Walking the Camino's Way

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And then we arrived at our hostel in Tosantos … ―Every step in the dark turns out in the end to have been on course after all.‖ ~ J. Tarrant This hostel is one of the many ―donativos‖ one can find along the Camino de Santiago. Donativos are hostels that run purely on donations, where the pilgrims are cared for without any obligation to pay for those services -- leaving only what they can or what they feel is just … Many of these hostels have gone bankrupt due to a trend of the recent past where people would walk the Camino posing as pilgrims, simply to receive the free lodging and free meals that these refugios provide. And yet, despite this abuse, many donativos remain open -- providing an invaluable service for those earnest pilgrims who might not have much money, and especially for those pilgrims who are walking as ―mendicants‖; without any money at all … I personally walked roughly ten days of my Camino as a mendicant, and was extremely grateful for the donativos that sheltered me during this time. ―We never with our eyes see our own Soul; yet we have a Soul. We see many rivers, but we know not their first spring and original fountain; yet they too have a beginning. …When ye are come to the other side, set down your foot on the shore of glorious eternity, and look back again to the waters and to your wearisome journey, and shall see, in that clear glass of endless glory, nearer to the bottom of God‘s wisdom, ye shall then be forced to say, ‗If God had done otherwise with me than He hath done, I would never come to the enjoying of this crown of glory.‘‖ ~ Samuel Rutherford 116
P.S. If anyone would like to support these priceless sanctuaries of selfless kindness, please send your money to one of the following addresses. I personally stayed at all three of these locations during my pilgrimage, and joyfully attest both to their humble meagerness and the sincere & gentle caring they provide any pilgrims fortunate enough to find them … Albergue Parroquial de Tosantos: San Francisco de Asis attn: Jose Luis Anton Calle Sta. Maria s/n Tosantos 09258 Burgos, Spain Casa Calocal attn: Paz Iglesia 4 09199 Ages Spain Peaceable Kingdom attn: Rebekkah Scott Calle Ontarion 2 Moratinos 34349 Pallencia, Spain 117
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Walking the Camino's Way Images & r
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The Lord is my shepherd, and I need
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Introduction It was sometime during
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The earliest recorded pilgrims from
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September 17, 2008 … And so it be
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Here I am standing in the street ne
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Here is a cute house we saw today w
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I thought this was the perfect symb
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September 21, 2008 … Modest begin
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I‘m pretty sure this view gazes b
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Mom quite prudently decided to brea
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September 22, 2008 … Up & Over Cr
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―We have not ever to risk the adv
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Look closer … … even closer tha
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We come across our first ―Pilgrim
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And here is the view from those ver
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We‘re now headed towards the top!
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And then this Shrine appeared along
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The Way is allWays marked — albei
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On many days, the Journey consisted
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Taking a well-appreciated rest …
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And then we flow smoothly into Ronc
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―We´ve made it over the Pyrenees
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―Sooner or later something seems
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And here are ―The singing Norwegi
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And we cross the bridge into town
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September 24, 2008 … Gifts and th
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Wild horses seen along the way …
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My typical Camino lunch was bread,
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Crossing yet another beautiful brid
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See what I mean about the stark con
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And here is the depiction of the Th
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Page 67 and 68: This hilltop was the first of many
Page 69 and 70: The Camino seems to keep saying, ov
Page 71 and 72: Without a doubt, this was the small
Page 73 and 74: A bit later - it‘s lunchtime on t
Page 75 and 76: We flow onward, and come to the Sac
Page 77 and 78: It is quite intriguing that the bab
Page 79 and 80: Arriving in Puenta la Reina … ―
Page 81 and 82: Here, a pilgrim cheerleader … ―
Page 83 and 84: Here I am -- the Camino‘s most jo
Page 85 and 86: Entering Estella … ―No journey
Page 87 and 88: September 27, 2008 … The Pilgrim
Page 89 and 90: ―The truth that a spiritual man s
Page 91 and 92: This is one of my favorite Camino p
Page 93 and 94: This church was built to closely re
Page 95 and 96: Below is the entrance to our hostel
Page 97 and 98: ―A man knows when he has found hi
Page 99 and 100: Mom -- here seen departing Logrono
Page 101 and 102: September 30, 2008 … Awakening to
Page 103 and 104: Greetings, my Friend! Come on up an
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Page 107 and 108: Here is the hostel where we stayed
Page 109 and 110: October 01, 2008 … Communicating
Page 111 and 112: A typical Camino ritual: the coffee
Page 113 and 114: October 02, 2008 … Into the Morni
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Page 119 and 120: ―Lesson from the Camino: Conventi
Page 121 and 122: Here were the sleeping quarters at
Page 123 and 124: And then I return to The Walk …
Page 125 and 126: … entering Ages, a quaint little
Page 127 and 128: All the stones at the base of the c
Page 129 and 130: ―For the pilgrim, the magic of th
Page 131 and 132: ―I always loved being in the tent
Page 133 and 134: ―Dear God, I sometimes fear -- Le
Page 135 and 136: San Bol, as seen across from its fr
Page 137 and 138: Fully re-charged with the Love of S
Page 139 and 140: ―Simplicity, simplicity, simplici
Page 141 and 142: And into my Castrojeriz hostel …
Page 143 and 144: ―So what is fear, even when we ar
Page 145 and 146: ―Where are you headed?‖ ~ an ex
Page 147 and 148: ―The talk was small, but each wor
Page 149 and 150: October 11, 2008 … Caring for the
Page 151 and 152: Entering the town of Moratinos …
Page 153 and 154: As such, I´ll be heading tomorrow
Page 155 and 156: October 14, 2008 … of Light & LOV
Page 157 and 158: ―Every true leap of Faith is alwa
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Page 161 and 162: Leaving Leon … October 15, 2008
Page 163 and 164: And then we enter the town of Orbig
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―What you don‘t own about yours
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―Compromising one‘s True Self t
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October 17, 2008 … Leaving the Ba
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―You cannot tap into real Love wi
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―For the initiate of The Way, the
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―And the truth is that as a man
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―For where thy treasure is, there
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Here, a Pilgrim‘s rest stop …
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Mom didn‘t have any cash to pay f
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―This goes in spirals, perhaps in
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―Every family has a story that it
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October 20, 2008 … Walking Togeth
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―I maintain that Truth is a pathl
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There were two primary alternatives
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―Where am I?‖ ~ Scaughdt (asked
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Green is the archetype of unconditi
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―Life‘s true Gift is not the im
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Into the mystical town of Ocebreiro
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―Whenever we ignore our opportuni
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Now that is an old chestnut tree!
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October 23, 2008 … Shimmering in
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―The pilgrim is free of familiari
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―The most important reason for go
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―Walking through flagrant represe
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This was our hostel in Sarria …
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October 24, 2008 … Always shoutin
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―The Master, which resides within
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―Deep loyalty to only a few, prec
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This is probably my favorite pictur
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October 25, 2008 … Into the misty
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We then arrive at tonight‘s hoste
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―Bravery is a self-centered crush
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We then came across this memorial t
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October 28, 2008 … Owning up to L
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This is the pilgrim‘s monument of
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―Our greatest happiness does not
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It is accomplished! ―Set yourself
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―You and I are all as much contin
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And here is the Santiago Cathedral
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One of the most important rituals f
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What was I saying about the wine?
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The beautiful town of Puenta de Mac
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We make it to our hostel in Nigreir
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For some odd reason, the kilometer
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I then come across this gorgeous an
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―Our calm is not pure unless we c
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―Make space for others & their ch
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We head into Corcubion and another
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Finisterre is now in sight! ―When
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We arrive at ―the end of the worl
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―Life has loveliness to sell, all
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And on this day, I returned again t
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November 03, 2008 … The Promise o
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―When Love is stripped of all des
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November 05, 2008 … Opening with
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The view from the Cathedral rooftop
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The Way: 555 miles of Spiritual Sau
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A pilgrim knows that, even though h
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