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Winding Down

I met an interesting character walking the Camino between Muxia and Lires on the way to Fisterra. The guy is offering refreshments to Peregrinos for a small donation in a makeshift tent.    He coined the term ‘Turbo-Grinos’ – those guys in...

Heart Mind – Head Mind

There is a difference between religion and spirituality. While religion is based on a set belief system or theology, spirituality is a much broader concept leaving room for many different perspectives. I would see it as the difference between ‘head mind’...

Camino Primitivo – in Santiago

Its always an amazing experience to walk into Santiago de Compostela from Monte de Gozo in the early hours of the morning.    Centuries ago there was a clear view of the Cathedral from the mountain and I can well imagine how pilgrims must have felt walking...

Camino Primitivo – in the rhythm

   I involuntarily started my walk in the early hours of the morning from Melide after a group of young men began packing their back packs at 4 am in the morning, waking everyone in the Albergue in the process. ‘Learn to be tolerant. Don’t go...

Camino Primitivo – walk into the unknown

An unidentified Peregrino left a message on one of the marker stones between Ponte Ferreira and Melide.  ‘Every day is a walk into the unknown.’    True, you never know what might come around the next corner. Especially here in the northwest...

Camino Primitivo – empty space

During the past two days I’ve walked 62 kilometres and I’m feeling my body going into rebellion with all sorts of aches and pains.    When I walked my first Camino in 20o6 I had some hard lessons to learn. By the time I was reaching Santiago my...