The overall plan has evolved or to paraphrase a military expression ‘didn’t survive its first contact’ in this case not the enemy but the interminable and seemingly never ending rain. Wettest Autumn and now wettest February has left a chunk of South and East Yorkshire super sodden with little chance of drying out in time... Continue Reading →
Our Camino – A Spiritual Journey?
Our Camino has always had a spiritual element. It’s just that it has changed a bit!, We are following in the footsteps of many millions of pilgrims through the millennia across all faiths and traditions. Pilgrimage belongs to no one yet it belongs to us all. The Camino is known collectively as ‘The Way of St James’. It... Continue Reading →
The Idea
On the Camino Portuguese between Matasinhis and Vila do Conde Walking a Camino, I first became aware of the Camino when a friend walked the Porto to Santiago Camino in the Spring of 2014. The reports back and pictures revealed a way of being that silenced my rather cynical and in retrospect tiresome world weary... Continue Reading →
York to Santiago
A Spiritual Adventure - a chance to step away and break free from the daily grind. Experience the meditative nature of a journey within. Reflect on the past and leave it behind. It’s a physical challenge to confound the expectations of late middle age. We leave on Easter Monday, Debbies 60th birthday, I am 62.... Continue Reading →