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| Cape Finisterre. Maarten, I, Martin, Lisa. We dont know where Tibo is.. but I am sure he was having his own kind of fun haha. Wines, cigars, and great friends watching the sun set down... |
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| Leaning up against an old ruin drinking tea. Tibo said try not to pose and act natural. Haha sure. Photo taken at Estella, Spain. |
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| Just before Azqueta, Spain in the Basque Country when I walked alone for a day. |
The Camino ends to some at Santiago de Compostela. (Where St James' bones lay to rest at the cathedral). To others when reaching Cape Finisterre and or Muxia. To me I like to think that I will take the Camino with me. The spirit of the Camino that is. I mean to say all the things it has taught me about life, people, patience, self acceptance... Slowing down to enjoy the beauty in front of you. Letting tomorrow drift into its own worries. Happiness from simplicity, friendship, and love. I hope the spirit of it continues to work deep inside each of us who have walked it and thereby effecting the people we come in to contact with in the future.
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| Grapevines...just before Azqueta, Spain in the Basque Country. |
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Taken inside an albergue (hostel for pilgrims) in Santo Domingo. This is before i discovered
the power of SPF lotion haha. Evo - Belgian and Ghert - German. |
We started in St Jean Pied de Port, France 26th February and reached Santiago de Compostela, Spain on 23rd March. 27 Days and approx 500miles later. On average people take 34 days. Yeah we walked faster but that is because we liked walking faster haha. After Santiago the younger people of the group Maarten, Martin, Tibo, Lisa, and I walked to Cape Finisterre (another 57 miles) where we officially celebrated the "beginning" of the Camino...Sadly Ghert, and Evo flew back home to Germany and Belgium and could not join us to Finisterre. Lovingly we called them "the couple". They liked to walk together away from us loud kids haha just kidding.
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| Tibo in Santo Domingo soaking his tired feet on the finest vinegar, salt, and warm water of the region after a long day of walking in the rain. He is a Belgian actor and philosopher and stars in a nominated movie called Bullhead (Rundskop). | |
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| Martin aahhhh resting for just a bit on our way to Atapuerca, Spain. I gotta hand it to him he was plagued with blisters and he handled them quite well. Strong walker. |
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| The Mona Lisa with now Rosy cheeks. Sorry Lisa I couldnt help but post this. One package and it says everything hilarious to the typical male. Now she gets why it was so funny to the guys... |
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| Anthony - American, Lisa - German (before the rosy cheeks haha), Jose - Spaniard. We haven't seen the Anthony in a while but I am sure he is in good spirit. Photo taken at Estella, Spain. |
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| One of the best towns we passed through. Taken on a bike by the wonderful Dutchman Erwin. For those of us who walked our path is that on the left going through the town itself. Imagine seeing this in person... Cirauqui, Spain in the Basque Country. |
I mentioned Cape Finisterre. Well we got there and burned something as a symbolic gesture to whatever we each of us felt to. I burnt an underwear i used that day so I didnt have to wash it that night haha. But more reason than that ;)
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| Bottles of wine, cigar, and friends. Martin, Lisa, and Maarten at Finisterre. |
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After an extra day in Finisterre I walked to Muxia alone. Someone told me recently that in order to truly appreciate beauty it has to be shared with someone. I didn't believe this at first but when I got to Muxia I realized it was quite true...
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| At Muxia in front of the church.Beauty needs to be shared. |
Buen Camino.
