Religious Shit & Pilgrims Okay. Everything after this, on this holiday, doesn’t involve religion, but there is a chance of philosophy happening. The Camino is, at least originally, a religious thing, in this case Catholic; I thought maybe it’s time for some comparative religion reflections, especially with the passing of Father Bob McGuire. As brevity …
Normal service is now resumed after an unfortunate stuff-up by the web hosting company, hopefully there will be no repeats. We have now completed nine days of walking, 152 kilometres in total (17, 21, 15, 18, 22, 13, 21, 12 & 13). And I still haven’t really written anything about the walking. The days seem …
Walking the Camino Frances had a very big affect on both of us. After a few days you seem to strike a rhythm, both outer and inner. There is the sense of the best kind of solitude, alone in the world with your thoughts and perceptions, but at the same time surrounded by the strong …
Following the gray years of lockdown and curfew, I managed to escape with a small band of friends to trek to the base camp of Kanchenjunga in Nepal; third highest mountain in the world. A difficult and dangerous trip, but well worth the effort.