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  1. Gadflyparexcellence

    Personal Reflections on the Camino Journey

    Very evocative. Nice video, walking in breathtaking silence lets the Mother Earth speak to you.
  2. Gadflyparexcellence

    The Solace of Memory/redux/3

    As always, both moving and inspiring.
  3. Gadflyparexcellence

    Poetry along the way

    “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” -T.S. Eliot
  4. Gadflyparexcellence

    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    Walking solo or not depends on the state of mind of each and every peregrino. For those desiring solitude walking alone would be the perfect way to accomplish it. For those who might like to rekindle their relationships walking with another person might be the perfect solution. During one of...
  5. Gadflyparexcellence

    NYT Article: On Spain’s Camino de Santiago, Even Óscar the Donkey Is a Pilgrim

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/world/europe/camino-de-santiago-spain.html
  6. Gadflyparexcellence

    Birds & Insects on the Camino

    Superb.
  7. Gadflyparexcellence

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2021?

    No I didn't know about the book. I'll definitely check it out. Many thanks for bringing it to our attention.
  8. Gadflyparexcellence

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2021?

    Here are a few pictures I took during my walk at Branch Brook Park earlier this morning.
  9. Gadflyparexcellence

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2021?

    mspath, What a small world! I don't from live far from Branch Brook Park, and make it a ritual to see the cherry blossoms every year. Actually we plan on visitng it today to the see the late-blooming Kwanzans which are in their full glories now. Many thanks. Best
  10. Gadflyparexcellence

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2021?

    As we're in the mid-point of the cherry blossom season in NJ, I'm reminded of Matsuo Basho's haiku which makes my daily walks in my neighborhood and local parks enchanting & contemplative: How many, many things They call to mind These cherry-blossoms! (Samazama no/koto omoidasu/sakura...
  11. Gadflyparexcellence

    How Do You End Your Camino

    Very practical observation. Yes history (including modern day) is strewn with examples of the toxic mix of religion and politics & its consequences.
  12. Gadflyparexcellence

    How Do You End Your Camino

    Very evocative Mspath. That the Cathedral should be using St. James as a symbol of Matamoros or Moor slayer is very surprising. I presume it grew out of a legend the saint helped a 9th-century Spanish king massacre 60,000 Moors in a battle. Should this imaginary association of James have any...
  13. Gadflyparexcellence

    Preparing physically to walk the Camino

    To you.
  14. Gadflyparexcellence

    Preparing physically to walk the Camino

    Very well made point which I was trying to articulate. I think some of the above responses meant to say "economically developed" instead of "civilised."
  15. Gadflyparexcellence

    Preparing physically to walk the Camino

    Perhaps I live in a different world. But hearing the word "civilised" in such a casual manner in this day and age sounds so weird. Using the phrase in the context of a story around Oxaca, Mexico seems especially strange.
  16. Gadflyparexcellence

    Preparing physically to walk the Camino

    I hope the phrase walk through a "very civilised" first-world country was not a Freudian slip.
  17. Gadflyparexcellence

    Post your favorite flower photo taken on Camino.

    "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." - John Keats Photo taken shortly after Astorga.
  18. Gadflyparexcellence

    What was your meltdown point?

    Hopefully you're right. Nonetheless I shudder to think that given the trauma that they went through at this small scale event, what their counterparts might be experiencing on much bigger occasions. It's really puzzling to think how one could derive pleasure/enjoyment from the suffering of...
  19. Gadflyparexcellence

    What was your meltdown point?

    Very thoughtful responses. Many thanks.
  20. Gadflyparexcellence

    What was your meltdown point?

    I both experienced close to what you might call a meltdown as well as an epiphany. Three years ago, my peregrino friend and I reached Los Arcos after a day’s walk from Estella. While strolling around the center of town, we suddenly found ourselves to be fenced in. Upon enquiring what was up we...

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