{"id":23346,"date":"2026-08-25T09:48:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=23346"},"modified":"2026-08-25T09:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:50:06","slug":"unexpected-encounters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/unexpected-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I<\/span> 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<\/em> my favorite colour for the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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”. Indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I explained to her that I had “just” returned from Camino, and then I had to work out that somehow it has already been two months since my return. We had a lovely conversation before I continued my walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am very much still internalizing, digesting, and implementing the lessons of my recent pilgrimage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It always takes a while for Camino lessons to sink in, but I think that for this one in particular, it will take a very long time indeed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the record, I don’t think I’m training for my next Camino, though of course, God willing, there are many adventures ahead of me to fulfill my promises to Francine. I have been recording the kilometers of my walks in my journal, but I haven’t applied them to a “virtual Camino” the way I do when I’m in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come to think of it, due to various circumstances, I never finished my V\u00e9zelay virtual Camino before I left for France. Perhaps I will add those kilometers there and see where I’m at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, here are some photos I’ve taken on my walks over the past week or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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