May 2014 – Homepage

Deserving of its own post.

Storks, Puenta de la Reina, and foot care on our day of rest.

And on the seventh day…

Well OK this isn’t our seventh day but it is Saturday and we “rested” today. We walked just to the opposite end of the village Puerta de la Reina and stopped to check into the next available albergue.

“Why even walk?” you may ask. Well there is a rule at almost all albergues that allow only one nights stay.

So today we will allow Allison’s feet to mend a bit. We’d love to see a miracle and have them heal overnight but the trials are part of the Camino I think. Several other people have small injuries, sprains, joint problems, etc at this stage.

There will only be a few pictures today.
Happy Birthday to my sister Nadine!

This is Carolina. She is full of such joy. We met her day 1 and she have the best answer anyone has given as to her purpose on the Camino.

Jeff Copley, Carolina received the 2nd Maple cross. Her love shows in all she does.

Uterga. And the Y shaped cross (brought from Germany) in the chapel at the monastery at Puerto de la Reina.

Octagonal church from the Knights Templar.

Bird, odd stack of wood that reminded me of a pyre ready for a witch trial for some reason, and almonds lining the road. BTW. They weren’t ripe yet, trust me. Phlecht…ptuy.

This is David. David is a British man that rides a bike around the Camino offering first aid to Pilgrims. He does this out of love for others and asks nothing in return.

Jeff Copley, David was given one of the first Maple Crosses that you made.
In exchange, he insisted we take some wildflower seeds to spread somewhere along the Camino.