Other pilgrims we meet along the way:
Katie who is from Belgium is traveling with her daughter,
Lisa who has developed tendinitis and can not walk so Katie ends up walking with us from time to time and meets her daughter at an Albergue. We have been walking with her for 8 days now. She is involved in peace and justice issues in her country and when we leave each other in Burogos she weeps a bit and expresses some gratitude at meeting Pilgrims from the USA who helped her to experience an attitude change toward Americans.
There is the woman and her dog whom we met walking who is from Germany. She speaks no Spanish and Jim has had to help her find a room at night where she could stay with her dog. Albergues do not allow dogs.
She has walked a week now starting in France . He dog is not friendly and yet it is easy to see the bond between them. At first I had judgements that she comes to Spain with her dog and no Spanish speaking skills and expects to have others figure things out for her.
Now, I do see the bond, the love between this woman and her dog and know nothing more about what is happening and believe that whatever happens she will find what she needs on the Camino. We have not seen her for a couple of days and suspect that she has returned home.
I met a Spanish father with his 10 year old daughter in Los Arcos .Also, the German and the young man from Barcelona have met on the Way and have a similar pace of walking and are now walking together as often happens.
We meet for a moment while tying up our shoes or walking or having cafe and exchange pleasantries and soon are good friends and hold each other when we part with our, ¨buen camino¨.
There is the lumbering man, very large , overweight carrying a huge pack on his back and one on his front and looking very ill equipped but is walking one foot in front of the other. I think of him often as I deal with blisters and a pack too heavy and want to whine. Every once in awhile I also feel like I am
the lumbering man putting one foot in front of the other .
Katie who is from Belgium is traveling with her daughter,
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| Katie, Jim, Lisa and Rosemary |
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| Margaret and Amy from the U.S.and Franz from Germany |
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| William from Holland |
She has walked a week now starting in France . He dog is not friendly and yet it is easy to see the bond between them. At first I had judgements that she comes to Spain with her dog and no Spanish speaking skills and expects to have others figure things out for her.
Now, I do see the bond, the love between this woman and her dog and know nothing more about what is happening and believe that whatever happens she will find what she needs on the Camino. We have not seen her for a couple of days and suspect that she has returned home.
I met a Spanish father with his 10 year old daughter in Los Arcos .Also, the German and the young man from Barcelona have met on the Way and have a similar pace of walking and are now walking together as often happens.
We meet for a moment while tying up our shoes or walking or having cafe and exchange pleasantries and soon are good friends and hold each other when we part with our, ¨buen camino¨.
There is the lumbering man, very large , overweight carrying a huge pack on his back and one on his front and looking very ill equipped but is walking one foot in front of the other. I think of him often as I deal with blisters and a pack too heavy and want to whine. Every once in awhile I also feel like I am
the lumbering man putting one foot in front of the other .
I notice groups of young people looking so strong with just the perfect clothes and packs and then the lumbering man and even Christian and we all are going together and we all support one another perfectly.
It looks so easy for some, a Sunday stroll in the park and others, sometimes me, impossible.
Some pilgrims we meet at night in the Albergue and never see again for they have walked ahead or been slower than we. Others we meet and after 10 days of walking are still seeing them like William from Holland.
Our little group of 7 is hoping to stay and support one another to the end.
Our little group of 7 is hoping to stay and support one another to the end.
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| Kyoungsin and her mother and Christian |
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