- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances ( March 2015 )
Camino Portugues ( September 2015 )
Surely I've said that before ? I love the Italians. I do, I do, I do.
For the past 4 days or so there's been a large party of teenagers walking the Frances route. Initially we debated where they were from, but eventually found they were from Modena in Italy.
Some were annoyed that there was a lot of them and they were slow and difficult to pass.
When I ended up in the middle of them they were praying the rosary. Italian and Latin are close friends, so I was able to pray with them. I found them to be friendly, sociable and not too noisy. At first they were amused by me, but as they realised I was praying with them, there came smiles and greetings.
I thought I'd seen the last of them when they stopped at Ribadiso and I walked on to Arzúa. I caught up with them the next day just short of O Pedrouza. I was surprised to see them at the Mass that evening in Santiago. Some looked in a shocking state. They'd put in well over 40k to get there.
Today at the pilgrims Mass they were there again and the priest who had been accompanying them co celebrated. AND...... They paid to have the boatafumeiro sparked up.
Now, I didn't walk all this way just to see that but.... It was fantsstic.
I love the Italians. I do, I do, I do.
So, the next time you see a large group in front of you, think of it as an enriching not an annoying situation
For the past 4 days or so there's been a large party of teenagers walking the Frances route. Initially we debated where they were from, but eventually found they were from Modena in Italy.
Some were annoyed that there was a lot of them and they were slow and difficult to pass.
When I ended up in the middle of them they were praying the rosary. Italian and Latin are close friends, so I was able to pray with them. I found them to be friendly, sociable and not too noisy. At first they were amused by me, but as they realised I was praying with them, there came smiles and greetings.
I thought I'd seen the last of them when they stopped at Ribadiso and I walked on to Arzúa. I caught up with them the next day just short of O Pedrouza. I was surprised to see them at the Mass that evening in Santiago. Some looked in a shocking state. They'd put in well over 40k to get there.
Today at the pilgrims Mass they were there again and the priest who had been accompanying them co celebrated. AND...... They paid to have the boatafumeiro sparked up.
Now, I didn't walk all this way just to see that but.... It was fantsstic.
I love the Italians. I do, I do, I do.
So, the next time you see a large group in front of you, think of it as an enriching not an annoying situation