AnneLine Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Hi, all, As many of you know, Phatmasser Nunsense walked along the Camino de Santiago over the last month or so. She began at the start of the French route at the Spanish Border. Nunsense has left the Camino, ending her journey in Burgos. She felt she had walked what she was supposed to walk. You can follow the thread along that route through to Burgos, here. http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/topic/130009-from-el-camino-nunsense/ While she was walking, as a way of supporting her AND so the rest of us could follow in her footsteps, I started posting information about the places she was seeing along the Camino... and several people mentioned this was helpful to them. Several people have let me know they would like to see the journey continue. I still feel drawn to continue the Virtual Camino. After prayerfully considering it, and after checking with Nunsense if she was comfortable with the idea, I am going to continue the Camino thread here for those who want to continue the Virtual Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella, or for anyone who would like to start the journey at this point. I will continue to post information about the various steps and blog entries from others making the journey. I may not give as many details of weather (just suffice to say it will be HOT!), but I will try to drop in some of the local color that I find as I research each stop. July 25 is the Feast of the Apostle St. James the Greater (who is buried at Compostella) I plan to commence the Virtual Pilgrimage tomorrow, so we will all be on our journey on the Feast. If you haven't followed it thus far, you can follow the link above to read the first couple of weeks before we commence .... We will assemble on the steps of the Cathedral of Burgos tomorrow! Praying with and for all of you! If anyone has any intentions they would like to have us pray for, let us know! Our Lady of the Way, protect us! St. James, Pray for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Greetings, everyone. As noted in the initial post, we'll be picking up this journey in Burgos, and assembling here on the steps of the Cathedral. If anyone wants to go over where Nunsense and the rest of us travelled before this, check out her thread up to Burgos -- here: http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/topic/130009-from-el-camino-nunsense/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is traditional to bring a pebble with you to leave at the foot of one the crosses that stretch along the Camino, particularly La Cruz de Ferro which is a giant iron cross at the highest point of the camino at 1505 meters high. It towers above a mountain of pebbles that pilgrims from all over the world have brought with them and left as a visible reminder of their presence on the Way of St James. Only they and God know the heavy significance of their offering......" Read more: http://pilgrimsisters.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/from-sue/ I am going to suggest that each of us go out and find a small stone to carry with us while we are doing this Virtual Camino Pilgrimage.... when you find it in your pocket, please pray for all of the rest of us. At the end of our journey, each of us can place our own stone near our parish churches.... and say a prayer for each of us and our many intentions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To get us back on track.... reprising where we have been the last few weeks.... This is a nice video by Rick Steeves, and it shows the very start of the Pilgrimage at the French Border.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_2sGATllOM[/media] And just before we arrived in Burgos.... "On the Camino de Santiago in Spain, Atapuerca To Burgos" from the 'Camino My Way' blog: http://www.caminomyway.com/on-the-camino-de-santiago-in-burgos-spain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ciudad_de_Burgos.jpg "On the Camino de Santiago in Burgos" from the 'Camino My Way' blog: http://www.caminomyway.com/on-the-camino-de-santiago-in-burgos-spain The Cathedral in Burgos from the 'Camino My Way' blog: http://www.caminomyway.com/my-visit-to-the-burgos-cathedral A Different Camino blog about Burgos http://www.caminoadventures.com/cities-towns/burgos/ Weather: Temperatures are HOT in this area of Spain at this time of year, with daylight temperatures ranging from the high 70's through the 80's F. (20's and low 30's C.) while the nights tend to be cooler at high 50's-60 or so F. (low to mid-teens C.) While she was walking it, Nunsense told us that the actual temperatures tended be about 10 degrees higher, while the official numbers were often the temperature in the shade. This video shows places along the route we will be traveling from Burgos to Santiago.... we will start NOW! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pE37F1_IHM[/media] Now... let us go forward! ..............................................................................http://veganwellbeing.wordpress.com/category/spain/galicia/ http://caminotravelcenter.com/self_guided_wt/cf-3rd-stage-burgos-leon/ Now we are heading to Hornillos del Camino. A typical day on the Pilgrimage to Santiago http://gospain.about.com/od/caminodesantiago/qt/typical_day.htm See you in Hornillos del Camino tomorrow! - AND - June 25 is the Feast of St. James... so expect to find some Feast Day treats when you arrive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 URGENT NEWS REPORT: Up to 50 people have been killed in a train crash near Santiago de Compostella. Please Pray for them! "A TRAIN hurtled off the tracks in northwestern Spain killing 60 passengers and injuring around 130 others near the popular Spanish pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela, which immediately called off planned festival celebrations." http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/dozens-dead-in-spanish-train-crash/story-e6frg6so-1226684725098 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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domenica_therese Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 URGENT NEWS REPORT: Up to 50 people have been killed in a train crash near Santiago de Compostella. Please Pray for them! "A TRAIN hurtled off the tracks in northwestern Spain killing 60 passengers and injuring around 130 others near the popular Spanish pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela, which immediately called off planned festival celebrations." http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/dozens-dead-in-spanish-train-crash/story-e6frg6so-1226684725098 I'm currently in Spain, so this is all over the TV. The pictures are so sad, the train is totally twisted. It's so surreal because I was on that exact train on Friday night, and I know people who were on it Tuesday night (24 hours before the crash). Santiago, ruega por nosotros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thank you, Eowyn and Dominica Therese, for your comments and prayers. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the headline after posting the first day of the rest of the Camino. Needless to say, as with the people in Spain, I am calling off all Feast Day Festivities I had planned for today's Virtual Camino entry, and will suggest we spend some time in prayer for the victims (those who died and those who were injured) and all their loved ones... and for all the people of Spain, as St. James / Santiago is their patron. May I suggest that we have our 'big celebration' of St. James on the Octave of his feast on August 1st? I will post the next stage of the journey later tonight. And....Era Might posted the following in the 'Train Accident at Santiago' thread... and it seems appropriate to repost it here, for us to pray and reflect on the reading for his Feast: Era Might wrote: Was just reading the daily readings, didn't know it was the Feast of San Tiago today. An appropriate reading: Brothers and sisters:We hold this treasure in earthen vessels,that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained;perplexed, but not driven to despair;persecuted, but not abandoned;struck down, but not destroyed;always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus,so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.For we who live are constantly being given up to deathfor the sake of Jesus,so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.So death is at work in us, but life in you.Since, then, we have the same spirit of faith,according to what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke,we too believe and therefore speak, knowing that the one who raised the Lord Jesuswill raise us also with Jesusand place us with you in his presence.Everything indeed is for you,so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more peoplemay cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God. For those of you who like such things, you also might want to pray all or part of a Virtual Scriptural Rosary for the victims today and/or in the coming days... here are some links to the scriptural meditations.... http://www.rosary-center.org/joyful.htm http://www.rosary-center.org/luminous.htm http://www.rosary-center.org/sorrow.htm http://www.rosary-center.org/glorious.htm You might also enjoy praying on line with others.... http://www.rosary-center.org/comepray.htm Will continue the next leg of the Pilgrimage later tonight.... Praying for all of you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 We will restart the pilgrimage again later today.... beginning in Hornillos del Camino ... here are a few pictures to get you back on the trail... and a place for you to rest until I post the rest of this part of the journey..... http://www.caminoasantiago.com/gallery/album24/HORNILLOS_DEL_CAMINO http://www.navigamus.net/2012/05/day-47-burgos-to-hontanas http://www.panoramio.com/photo/62750592 Herberge Hornillos del Camino (innen) by Gert Kleinsteuber Praying for you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Today's Journey: Burgos to Castrojeriz 20.8 KM Burgos Rabe' de las Calzadas..........13.1 KM Hornillos del Camino............. 8.2 KM Hontanas...(St Nicolas).......12.6 KM Castrojeriz...............................9.5 KM We are going to follow three blogs, that will give us different views of the Camino... each follows a slightly different schedule, but are approximately in the places we are visiting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randall St. Germaine: Camino My Way "After the death of my mother in February 2010, I felt I needed to get away, and clear my mind. I chose to walk the famous pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, across the north of Spain, despite knowing little about it." http://www.caminomyway.com/the-camino-de-santiago-in-spain-hornillos-del-camino-to-castrojeriz http://www.novabella.org/homo-viator-belleza-sencilla-union/11-hornillos-camino/ A nice webpage from the town of Castrojeriz.... focusing on the ruins of the Monastery of St. Anton http://www.castrojeriz.com/en/lugares-para-visitar/ruinas-del-monasterio-de-san-anton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Spurgin: Walking the Camino de Santiago Greg and Judy's Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Spain http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/12/burgos-to-rabe-de-las-calza/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/13/day-19-rabe-de-las-calzados-to-hontanas/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/13/day-19-rabe-de-las-calzados-to-hontanas/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/14/day-20-hontanas-to-saint-nicolas/ "Michelle, the hospitalerro at Rabe, had made a point of telling us all about St Nicolas, a very special little auberge at Puente Itero, and she encouraged us very strongly to stay there if we had the opportunity. There are only 12 beds but after hearing Michelle describe it, we decided to try and stay there if we could. It was ‘only’ 19kms from Hontantas which meant another short day, but we were prepared to walk extra later on to make up the distance if it meant that we got to stay at St Nicolas. I’m not sure if it’s the same St Nicolas as the one we associate with Christmas, although staying there was certainly like a very special gift for us...." (more interesting comments by clicking link above) http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/14/day-20-hontanas-to-saint-nicolas/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Burr: James on the Way A Blog of his Camino de Santiago journey April - May 2013 Burgos to Hornillos http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/camino-day-12-burgos-to-hornillos-del.html http://www.james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-12-burgos-to-hornillos-del.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-13-hornillos-del-camino-to.html l http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-13-hornillos-del-camino-to.html A prayer for while walking: The Hail Mary in Spanish: Dios te salve, Maria. Llena eres de gracia: El Señor es contigo. Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres. Y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre: Jesús. Santa MarÃa, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén. Praying for all of you! Tomorrow: Carrion de los Condes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 (edited) Today's Journey: Castrojeriz to Carrion de los Condes 43.5 KM Castrojeriz ................................. Boadilla del Camino...................18.5 KM Fromista...................................... 5.6 KM Villalcazar de Sirga....................12.9 KM Carrion de los Condes................ 6.5 KM We are going to follow three blogs, that will give us different views of the Camino... each follows a slightly different schedule, but are approximately in the places we are visiting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randall St. Germaine: Camino My Way "After the death of my mother in February 2010, I felt I needed to get away, and clear my mind. I chose to walk the famous pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, across the north of Spain, despite knowing little about it." http://www.caminomyway.com/the-camino-de-santiago-in-spain-castrojeriz-to-boadilla-del-camino http://www.caminomyway.com/the-camino-de-santiago-in-spain-boadilla-del-camino-to-carrion-de-los-condes It is obvious that he is enjoying the walk along the sendas (the straight roads) in this section of the Camino. He was walking during the spring rains. It would be very different for someone traveling during the Spanish summer.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Spurgin: Walking the Camino de Santiago Greg and Judy's Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Spain San Nicolas to Villalcazar de Sirga http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/15/saint-nicolas-to-villalcazar-de-sirga/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/15/saint-nicolas-to-villalcazar-de-sirga/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Burr: James on the Way A Blog of his Camino de Santiago journey April - May 2013 (Note: James is taking a longer time for his camino, so his 'days' may be a little different.) James: Day 13 http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-13-hornillos-del-camino-to.html We have missed some of this pilgrim's stories, but I was struck how similar his story is to those that Nunsense shared with us on her part of the camino: "Staying in a private house is certainly more comfortable but we decided we miss the cozy evenings around the fire or in the square with the other Peregrinos. We will be back to Albergues tomorrow. I am sure we will see some friends again. "As I was going out this evening I reached into my pantaloons pocket and there was the missing postage stamp size piece of paper with the magic bed number 30 on it! The Camino is playing tricks on me. It has a way of bursting the bubble of pride just when you think you are in control it shows you that you are not in control. This is God's world and we need to be humble. The toothbrush, the towel and now the bed number, what will be next? "We have now covered 340 km, 214 miles on foot since we left St Jean Pied de Port in France 13 days ago." James: Day 14 http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-14-castrojeriz-to-fromista.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-14-castrojeriz-to-fromista.html (James, the author of this section of blogging....) http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-14-castrojeriz-to-fromista.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-14-castrojeriz-to-fromista.html "The statue on the left is St Martin from the 14th century, the one on the right is Santiago (James) from the 16th century and the Crucified Christ is from the 13th century. Otherwise there were no statues or ornaments except at the tops of the columns. It had a very nice feeling of space and balance. There was a group of people in there while I was there and then they started chanting, psalms I think. Very nice and peaceful." http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-14-castrojeriz-to-fromista.html James: Day 15 http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-15-fromista-to-carrion-de-los-condes.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-15-fromista-to-carrion-de-los-condes.html (After arriving in Carrion de los Condes): http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-15-fromista-to-carrion-de-los-condes.html "At 8:00 we were sitting outside the church so I went in for the Mass. All in Spanish except a few word summary of the Gospel and the sermon in English. Then all the pilgrims invited up for a blessing and the priest even blessed each one of us individually and said a special prayer in Spanish and English. Very nicely done. I was impressed and pleased. "It was still cold in the church so that I could even see my breath but my clothes had dried and I had dressed warmly. At 10:00 pm the Nuns came round to make sure everyone was in. Then lights out. It IS like boarding school." It is time to rest now... http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-15-fromista-to-carrion-de-los-condes.html Praying for all of you! Tomorrow: Sahagun Edited July 31, 2013 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) Today's Journey: Carrion de los Condes to Sahagun 37.8 KM Carrion de los Condes.......................... Calzadilla de la Cueza.......................... 17.1 KM Terradillos de los Templares................ 8.9 KM Sahagun............................................... 11.9 KM Comment from AnneLine: Many of the blogs and descriptions of the Camino say that the first part of the walk is challenging because of the mountains and difficult terrain, but this part of the Camino challenges the soul... because there is no where to look except inside one's heart and soul.... let us remember to pray especially for all on the camino who are at this place in their journey.... We are going to follow three blogs, that will give us different views of the Camino... each follows a slightly different schedule, but are approximately in the places we are visiting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randall St. Germaine: Camino My Way "After the death of my mother in February 2010, I felt I needed to get away, and clear my mind. I chose to walk the famous pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, across the north of Spain, despite knowing little about it." It is obvious that when Randall was walking, it was a wet and cold springtime. Now the challenge would be the heat of the summer... and no shade as the pilgrims journey down the gravel sendas beside the highway.... http://www.caminomyway.com/the-camino-de-santiago-in-spain-carrion-de-los-condes-to-calzadilla-de-la-cueza http://www.caminomyway.com/the-camino-de-santiago-in-spain-calzadilla-de-la-cueza-to-sahagun Randall mentions in the first link a group of Sisters singing to the pilgrims a Camino Song of Blessing. Here is a link to the YouTube video he mentions: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0OzwW4qNuE[/media] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Spurgin: Walking the Camino de Santiago Greg and Judy's Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Spain Villalcazar de Sirga to Caldadilla de la Cueza http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/16/day-22-villalcazar-de-sirga-to-caldadilla-de-la-cueza/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/16/day-22-villalcazar-de-sirga-to-caldadilla-de-la-cueza/ "The boring Camino de Santiago track out of VilalCazar" Caldadilla de la Cueza to Sahagun http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/17/caldadilla-de-la-cueza-to-sahagunagun/ "We do have a reason for celebrating today, however. We passed the halfway point an hour or so after setting off this morning. 400kms!" http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/17/caldadilla-de-la-cueza-to-sahagunagun/ "What we do all day, following the yellow arrows." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Burr: James on the Way A Blog of his Camino de Santiago journey April - May 2013 (Note: James is taking a longer time for his camino, so his 'days' may be a little different, and he is also visiting some different places.) We have missed some of this pilgrim's stories, but I was struck how similar his story is to those that Nunsense shared with us on her part of the camino: James: Day 16 http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-16-carrion-de-los-condes-to.html James: Day 17 http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-17-terradillos-de-los-templarios-to.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-17-terradillos-de-los-templarios-to.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-17-terradillos-de-los-templarios-to.html A well for the Pilgrims along the Camino.... (from Calzadilla de Los Hermanillos) "This is a very small town in the middle of nowhere. We decided to stop at an Albergue in an old school building because we thought they would at least have plenty of toilets! See, our expectations are not excessive. However, we still haven't realized that an older school building in a small village in Spain in the middle of nowhere is a two room schoolhouse with a stove in one corner. It may never have had inside toilets of course! However it had 16 beds downstairs in units of 4 bunks to a unit. The Señora in charge gave us specific instructions like a school teacher, no food in the sleeping areas, lights out at 10:00, no sound before 6:00 am and due to limited hot water, first get wet, then turn off water, soap up, then rinse with very little water. All instructions with detailed hand actions! Well we went and got settled and then I went to the shower. I had just got into it when there was a scream from the next shower. The Bulgarian girl there had followed instructions but when it came to rinse there was already only cold water. I washed my feet and decided the rest could wait until tomorrow! There must have been only about a gallon total." James: Day 18 http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-18-hermanillos-de-la-calzada-to.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-18-hermanillos-de-la-calzada-to.html "The old roman road is still amazing. Dead straight and elevated between 1-2 meters (3-6ft) above the surrounding land. Most of the land is ploughed ready for planting but crops have not yet started. The spring takes longer at this altitude. "This is a panorama picture and shows how flat it is all round." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Someone else has put together a Google Earth Virtual Camino in several parts.... for those of you who are interested, this is the first segment, and I will post the rest as we continue. Today's segment covers the first half of Nunsense's journe from Saint Jean Pied de Port in France to Logrono. I was not preparing an overview at that point, so I hadn't realized how truly brutal those first miles had to have been. The Camino...it is not for the faint of heart! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mupu54jbPQE[/media] I continue to hold you -- and all who walk the Camino -- in my prayers. Please continue to pray for all who are following this journey. 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AccountDeleted Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 AL - having walked it, I haven't really been reading posts here on your Virtual tour, but I'm glad I did tonight because I watched that video and the next one from Logrono to Burgos and it was amazing to remember all that. I thought it was about 288kms but the videos say 295kms to Burgos. I'm impressed myself that I did it! LOL :) Anyway, when I got to Burgos, I was in so much pain and so tired that I never wanted to think about the Camino again, but the nostalgia hits hard sometimes, and the Camino may have gotten into my blood. I even think I might plan to go back and walk another couple hundred kms or perhaps even the rest of the way (although that takes more time and money than I might have). I know a lot of people say they could never do it, but honestly, if an old woman like me can do it, anyone can. And there is something truly special and spiritual about walking the Camino - I don't know why it is different than any other long hike, but it is. Some of the people I met have been back time and again, taking different routes (there are several). But there is something to be said about those first two days out of St Jean, and the climb up to Col de Loepeder 1410 metres high ! The only part of the Camino that seems worse would be the Cruz de Ferro, which I didn't get to - but on the maps it looked hideously steep and is supposed to be the highest point on the trek - 1504 metres high! Maybe I need to go back and do that climb? Thanks for posting the video anyway. I will drop in from time to time now just to see what you're up to! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 NUNSENSE!!!! So good to hear from you!!!! AL - having walked it, I haven't really been reading posts here on your Virtual tour, but I'm glad I did tonight because I watched that video and the next one from Logrono to Burgos and it was amazing to remember all that. I thought it was about 288kms but the videos say 295kms to Burgos. I'm impressed myself that I did it! LOL :) Well... I am so glad I stumbled upon those videos!!!!!! I bet it was strange to watch it like God watched you! Anyway, when I got to Burgos, I was in so much pain and so tired that I never wanted to think about the Camino again, but the nostalgia hits hard sometimes, and the Camino may have gotten into my blood. I even think I might plan to go back and walk another couple hundred kms or perhaps even the rest of the way (although that takes more time and money than I might have). I've seen the 2nd video, and I knew how rough that stretch of road is. I cannot imagine how you felt when you arrived in Burgos. But yeah, I can see where the Camino might have gotten into your blood... yeah, I can see that.... ;) I know a lot of people say they could never do it, but honestly, if an old woman like me can do it, anyone can. And there is something truly special and spiritual about walking the Camino - I don't know why it is different than any other long hike, but it is. Some of the people I met have been back time and again, taking different routes (there are several). But there is something to be said about those first two days out of St Jean, and the climb up to Col de Loepeder 1410 metres high ! The only part of the Camino that seems worse would be the Cruz de Ferro, which I didn't get to - but on the maps it looked hideously steep and is supposed to be the highest point on the trek - 1504 metres high! Maybe I need to go back and do that climb? You may not have seen it, but at the start of this part of the journey, included a very beautiful comment from a woman who was doing the Camino as a memorial journey. She mentioned how people carry small stones to lay at the Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross), and we are all carrying small stones as a reminder to pray for each other when we find them in our pockets. I also suggested that perhaps at the end of our journey, we could set them outside our parish churches. You are welcome to find a stone and journey along with us as you will. But you have done what is necessary to be carried by us the rest of the way. Thanks for posting the video anyway. I will drop in from time to time now just to see what you're up to! :) WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!!!! Be sure to leave a footprint if you stop by. We'll leave you snacks and videos.... and the rest of those 'walking the Camino' journey map videos will appear each few days... the one you watched last night will be playing again tonight for everyone else... Will post tonight's entry in a few moments! Blessings, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Today's Journey: Sahagun to Leon 54.4 KM Sahagun ................................................ El Burgo Ranero, Leon......................... 17.2 KM Reliegos............................................... 13.4 KM Leon..................................................... 23.7 KM Comment from AnneLine: We start at the half-way point on the Camino.... http://home.comcast.net/~tdhagan/photos/spain12/20120524.html We are going to follow three blogs, that will give us different views of the Camino... each follows a slightly different schedule, but are approximately in the places we are visiting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randall St. Germaine: Camino My Way "After the death of my mother in February 2010, I felt I needed to get away, and clear my mind. I chose to walk the famous pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, across the north of Spain, despite knowing little about it." http://www.caminomyway.com/on-the-camino-de-santiago-in-sahagun-spain http://www.caminomyway.com/on-the-camino-de-santiago-in-sahagun-spain-to-el-burgo-ranero http://www.caminomyway.com/on-the-camino-de-santiago-in-spain-el-burgo-ranero-to-leon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Spurgin: Walking the Camino de Santiago Greg and Judy's Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Spain Sahagun to Reliegos http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/18/day-24-sahagun-to-reliegos/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/18/day-24-sahagun-to-reliegos/ "Our pilgrim credentials: we need these to get into albergues, and get them stamped at every place we stay." Reliegos to Leon http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/19/camino-reliegos-to-leon/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/19/camino-reliegos-to-leon/ "Where we are on the Camino" At Leon http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/21/day-25-leon/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/21/day-25-leon/ The Leon Cathedral ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Burr: James on the Way A Blog of his Camino de Santiago journey April - May 2013 (Note: James is taking a longer time for his camino, so his 'days' may be a little different, and he is also visiting some different places.) We have missed some of this pilgrim's stories, but I was struck how similar his story is to those that Nunsense shared with us on her part of the camino: There was no update for this part of the journey from James. Hope he had a good day off!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An interesting video from the travel expert, Rick Steves: Religious Art in Leon [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc7BwefLufw[/media] A snack for all of you to enjoy.... tapas and wine from Leon http://traditionsofleon.blogspot.com/ Someone else has put together a Google Earth Virtual Camino in several parts.... for those of you who are interested, this is the second segment (the second half of Nunsense's journey!) from Logrono to Burgos. We really began following Nunsense in Logrono (so some of this area may look familiar). Burgos is where nunsense made the decision to leave the Camino. We continue to pray for her, and I marvel at the journey she made on foot... and at the dedication of all of the pilgrims along the Way. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4f2ut36ES8[/media] Praying for all who walk the Camino -- and for all of you. Please pray for all who are following this journey. Tomorrow: Astorga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Today's Journey: Leon to Astorga 52.8 KM Leon..................................................... La Virgen del Camino ......................... 7.2 KM Villar de Mazarife ................................13.9 KM San Martin del Camino ....................... 9.0 KM Hospital de Orbigo .............................. 7.3 KM Astorga ............................................... 15.4 KM Comment from AnneLine: Well.. it took us a few days longer than anticipated, but we have finally arrived in Astorga!!!! Prayed for all of you at Mass today! We are going to follow three blogs, that will give us different views of the Camino... each follows a slightly different schedule, but are approximately in the places we are visiting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randall St. Germaine: Camino My Way "After the death of my mother in February 2010, I felt I needed to get away, and clear my mind. I chose to walk the famous pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, across the north of Spain, despite knowing little about it." On the Camino de Santiago in Leon, Spain http://www.caminomyw...o-in-leon-spain Oh oh... I'm OFF the Camino de Santiago in Leon, Spain http://www.caminomyw...o-in-leon-spain Back on the Camino de Santiago in Leon, Spain to San Marcos http://www.caminomyw...n-to-san-marcos On the Camino de Santiago in Leon, Spain to La Virgen Del Camino http://www.caminomyw...rgen-del-camino On the Camino de Santiago, La Virgen del Camino To Villar de Mazarife http://www.caminomyw...lar-de-mazarife On the Camino de Santiago, SpainVillar de Mazarife to Hospital de Orbigo http://www.caminomyw...pital-de-orbigo On the Camino de Santiago in Hospital de Orbigo http://www.caminomyw...de-orbigo-spain On the Camino de Santiago, Hospital de Orbigo to Astorga http://www.caminomyw...bigo-to-astorga ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Spurgin: Walking the Camino de Santiago Greg and Judy's Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Spain Leon to San Martin del Camino http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/21/day-26-leon-to-san-martin-del-camino/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/21/day-26-leon-to-san-martin-del-camino/ "The San Marcos Pilgrim Hospital -- now converted to a 5-star hotel." San Martin del Camino to Astorga http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/22/san-martin-del-camino-to-astorga/ http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-de-santiago/2010/09/22/san-martin-del-camino-to-astorga/ "Looking towards Astorga in the distance, and the mountains we have to climb in the next few days." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Burr: James on the Way A Blog of his Camino de Santiago journey April - May 2013 (Note: James is taking a longer time for his camino, so his 'days' may be a little different, and he is also visiting some different places.) We have missed some of this pilgrim's stories, but I was struck how similar his story is to those that Nunsense shared with us on her part of the camino: Remember... While James is traveling during the spring and talks about the cold and wet weather HE is experiencing, it is currently the middle of the Spanish Summer... so a current traveler would have to deal with considerably hotter temperatures.... Villarente to Virgen del Camino http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-20-villarente-to-la-virgen-del.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-20-villarente-to-la-virgen-del.html San Marcos Museum and plaza.... http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-20-villarente-to-la-virgen-del.html A place to spend the night.... http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-20-villarente-to-la-virgen-del.html And a dinner of Paella, liver and ice cream.... and a nice beer... La Virgen del Camino to Hospital de obrigo http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-20-la-virgen-del-camino-to-hospital.html http://james-ontheway.blogspot.com/2013/05/day-21-hospital-de-obrigo-to-santa.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Someone else has put together a Google Earth Virtual Camino in several parts.... for those of you who are interested, these are the third and fourth segments picking up from where this thread begins, traveling from Burgos to Fromista (#3) and Fromista to Sahagun (#4). (This is actually where our virtual journey had us a few days back, but we are getting almost caught up!) #3 Burgos to Fromista [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPquYAH7Uw[/media] #4 Fromista to Sahagun [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvN0XAZmEO8[/media] Praying for all who walk the Camino -- and for all of you. Please pray for all who are following this journey. Tomorrow: El Acebo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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