We took a few days to walk a different route of the camino in order to talk to pilgrims and get a better idea of options for friends that visit.
The first day was over 13 miles of walking, most of it uphill! The kids did great…as long as they had snacks and ice cream.
Watch the video below, or click here if you don’t see the preview.
The following was taken from the resource we have compiled for pilgrims on the Camino De Santiago. You can get a free digital copy here. Downloading and giving your feedback helps us to spread the word.
My ever present Father, Who never sleeps nor slumbers, Forgets or wonders, Guide my steps. I am sore and scattered. I have spent night after night in beds not my own, In company not familiar, In conditions not ideal, And I am weary. Today I take another step, Walk another hour. O God, Guide my steps. You promised that you would never leave nor forsake your own. You promised that you would know the path of the righteous. You promised that you would guard your children. Guide my steps. Today I may stumble and fall. Give me strength to rise again. Today I may lose my way. Give me wisdom to find it once more. Today I may see a once buried part of me. Give me courage to face it. Today I may meet someone in need. Give me eyes to see them as you do. Today I will keep walking. Guide my steps. (Hebrews 13:5–6)
The following was taken from the resource we have compiled for pilgrims on the Camino De Santiago. You can get a free digital copy here. Downloading and giving your feedback helps us to spread the word.
O God, our Father,
Lord over heaven and earth,
We lift our voices to you.
May this journey of uncounted steps
Lead to a closer relationship to you
And a clearer vision of ourselves.
May this burden we carry
On our back and in our soul,
Be felt, explored, and finally released.
May those we meet along the path
Both give and receive
The hope and encouragement needed.
May the destination of our pilgrimage
Be a place of finality
And of new beginnings.
We come to Jesus,
We who labor and are burdened down,
For he has promised rest.
We pick up his yoke,
Learning from him,
For he is gentle and lowly in heart.
We seek his rest for our soul,
For his yoke is easy,
And his burden is light.
We ask for rest.
Give us rest.1
1 Matthew 11:25-30
We decided to jump into some of the thermal baths in the town of Caldas. These hot springs were made famous by the Romans and have been used ever since then. Watch the video below, or click here if you don’t see the preview.
I am hoping most of the snow has melted by now, otherwise this video may be painful. Either way, here is a glimpse of some of the fun you can have in the cold!
A friend of ours showed us how to milk goats and use it to make hot chocolate! It was quite the experience…
Last year we visited Bayona, a small town on the Atlantic coast near Portugal. Here is a video of a look at this beautiful place!
Just up the coast from us is a region called Arousa Norte. While visiting this new area we found so much history and beauty!
Before moving from El Bierzo last spring, Joseph and I went for a long run up the mountains. A long run…
While out visiting a nearby town, we stopped in at a bakery. Before we left, we had not only purchased some bread, but got a full tour and hour training session of how a Galician bakery produces some of the best bread in Spain.