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I think it’s said that baby’s are delivered by storks, is that right? It was 30 years and one day ago when my only baby was brought to us, so I can’t really remember. But if that’s the case, babies must all be stored in old churches in Spain because every church tower on every…

In no particular order: Laundromats in Spain have the detergent included in the wash, no need to add it. Although people in the Albergues speak a variety of languages, all snoring sounds like different tunes of the same language. All commodes in Spain have two buttons to flush, one for a small flush, the other…

I arrived in Santiago de Compostela, Spain yesterday. My certificate states I walked 713 kilometers, or close to 450 miles. I left home in late April and today it is June 2nd. It has been a good pilgrimage. I’ve spent over a month being outside for most of the day, every day (except for two…

The people walking the Camino are called Pilgrims, or Peregrinos. As such, we seem to feel an amount of connection to one another, not every single person, but in general. As I’ve walked I’ve reflected on some possible parallels between the pilgrimage here on the Camino and the Christian life. Here are some of my…

While visiting churches I’ve found that there are often graves inside some of the churches. Typically they are the rich people in that area, maybe the benefactor who provided money or large gifts to that church. And there are cemeteries that I sometimes pass. And then last but certainly not least, there are occasionally markers…

I’ve now been walking for 24 days. In some ways it feels like it wasn’t long ago when I started at Pamplona, known for the “running of the bulls” and in other ways it feels like a long time ago that I left Cookeville and then New York. It’s been a good walk. The Lord…

All along the Camino are Catholic Churches. Not surprising, the Camino has been a Catholic pilofor over a thousand years. I’ve taken hundreds of pictures of the outside and insides of the churches and I find them fascinating, often beautiful. And although I don’t intend to bash those churches , I have found there to…

Over the two weeks I’ve walked it has been enjoyable to walk past miles and miles of fields. The crops change from one region to another. There have been thousands of acres of rapeseed, from which canola oil and other things are made. There are lots of fields of grain, many are fields of wheat,…

I’m in a tiny village called Viloria de Rioja in a small hostel with five other pilgrims. We are all sleeping in one large room. We shared a meal together with the owner of the hostel, her name is Orietta. She encouraged conversation, asking everyone why they are in the Camino. Interesting conversation ensued. A…