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  1. Terry Callery

    One Line of Poetry

    One Line Poetry to describe the Camino Experience: The Infinite Moment Infinate Horizon Now One day at a time. Be Still and know that I am God. Being in the Moment The Great Silence More than one Line.............................Lennon Imagine All the People Imagine there's no heaven...
  2. Terry Callery

    Back Up Documents

    On all three of my Caminos, I traveled with hidden money belt. Took about 2,000 Euros Cash and both a credit card and a debit card. Kept day's cash in my vest. So would not have to take off money belt frequently Since I kept my passport in my Back pack with my Pigrim Credential Booklet.- I had...
  3. Terry Callery

    First Historical Novel About Origins of the Camino

    Finally, after 20 months I have launched the first historical novel ever written about the origins of the Camino de Santiago. The First Pilgrim. By Terence Callery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M63XYBW/?tag=casaivar02-20 I knew little about medieval Spain and had to do 4 months of research...
  4. Terry Callery

    Poetically Named Albergues, Casa Rurals, Pensions - Signs

    Sometimes there is s good narrative behind the names of the places we stay at --while on Camino. Some places, alberques , casa rurals or pensions have poetically inspired names - I suggest two examples: The first (with me in the photo) was in El Acebo just after the Cruz de Ferro up in the...
  5. Terry Callery

    Giant Waves for Surfers

    I often listen to National Public Radio (NPR) - and just tonight they did an expose on the town of Matosinhos which is directly on the Portuguese Coastal Route just about 8-9 kilometers north of Porto. Apparently there is a massive ocean canyon offshore - twice the depth of the Grand Canyon...
  6. Terry Callery

    Plantar Fasciitis

    I almost did not do my first French Camino- because of pain in my foot - the tendons that run along the foot's arch - known as Plantar fasciitis - they get inflamed and it makes it very painful to walk. I learned a lot about it, just before doing the 500 mile Route Frances, three year's ago...
  7. Terry Callery

    Folks Looking for healing?

    There are many folks who do the Camino to find healing -- after my divorce and great personal loss. It was my motivation to do the Camino. This was one guy I could really relate to--- Ron from Zimbabwe --- he also had PTSD --- and was looking for healing. Ron is not his real name - trying to...
  8. Terry Callery

    Four Categories of Pilgrims

    People always ask me what did I find on the Camino -that is somewhat of a random thing. you never know who you will meet or what enlightenment you might find. Kind of like an Easter egg hunt. The more reveling question of what were you looking for? What were you seeking? I found on 100 days...
  9. Terry Callery

    When was James the Apostle Canonized as a Saint? What were his miracles?

    I am busy writing a historical novel set in the year 814 about the first pilgrimage of Alfonso II to the burial site of James the Apostle. When the headless body was discovered in the Roman Cemetery in the year 814, James was not yet a Saint. Two post mortem miracles are required for Sainthood...
  10. Terry Callery

    Beach in Spain

    Check out this website for EU reopening information https://reopen.europa.eu/en This beach is Spain is roped off to give each visitor their own tiny square to insure social distancing - seems weird. They do the same thing harvesting blueberries here in Maine. So the blueberry rakers will...
  11. Terry Callery

    Where is the Parchment?

    In his book "The Road to Santiago" (University of California Press 1957) Walter Starkie writes the following about a document found in 814 with the body of Saint James by Bishop Theodomir. Does anyone know more about this parchment paper and what it said? "Theodomir, by divine revelation after...
  12. Terry Callery

    Stay at Home Camino

    In this time of "Staying at Home" I wanted to share this film review of Phil's Camino - It is very inspiring! Due to the treatments for his Stage 4 cancer, Phil Volker can only dream of walking the 500 mile long spiritual pilgrimage known as Spain's Camino de Santiago. But when told that he...
  13. Terry Callery

    The Hero's Journey

    Recently I saw a documentary about Joseph Campbell who wrote intelligently about the role of myth in our society. He boils down myths from many cultures and many time periods, and come up with this one "uni-myth" of the "Hero's Journey". Notice how the hero in the illustration looks like a...
  14. Terry Callery

    Terrific new book about Saint James

    There is a very excellent book just released titled "Saint James the Greater in History, Art and Culture." I just read it and gave it a five star rating on Amazon. The author is William Farina. My review of the book: "The myth of Saint James may have changed history by launching the...
  15. Terry Callery

    Giving Up on the Primitivo

    I am writing this from Lugo, as I have just taken the bus from Fonsagrada where I stopped walking the Primitivo after 8 days on the Camino. In that entire time, I saw just one other pilgrim. The thing that makes this such a stunningly beautiful walk, which is the jaw-dropping mythic landscapes...
  16. Terry Callery

    Take a Screen Shot to Use as a Map

    I will be doing the Oviedo to Lugo section of the Primitivo leaving in just two weeks. Alas...there is not John Brierley guide book (with his terrific maps) for this Camino route. I am stuck with the Spanish "Editorial Buen Camino" book that also has the Norte route as well as the English...
  17. Terry Callery

    "You Can't Get There From Here!"

    There is a running joke we Mainers tell about the tourist from New York City who stops to ask directions from a local fisherman. "How do I get to Boothbay Harbor?" queries the city slicker. The old fisherman scratches his head and begins to point South and says you head that-a-way....no...naw...
  18. Terry Callery

    Keeping a Journal for a Richer Camino Experience

    I had occasion to speak this week to a pilgrim who lives near me in Maine about my experience on the Portuguese Camino. I had walked from Lisbon (only 1% of all pilgrims getting compostelas start there) in February finishing on Saint Patrick's Day in March. These are some of the least traveled...
  19. Terry Callery

    Uncrowded Portuguese Route Camino Experience [Paid]

    Terry Callery submitted a new resource: Uncrowded Winter Camino Experience - Portuguese Camino - In Search of the Infinite Moment Read more about this resource...
  20. Terry Callery

    What is "Dog" symbol on milemarker 8 km Portuguese

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