept pilgrims on paths safely away from traffic - our path in Illinois was a first time effort that required us walking over virgin soil - sometimes on the edge of country roads - too close to traffic for comfort. Luckily the time we walked on the edge of roads was minimal - it is good to note that in the last eight years a permanent cycling - walking path has been constructed between the two towns - walking today - much safer. When we walked in 2013 there was basically no amenities available - today the new path follows safely to the side of State Route 34 - now with food and restrooms easily available. In Spain - on the</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">Camino Francis </b><span style="font-family: arial;">portion of The Camino - very highly developed with food - restrooms - pilgrim hostels in abundance. This short Camino taught us the value of maintaining a steady pace - not too slow - not too fast. We had already determined it best to stick to a 2 1/2 to 3 miles per hour pace - steady enough not to become boring - not too fast to tire ourselves out. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxfWmvMHlsvL4S6_zDdFSfmq5rI8-ReDhnYCMjDNBBbNmuSPOmTU3VmxBV_YPfnGhYtHAbS_XyNzLfCAqFP15CbHjx06DwmVYxIhofDrglpWzYsZJeO-pzH_6R2c-hA_dXRnMAEDvej4/s4608/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxfWmvMHlsvL4S6_zDdFSfmq5rI8-ReDhnYCMjDNBBbNmuSPOmTU3VmxBV_YPfnGhYtHAbS_XyNzLfCAqFP15CbHjx06DwmVYxIhofDrglpWzYsZJeO-pzH_6R2c-hA_dXRnMAEDvej4/w640-h480/2013-08-28+001+2013-08-28+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Following Arlene's Red Pack </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Once a path is selected - the journey begins - now almost a week into Lent - plans should have been finalized - if not started - this would be a good time. Ten days into Lent - 30 days remaining - still plenty of time to experience a fruitful Lenten journey. Just as we did in Spain - begin with a prayer - pick up your pack - start your journey. As you continue - pray constantly - in all you do - pray - never stop praying - your journey will bear much fruit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Buen Camino</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Deacon Dale </span></div>Deacon Dale http://www.blogger.com/profile/12219682758303891912noreply@blogger.com