Walking the Camino de Santiago
Welcome to Pamplona! The transition from outside to inside the walls is stark and sudden. This gate is really the most surprising of the liminal spaces on the early part of the Camino. You just don’t expect to turn a corner and suddenly find yourself in a city. Date: 01 April 2016 Place: Pamplona (Navarra, Spain) Our current position may […]
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During both of our Caminos, I look a lot of photos of doors. There’s something about such a liminal space that just draws me in. They are full of endless possibilities. This particular door is at the end of a lovely stone bridge, and it leads into the Basilica de la Santísima Trinidad de Arre. Arre used to be a […]
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Finally, I’ve gotten all of my Camino photos up on the Flickr page. To celebrate this rather dubious achievement, I think I might try to post a photo a day for awhile, maybe with explanations. I’ll try not to post the boring ones (though your opinion may vary), and I’ll probably skip the pre-Camino photos as well. They might not […]
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(from my journal) Rabanal del Camino 21 April – Sunday! Francine’s second day, and the Benedictine connection continues. It was a rough day, and we only reached El Ganso – our intended lunch target – at 2PM. Broad path between road and horse path gave way to walking beside the highway. The views were spectacular – the mountains got larger […]
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