There is a long history of pilgrimage in England, and 2020 has been designated as the Year of Pilgrimage in commemoration of Thomas Becket’s martyrdom in Canterbury 850 years ago. I spent a day in London following the threads of our interests and walking in the footsteps of pilgrims past.
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March arrived in bright sunshine this morning. I know better than to think that spring has really arrived, but we are seeing the first signs as the crocuses and daffodils appear and early-blossoming trees break into flower, a little more each day. They call today the start of meteorological spring, and that’s good enough for…
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I’ve been home from Spain for nearly four months now, but the Camino Inglés continues to echo in my soul.
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I attended an event for returned pilgrims which was held in St James Garlickhythe, a jewel of a church not far from Mansion House within the City of London.
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We walked into Santiago de Compostela today. It rained all morning as we walked through forests and city streets. I didn’t really mind the rain, and my wild pink poncho with white polka dots kept me fairly dry and visible on the path.We stopped for coffee. We saw a witch.We passed and were passed by…
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What an exquisite day! We headed out into the misty morning, following forest tracks for most our nearly 15 km walk. Dewy spiderwebs looked like crystal mandalas decorating the sides of the road. And huge hydrangeas – bigger than our heads – added splashes of colour to the roadside. We walked steadily, slightly separately, each…
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Our shortest day, a gentle six mile walk from O Mesón do Vento to a beautiful rural villa in Ordes. There were virtually no hills to climb today, just beautiful paths through Sunday morning tranquility. We didn’t see any other pilgrims, just locals out walking or hunting, or walking to their local church for mass….
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Covering 15 miles, with steep hills at both the, beginning and the end of the day, we knew the walk from Betanzos to Bruma would probably be our most challenging day. It was and it wasn’t.My body is feeling strong and I’m happy with the pace we set. Hills might be hard, but we each…
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Our walk this morning was one of our shorter ones, 10.2 km winding up from the coast, then along the river before heading up into the loveliest eucalyptus groves – oh, how I wish I could share that smell along with my words and pictures! I am loving our little encounters along the way, strangers…
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Today was an easier day, especially since climbing up to our hotel yesterday meant that we were already well on our way up the infamous hill leading out of Pontedeume. Once at the top, our path lead through forests and fields, where these raised granaries are a common sight in Galicia. We met up with…
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