Rome Reports Story on my Via Lemovicensis
A few weeks back, I was interviewed by a fellow named Santiago (!) for a story for Rome Reports. Here’s the result.
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Unexpected Encounters
I almost didn’t go for my walk this morning because of the air quality. The sky was orange when I woke up, which is not my favorite colour for the sky. As I headed to the park, I met a woman walking a dog. We exchanged good mornings, and then she said, “you look like you’re training for the Camino”. […]
» Read moreNudges of Grace
This morning just before I started my 5K walk, I reflexively checked the email on my phone. What I saw absolutely stopped me in my tracks, and I had to take a couple of minutes to regroup. The first two emails were little nudges to respond or follow up to older messages. The top one was something I had written […]
» Read moreFunerals and Weddings
One year ago today, I buried the love of my life in the cold earth of a priest’s grave. It’s an impossible thing. My heart aches even to think about it. Since I have returned from the Camino, the largest presence in Pistachio House is Francine’s absence. Today is also the feast of Saint Benedict, and Francine and I are […]
» Read moreVia Lemovicensis: Denouement
Adam and I spent the first full day in Santiago on the 22nd mostly meeting up with other pilgrims who came in throughout the day. Most of the folks I walked with came in that day. There was some necessary shopping and laundry, and I also got the tattoo. Francine had a tattoo on the inside of her right forearm […]
» Read moreVia Lemovicensis: Endgame
This morning, I was out of the albergue before 6:30 in an effort to beat today’s expected heat. Katie gave me a hug and left just a little bit before me. The morning air was humid. For the second day in a row, I didn’t even bother putting my fleece on. At this time of the morning, breakfast was out […]
» Read moreVia Lemovicensis: Penultimate
Despite best efforts, I didn’t make it out of the albergue much before 7 AM. A chunk of Melide’s old city has its streets torn up for what appears to be water or sewage work. Finding the Camino actually proved to be quite challenging. The first church I passed on the way out of town was locked, and there was […]
» Read moreVia Lemovicensis: Of Noise and Silence
Breakfast at the albergue began at 7:30. We were all out the door before 7 AM, and somehow I was last of all. I contrived to lose the rubber tips on my hiking poles yesterday. I will have to replace those at first opportunity, since there’s a lot of road walking between now and Santiago. It was a cold, misty […]
» Read moreVia Lemovicensis: Nearing the End
We had a community dinner and a community breakfast. I slept a little longer than I had hoped this morning, so I wasn’t out the door until 7 AM. Mist filled the valleys has the sun rose through the clouds. Today was supposed to be much cooler than yesterday. I was certainly hoping so, since today was going to be […]
» Read moreVia Lemovicensis: Going to the West
I left my little monastery hostel room this morning at about 6:30. Nothing in the immediate neighborhood was open for breakfast, so I took one final tour around the monastery building to get to the Camino. I was definitely slow in getting out of town – today is meant to be a short day in preparation of the big days […]
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