![]() ![]() The “six ways” were profiles of six different pilgrims, one of whom was a gentleman, like us, up in years, who was walking the five-hundred-mile Camino de Santiago in memory of his recently deceased wife. The movie sounds interesting- something we‘d probably all really like. We’ve never done it, but we’ve traveled through that part of the country and it’s gorgeous. “It’s called ‘ Six Ways to Santiago,’” they said, “and it’s a documentary about this pilgrimage across northern Spain. To profound questions from such disciplines, I have no answers.īut as Garrison Keillor wrote: “You get old and there are NO answers anymore, only stories.”Ībout two years ago, Janet and I were invited by some friends to see a movie with them at the Guild Theatre. I like to think of myself as a spiritual person although I’m not a churchgoer, I don’t belong to any organized religion and have not studied theology, philosophy, or the history of religion. Well, like the Camino, one thing led to another, and so here I am, about to devote pretty much all of my allotted time to some random spiritual aspects. Not too surprisingly, since it IS a pilgrimage, I said I would also touch on a few of its spiritual aspects. Initially, I offered to share with this group some experiences my wife, Janet, and I had on our recent Camino. Thank you to the Friends of the Camino for inviting me to speak. And winging it from a few notes wouldn’t work with this topic for me, so I got to work writing it. Janet isn’t comfortable with public speaking and certainly wasn’t going to attempt a presentation without boots, backpacks and other impedimenta for props, so I was going to have to fly solo. But after I mentioned I’d include some spiritual observations, event organizers nudged me toward forgetting about the nuts and bolts and concentrating on the Camino and the soul. My wife, Janet, and I walked the Camino Frances in the Spring of 2015. We volunteered to do an informal show-and-tell- things like what boots we wore, packs we carried, and why we chose a lightweight rain jacket and hiking pants over ponchos. This is a transcript of a talk I was asked to give at an information session on walking the Camino, presented in September 2016 and sponsored by the Albuquerque, New Mexico Chapter of The American Friends of the Camino. ![]() Water Bottles & Hydration Bladders Menu Toggle.Training Plan for the Camino de Santiago. ![]()
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