Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Palas de Rei

Today, once again, the Camino was crowded with pilgrims.  It was a long journey,15 miles, so some of those new pilgrims might have been hurting a little today.  We passed through farm land and many small villages once again.  There were some interesting structures along the way and we discovered they were used to store and dry grain that is produced in this region (picture below).  Along with new  pilgrims, we reconnected with some "old" pilgrims who have been on the journey for awhile.  It's always nice to reconnect and to share how the journey has been.  We arrived at our destination around 3:30pm.  Tomorrow, we have a 17 mile trip, the last long walk before Santiago.  Thursday and Friday are both 11 mile trips.  I never thought I would be saying that an 11 mile walk was something to be looking forward to, but it is !!  See how the Camino changes our perspective on things!  Time to get to bed.  We are leaving at 6:30am.  Buen Camino !!!

Scripture passage - Sept. 17
Psalm 23:4

Prayer companion(s):
Kathy Anders

 

1 comment:

  1. Ray,
    Keep charging forward young man! By the time you read this post, you only have Thursday and Friday left. WOW! I have truly enjoyed reading your daily post and seeing all the pictures. I actually went back in time on all your posts to look at where you have been. You are really doing something amazing. Interesting picture of the structure used to store/dry the grain. No high-tech gizmo there.
    Praying for your continued safe travels and return.
    Boris

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