by Rob | Apr 25, 2015 | Blog, Gallery, Spiritual
My Cruz de Ferro Stone One of the things that pilgrims traditionally take with them on Camino is a stone, and this stone is normally taken from home. The idea is that you leave the stone at an iron cross called the Cruz de Ferro along the route of the Camino Francés....
by Rob | Apr 26, 2015 | Blog, Food, Gallery, Places
Paris – En Route to the Camino Frances So the hotel I managed to book online in Paris turned out to be really nice in a very handy location, near the station where I’ll catch the TGV tomorrow. I intended this stop in Paris to be a kind of transition...
by Rob | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, Equipment, Gallery, Physical
Camino Packing in Paris Tonight I’ll be in Saint Jean Pied de Port, the start point of my Camino, finally, after 18 months of planning. I’m taking the opportunity to repack my backpack in the hotel in Paris because when I flew from Sydney, I had a...
by Rob | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, Gallery, Places
Arrival in St Jean – I’m Really Here! One more day to go and I’m now on my way to my start point, Saint Jean Pied de Port. The first stage of the journey was by TGV bullet train from Paris, which I have to say was really comfortable. Although for...
by Rob | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, Gallery, Places
Camino minus 1 – Looking Around St Jean Pied de Port
by Rob | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog, Food, Gallery, Journey, Reflections
Camino Frances Start Day And I can’t Sleep! It’s 3 a.m. and I’m lying in bed in Saint Jean, not able to sleep. Outside, the rain is pouring down and I can hear it pattering on the roof. I wonder if the rain will still be this strong when I start to walk, but I’m...
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