Finding Evermore
Jon
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Walking Camino Frances this June, 2016 with a film crew! We want to share a unique perspective with a global audience of virtual pilgrims, and make a difference along the way.
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Hi,Hello, This June 2016 I will be walking the Camino de Santiago, starting in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. I am taking along a film crew of 5, along with 3 friends. We will be filming a 6 to 10 part docu-travel series highlighting the special places along the camino, and meeting some of the amazing people along this ancient pilgrimage. I am asking the this forum to share some of your valuable experiences. We know there are countless special moments along the way. As first time pilgrims, we are looking to discover those locals, businesses, charitable efforts or personal stories along the route that a typical pilgrimage may not see. The Camino de Santiago is more than just a spiritual journey, it is an ancient pilgrimage that is vibrant with history, local legends and lined with the natural beauty of the people with a rich heritage. If you have discovered a place or met a local off the beaten path that you feel we should meet, please let me know. We will be visiting the Castillo de Sarracin (A Templar Castle), a local winery and may even drop in on a weekly meeting for a group learning to speak English. We want this to be an inspirational television series, and you can help us find those moments that we can capture and share. Thank you! Jon ( www.findingevermore.com )
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. My Pilgrimage on the Camino started when I first read about the trek 3 years ago. I have been dreaming of this spiritual adventure, and know it could make a profound impact on my life. That said, I also respect that this is "My Camino" - I will experience this walk like nobody else, and will absorb and smile and laugh and sweat in an experience that is unique to me. While we all may have a very personal reason for taking this Pilgrimage, mine is to grow spiritually through the joy and rewards or bringing a meaningful experience to others through film. I found that when I watched many of the 'documentaries' on Youtube, it was nothing more than someone holding a camera in front of their face while walking. Other professionally produced videos typically share a 1000 foot view of the overall experience. I am not trying to capture a personal experience, I simply want to showcase the possibilities of an amazing journey for others to share. In doing so, I know I will reach a meaningful moment in my life, which will enrich "My Camino". To take a 'true' approach to this camino would mean leaving the cameras behind. I hope I don't end the pilgrimage in regret, but I think this could be part of my personal fulfillment while contributing to a global community of virtual pilgrims who may never make this trek in person. I have struggled with this, and remain open to all possibilities. I cant wait. JonCould not agree more with Arn, some of our most interesting moments on the Camino are made by chance, and come from stopping to chat with the local farmer tending her fields, or the sheppard guiding his sheep from point a to point b. Yes there are a few characters on the Camino, a particular hospitalero who has been there for ever, or the man who sets up a table with water and fruit from his orchard for pilgrims, or the daughter of t'the now deceased leady as you walk into Logrono, but perhaps that's just it, they have become Camino are characters.
Beautiful! This is definitely the type of inspiration we would like to share with others, as well as being a part of our meaningful journey. I will follow-up on this. Thank you! JonI went to your website and saw you want to roll your sleeves up and work alomg those on the route. There's a couple who bought an old abbey on the Camino and count on pilgrims to help them with the renos/restoration. Search for "the abbey" anf you will find something about them. Now, this is their private residence they are working on, but they are hoping to swap a bed and a meal for work around the property.
Thank you Arn! Sounds like another wonderful opportunity! JonAllow me to trumpet Anemone del Camino's comment. I've passed by the abbey several times and always promise I will stop. Alas, time was not on my side. There is also a truly fantastic hostel just off the beaten path (1.2km) that I've found to be a great rejuvenation spot just days before entering Santiago...
A Bolboreta
Vilar De Remonde, 27203 Palas de Rei , Spain. This is truly a quiet, yet fanciful location. The hosts are fantastic, the food beyond sumptuous. When I stopped here last year with my parish priest...we also said Mass. Nice...very nice. You will also appreciate the walk off the Camino to A'Bolboreta among the eucalyptus trees and, then in the early morning a serene amble back to the Camino proper. You will not regret it!
Buen Camino,
Arn
refugio our lady of guadeloupe ....can't miss him...lolCould not agree more with Arn, some of our most interesting moments on the Camino are made by chance, and come from stopping to chat with the local farmer tending her fields, or the sheppard guiding his sheep from point a to point b. Yes there are a few characters on the Camino, a particular hospitalero who has been there for ever, or the man who sets up a table with water and fruit from his orchard for pilgrims, or the daughter of t'the now deceased leady as you walk into Logrono, but perhaps that's just it, they have become Camino are characters.
Where is this? What is the story?refugio our lady of guadeloupe ....can't miss him...lol
he runs the auberge the lady of guadeloupe in the small town that has a golf course surrounded by empty condos. he calls himself papa de madre...i'll have to look up the name of the town...its one before a major breighley stop.Where is this? What is the story?
Yes, by the cement lounge chais in the little park at the top of the hill. The albergue is on the way back down before the hairpin turn in the road. Didn't stay there, didn't know there was a character there.he runs the auberge the lady of guadeloupe in the small town that has a golf course surrounded by empty condos. he calls himself papa de madre...i'll have to look up the name of the town...its one before a major breighley stop.
he is just like ramon in the movie "the way"....made a great lentil dish for dinner...he was very eccentricic...i left my poles there by mistake as i was fleeing the next morningYes, by the cement lounge chais in the little park at the top of the hill. The albergue is on the way back down before the hairpin turn in the road. Didn't stay there, didn't know there was a character there.
Miguel Angel, hospitalero at San Julian after Palas de Rei, is a pilgrim, a good cook (wife is, actually), and often presides over a very entertaining cena.
Some of the characters have become a bit hackneyed. Tomas is still at Manjarin pretending to be a Templar Knight (but his magnificent house hidden from view is testimony to the profitability of his operation).
You can get good advice on "things" along the way, but interesting non-pilgrim people are more difficult. For most of them, it is a job (a job they generally do very well), but they are just like you and me!
Very intelligent and interesting guy, definitely very eccentric and with strong opinions, though, so some people are put off.Where is this? What is the story?
Definitely visit these angels...time with them was one of the highlights of my caminos--and that was too early in the year to stay in the Albergue, just visiting. These women truly 'walk their talk'...beautiful. Also the nuns at Santa Maria in Carrion de los Condes. Same.In Zabaldika the nuns that run the albergue and care for the adjacent 13th century Church of St. Steven
It's Ciruena.he runs the auberge the lady of guadeloupe in the small town that has a golf course surrounded by empty condos. he calls himself papa de madre...i'll have to look up the name of the town...its one before a major breighley stop.
And the Hospital del alma.You just beat me to it Kanga. Reading the original posting I thought of her and other "camino immigrant residents". Perhaps our John and Ivar when reaching Santiago?
It's Ciruena.
Other quirky spots maybe opens a whole new theme? Bar Elvis in Reliegos for example? La Casa de los Dioses?
Would be good to meet. Buen CaminoHello, This June 2016 I will be walking the Camino de Santiago, starting in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. I am taking along a film crew of 5, along with 3 friends. We will be filming a 6 to 10 part docu-travel series highlighting the special places along the camino, and meeting some of the amazing people along this ancient pilgrimage. I am asking the this forum to share some of your valuable experiences. We know there are countless special moments along the way. As first time pilgrims, we are looking to discover those locals, businesses, charitable efforts or personal stories along the route that a typical pilgrimage may not see. The Camino de Santiago is more than just a spiritual journey, it is an ancient pilgrimage that is vibrant with history, local legends and lined with the natural beauty of the people with a rich heritage. If you have discovered a place or met a local off the beaten path that you feel we should meet, please let me know. We will be visiting the Castillo de Sarracin (A Templar Castle), a local winery and may even drop in on a weekly meeting for a group learning to speak English. We want this to be an inspirational television series, and you can help us find those moments that we can capture and share. Thank you! Jon ( www.findingevermore.com )
Jon, I see you are from Boston. Did you know we have a local chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC)? Many members have walked one or more caminos and could fill pages with suggestions and advice. And it just occurred to me that a film on the camino from the point of view of the many pilgrim groups and organizations like APOC and this forum - and Ivar himself!- that support the Camino would be unique. I would be pleased to meet with you or talk with you. Send me a message if interested. Buen camino!Hello, This June 2016 I will be walking the Camino de Santiago, starting in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. I am taking along a film crew of 5, along with 3 friends. We will be filming a 6 to 10 part docu-travel series highlighting the special places along the camino, and meeting some of the amazing people along this ancient pilgrimage. I am asking the this forum to share some of your valuable experiences. We know there are countless special moments along the way. As first time pilgrims, we are looking to discover those locals, businesses, charitable efforts or personal stories along the route that a typical pilgrimage may not see. The Camino de Santiago is more than just a spiritual journey, it is an ancient pilgrimage that is vibrant with history, local legends and lined with the natural beauty of the people with a rich heritage. If you have discovered a place or met a local off the beaten path that you feel we should meet, please let me know. We will be visiting the Castillo de Sarracin (A Templar Castle), a local winery and may even drop in on a weekly meeting for a group learning to speak English. We want this to be an inspirational television series, and you can help us find those moments that we can capture and share. Thank you! Jon ( www.findingevermore.com )
Very interested! Sending you a message with my contact info as well - Thank you!Jon, I see you are from Boston. Did you know we have a local chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC)? Many members have walked one or more caminos and could fill pages with suggestions and advice. And it just occurred to me that a film on the camino from the point of view of the many pilgrim groups and organizations like APOC and this forum - and Ivar himself!- that support the Camino would be unique. I would be pleased to meet with you or talk with you. Send me a message if interested. Buen camino!
beautiful churchAfter the evening Mass at Los Arcos (which is a stunningly extraordinary church by the way) the priest, who is a kind and gentle and humorous soul and has learned some sentences in various languages, calls pilgrims to the left-hand side rail and chats with them, then hands out pilgrim prayer cards in different languages and then blesses them - it is rather pleasant, intimate ...
also in vianna...a very sweet priest who held a nice mass and then blessed us one by one and gave us a little something in our language...then said" get out!" lol a very special niteAfter the evening Mass at Los Arcos (which is a stunningly extraordinary church by the way) the priest, who is a kind and gentle and humorous soul and has learned some sentences in various languages, calls pilgrims to the left-hand side rail and chats with them, then hands out pilgrim prayer cards in different languages and then blesses them - it is rather pleasant, intimate ...
Sr Kay's experience was mine also--here is a photo of Sr Marisol (centre) and the other nuns in the community. Beautiful beings with great big hearts!One of the many highlights for me was meeting and visiting with Sr Marisol in Zabaldika.
I have wondered as well. I had actually offered to meet him (live in Massachusetts), but he never followed up beyond thanking me and expressing interest.Does anyone know what has happened to all this wonderful information -- and the initial request for sharing? The link to his website doesn't appear to have much followup on the project. Nothing on FB since April 2016... just curious...
Wouldn't that be nice....Or it may be as simple as running out of money / backing/ whatever, or the Camino got to him first - and now he is a "true pilgrim" - dreaming, planning, and walking forever...
Comtact him via the website and make sure to report back to is.Does anyone know what has happened to all this wonderful information -- and the initial request for sharing? The link to his website doesn't appear to have much followup on the project. Nothing on FB since April 2016... just curious...
It's a non-functioning website at this point...if this did not pan out, as many projects like this are apt to do, perhaps he did end up walking his own story, and if so, how nice it would be to see it here.Comtact him via the website and make sure to report back to is.
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