The Camino Frances

The Camino Frances
The Camino Frances Route

Monday, September 30, 2013

Sept 25th-After 34 days of walking 500 miles across Spain, we have reached the end of our Camino. So many rushes of different feelings of joy that we have been blessed to have experienced and accomplished the amazing Camino and sadness that this amazing journey has now closed. But the most beautiful thing about reaching our goal is the reality proven that God truly does care for us and if we trust, He ll take care of us and our souls most lovingly. Finally it has shown me that with God and through Him all things, including the seemingly impossible, are made possible by Him!!!!!:):):):) Deo Gratias!!!!!

Sept 25th-Praise the dearest good Lord!!!!! My absolutely AMAZING pilgrim buddies, Tara and Rebecca, and I have made it to the glorious cathedral of Santiago and completed the El Camino:)!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sept 25th-Two church steeples we can see-Could it be??????!!!!!!!

Sept 25th-The official 5km away mark!!!!!!!!!

Sept 25th-A little overcast but lovely as we near Santiago:)

Sept 25th-The last day on the Camino-Starting the last 20 kms out right with Coffee con Leche and a special little smiley face artistically created by the coffe shop keeper:)What a wonderful way to start another day on the Way:)

Sept 24th-Our pilgrim friends, Vicente and Gorge, from Cordabo, Spain who joined us for the Octopus dinner which they had said is a 'must try' in Galacia. And it was so very tasty:):)

Sept 24th-Our final dinner on the Camino was topped of with some Octopus which was really quite tops!!!!

Sept 24th-Another fellow pilgrim-Peter from Germany who is a retired colonel who served in the German Airforce:)

Sept 24th-This church was located in the last town we spent the night in 20km from our destination of Santiago:) So so exciting!!!!!

Sept 24th-This was the church where we attended our last Mass and pilgrim blessing before reaching Santiago the next day:)

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Sept 18th-Yay! We got this!!!

Sept 18th-This is our journey for the day:)

Sept 18th-Sunrise in the mountains as we adventure across a very remote long rustic but glorious side route of the Camino:)

Sept 17th-Only 220 klicks to go:)

Sept 17th-The Camino and me with an awesome back drop! Can it get any cooler? !!!

Sept 17th-What do we have here? A funny looking guard at the door:)

Sept 17th-A old castle of the Knights Templar

Sept 16th-A well deserved dinner after a long hike through the mountains:)

Sept 16th-Our little canine friend:)

Sept 16th-Liz and a huge rare (but not in Spain) Chestnut Tree:)

Sept 16th-The 3 Amigas On the Camino mountains:)

Sept 16th-Rebecca our wonderful Navigator:)

Sept 16th-Ah its good to see our own Stars and Stripes:)

Sept 16th-Terra wonders which arrow should she follow?

Sept 16th-Rebecca atop Cruce de Ferro where you leave the rock "Burden" you ve been carrying on the Camino:)

Sept 16th-Cruce de Ferro

Sept 16th-A little Minnesota on the Camino; )

Sept 15th-Time for a little coffee con lache Gaudi style:)

Sept 14th-Guadi's Architectural Art:)

Sept 14th-A little Guadi in my day along the Way in Astorga:)

Sept 14th-Pilgrim helping pilgrim

Sept 14th-We 're there!!!!! Just kidding! Hee hee:D Only 180 miles to go:) No biggie:)

Sept 14th-Praise God for the Camino:)

Sept 14th-Bruised knees, bum ankle, gouged thumb, and blisters:) Bring it on Camino:) Im still loving it completely:)

Sept 14th-Gotta send those postcards ya know:)

Sept 14th-One of the most longest and well preserved medieval bridges in Spain:)

Sept 14th-Alrighty then-game on:)

Sept 13-A perfect albergue scene:) Pilgrims, delicious homecooked meal-thank you Terra, and laundry in the background drying:):)

Sept 12th-The Cathedral at Leon and little pilgrim Lizzy:)

Sept 12th-Liz in heaven at the bakery!!! So many good good yummies!!!!