Boots ready for the road - with new laces. "The winter is past, the flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle dove is heard in our land."Song of Solomon 2:11-12 I left the Camino last September feeling distinctly crestfallen. I had been stopped in my …
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Camino Stage 3: Day 10 – la Gratade to Bordeaux.
The day dawned clear but cold. It was only six degrees. My last walking day on this trip. Always a slightly bittersweet moment. I have had a really marvellous time, and there is something special about knowing that every step forward is one nearer Santiago - but I miss Laurence and home too much, and …
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Camino Stage 2: Préparatifs and Philip Endean RIP
I am getting ready for the second stage of my Camino - from Chateauroux to Limoges. If all goes well, by the 19th October, I will have done over 45% of the French part of my journey. Packing is tricky in autumn, and made even more so by climate change. I will pick up where …
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Le chemin de Compostelle
I am about to start a pilgrimage walk. I am now fully retired and so have the chance to do this now that I don't sing from Thursday to Sunday every week of the school year. I have for longer than I can say wanted to follow the Camino, or the pilgrimage route across Western …
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