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Beautiful photo, AJ! I find myself reflecting - what is our bridge right now?crossing obstacles to reach your goal.
Your photo is haunting, Trish. And yes— that's the feeling it gives, too.it's only occurring to me as I write this that maybe it feels so instinctive right now is I now have that same feeling of loss of companionship, slight apprehension, loneliness etc - but still being able to 'look back'
Beautiful Church. I was told that the crucifix is about 100 years old and came from China. (I don't know) They say that Jesus, even in death is reaching down to help humanity.View attachment 74193
The crucifix in the Igrexa de San Xoán de Furelos. Christ coming down from the Cross.
In 2001 I was told by the young lady that stamped our credentials that it symbolises His last days on Earth and our last days on the Camino.
Thanks so much for this. I was meant to fly tomorrow, from Australia, for my first Camin
.............................. Sunrise west of Hontanas 11/11/2012
"Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light.
Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky.
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"While the fates permit, live happily; life speeds on with hurried step, and with winged days the wheel of the headlong year is turned."
Seneca
Now wherever we might be in the present chaos of pandemic confinement may we all find the strength and courage to endure the days ahead.
In the truest sense
Ultreia!
Margaret Meredith
thank you Margaret. I was meant to fly tomorrow-from Australia- my first Camino. I’m now on long service leave at home instead but have started it today with this beautiful poem
.............................. Sunrise west of Hontanas 11/11/2012
"Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light.
Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky.
...
"While the fates permit, live happily; life speeds on with hurried step, and with winged days the wheel of the headlong year is turned."
Seneca
Now wherever we might be in the present chaos of pandemic confinement may we all find the strength and courage to endure the days ahead.
In the truest sense
Ultreia!
Margaret Meredith
Those last kms into Vitoria were a bit of a slog for me. I think I hit the bottom by the model airplane runway. It was hot on the straight shadeless road, I was thirsty, and the city on the horizon never seemed to get any closer.We had just finished a lovely rest in the shade, and were getting up to finish the day's walk into Vitoria-Gasteis on the Camino Bayona.
So true! And this is why we sometimes get impatient when new potential pilgrims ask which are the stages to skip, and which are the most scenic.sitting on the curb of a petrol station forecourt doing the same thing.
One of the blessings of the way is finding the internal space where it's not possible to be picky.
This photo is the prequel to post #24 by @VNwalking, only taken on a brilliantly sunny day. When I took the photo, I had no idea what was beyond, but I could see my daughters paused and gazing at something. So, this photo is a bit of a teaser.Approaching the Tunel San Adrian, where the old Roman Road pushes through the mountain - they extended a natural cave to make a short tunnel. It was misty, just before the sun came out. The hill was behind me, and the mystery was before me. What world was on the other side of that ridge?
I just want to jump into that photo, VNwalking!!!!We're all out here, waiting for the new normal to coalesce - and for the day when we can walk the camino again.
These are undoubtedly hard times, on many levels.
Lest we mire in the difficulties, many of us are turning to remembrances of walks past to keep our spirits up.
So here is a place to play with that.
What, today, is your favorite photo from any of your caminos, and why?
Every day is new, so tomorrow we can all post tomorrow's new favorite photos. (To avoid annoying people who may not have been there, please indicate where you took the photo. Not all of us care, but it's easy to do for those who do care.)
I'll go first.
Today for me it's the Ermita de Santo Cristo del Barrio, on the Via de Bayona, shortly before Pancorbo. It's in a narrow valley that cuts through a wall of mountains between Miranda de Ebro and Briviesca - and you can see it from the train going from Burgos to Logroño or Irun (or vice versa). It's old, 11th or 12th C, so has stood vigil here for almost a millennium. From above, it and the nearby Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Camino seem to be set in a wild landscape, with the river gorge dropping away right nearby. But on the ground the whole area actually feels deeply quiet and serene, in spite of the narrowness of the gorge forcing the train tracks and the autopista to be practically on top of each other not far away. You actually wouldn't know they're there.
Endurance and serenity in the whirlwind.
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Me too. It was magic. The ancient road, the huge beech trees, the emergence into a completely different landscape on the bottom of the hill on the other side...That day was one of the stages on all my caminos that I would happily repeat over and over. It had everything -
Oh! We romanesque fans swoon...The Abbey of Sainte-Foy, in Conques, on the Voie du Puy-en-Velay, 21 July 2018.
Mountains give the kind of perspective that makes me feel that way too.The view could not be held.
That's an unbelievable view.View from an albergue window, Monserrat.
Oh! Just wonderful.The pilgrim sets out bravely each day to discover the mystery that awaits, not knowing how the day will unfold. It is done with courage, humility and hope, because the pilgrim knows that such is life: surprising, disconcerting, exciting...
I thought I was the only one! I am not a huge planner, so miss a lot of information until after the fact.Of course, I want to go back to these sites with all I learn about them after!
When we miss the Camino, we can just look at photos like this one and be grateful if there is not yet the technology to include odor.It could be many places on many caminos
Beautiful photoToday's is between Triacastela and Sarria (42.7722220, -7.3108330).
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I'm sure those clothes had been cleaned.When we miss the Camino, we can just look at photos like this one and be grateful if there is not yet the technology to include odor.
You and me both, very special time, knowing how close is the end of the Camino
It is called Clandestina Lathraea or commonly Clandestine or ToothwortThe Way has been here long before us, and will endure long after we have gone.
Here is the Roman/medieval road, after the Tunel San Adrian.
I would love to know the name of the beautiful purple legume, blooming between the rocks up there in the mountain beechwoods. Anyone?
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I didn't find any information about preroman cart tracks in Galicia. I think that in the inland there were very few because the agriculture and trade were very small. Maybe in the coast there were some more because the Phoenicians.March 04, 2020, early morning mist on the hill from Mougas to Baiona. Turned into a perfect day for walking. Can anyone enlighten us on the age of these cart tracks? I assume they are pre-roman.
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