The warm revelry continued into the evening, with me immensely enjoying both the renewal of already established friendships (namely with Jean Marc & Stephane) and the making of new alliances as well (primarily with Berend, who as walking his pilgrimage from Ireland to Santiago to raise money to combat childhood cancer) … Like the rest […]
I woke easily after a decent night’s sleep, enjoy a warm wake-up shower, and then headed over to the neighboring pub (which served, at least at that time, as the hostel’s dining room) for a relaxing later-than-usual breakfast with my fellow pilgrims. Even though they had slept elsewhere last night, Stephane & Pierre (who I […]
The start of any pilgrimage leg – at least those that are being walked by more than one’s self – is always accompanied by amicable conversation, and so was the case for me on this commencement as well; conversing smilingly with Berend & Gerard & Denise & Patrick about the day and their respective lives […]
As I had previously agreed with a later-starting Jean Marc, I paused awhile at the pathside bakery on the outskirts of Larceveau – long enough for Denise & Patrick to offer me a chocolate croissant, long enough for me to thank them humbly for the same, long enough to wait until they had walked on […]
“A journey measured by miles traveled always pales in comparison to a journey whose miles are measured by moments unraveled … It is true that society cane be readily enjoyed in a room of fellow travelers, and yet there is something indeed to being out of doors, where Nature herself is one’s only company. Oddly […]
Once again I came across a gate designed to constrain (and thereby de facto enslave) some local dairy cows, once again I was asked to close the gate behind me after I crossed its threshold, and once again I blatantly disregarded said request – admittedly doing very little to free my bovine friends from the […]
And in this Grand Journey – just as in my own great Life – I once again flowed through the shadows back out into the light; from the confined uber-focus on uncomfortable immediate circumstances back out into an appreciation for the grander, more all-encompassing & ever-innately-wondrous view … “It is important to any would-be Way-walker […]
And so it was that I walked onward, and so it was that I came across a lone accordion player sitting under a tree by the roadside, and so it was that I smiled at him and sat down nearby and allowed him to serenade me while I made I Peace-stone for my fellow pilgrim […]
“There is in me an insatiable thirst for the quest; for discovering visages more grand and things far greater than ourselves. Beyond every horizon is a murky haze which beckons me to its call. I seek movement in its direction for that movement’s sake. And in this larger journey there is no destination except the […]
Thereafter I walked strongly; flowing with ease through Garnarthe itself and then the hamlet of Bussunarits, all the way to the church of St. Jean la Vieux – where I once more paused in peace to evince my gratitude and reaffirm my resolve – the former to simply offer a Soul-felt thanks for having been […]
This was such a lovely moment that I shared with fellow pilgrim Angelika – not only for the simple fact that it was so obviously a humble recognition on both our parts of the innate majesty of life and the inherent power of the Camino (and all walks like it) and the profound Connection that […]
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