tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post228784552267688233..comments2024-01-04T08:15:33.342+01:00Comments on Big Fun in a Tiny Pueblo: Living Small, Walking HardRebrites@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11827625656760747239noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-61493592337768484142010-12-13T23:14:17.061+01:002010-12-13T23:14:17.061+01:00Sorry, my last comment was meant for the post abov...Sorry, my last comment was meant for the post above.<br /><br />Loved this piece. 'I think we all ought to just shut the hell up and walk.' Yes! We're all too prone to be judgemental.<br /><br />Love your writing.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-24679895043815441202010-12-13T23:03:14.546+01:002010-12-13T23:03:14.546+01:00Not long back from Malaga myself...
I was in beau...Not long back from Malaga myself...<br /><br />I was in beautiful Zamora, as you know, when I walked the Via de la Plata earlier this year. Yes, that new albergue is fabulous!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-33365998352560532172010-12-04T11:45:40.584+01:002010-12-04T11:45:40.584+01:00Thank you for sharing this blog.
Your upcoming Cam...Thank you for sharing this blog.<br />Your upcoming Camino will be in my prayers.<br />God bless you keep you all in His love.<br />ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365887133394304785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-16438441471811302822010-12-01T23:49:54.747+01:002010-12-01T23:49:54.747+01:00A thoroughly enjoyable post Rebekah it left me sad...A thoroughly enjoyable post Rebekah it left me sad then smiling. <br /><br />Before starting my own pilgrim journey in 2002 I read Nancy Louise Frey's book; Pilgrim Stories. Dr Frey mentions the pilgrim hierarchy and what nonsense it is. Thanks to Dr Frey I have always walked to the beat of my own drum and do not fall into the snobbery that on hears along the way. Where one starts, what one carries, how many kilometers a day one walks, where one stays, is the pilgrimage of each pilgrim and not to be judged by another.<br /><br />I stay in hostels and figure that because I do this I am leaving a bunk bed free for a pilgrim who financially might need it. Oh, and I have used a mochilla taxi many times (available all along the way these days).<br /><br />September 2011 I am walking from Santiago to SJPP and if time permits I would love to stop by and say Hi, but then I would be one of those pilgrim types.<br /><br />Now that I know you will be along the way I will check back more frequently.<br /><br />I am deeply touched that you are walking for another. Do you know that in Santiago you can have Juli's name of the Compostela if you mention the dedication? I did not know this when I walked Via del la Plata for a sick friend and wish that I had.<br /><br />If you see Jesus y Maria Jato of Albergue Ave Fenix please say hello from Luiza (Texas).<br /><br />Buen CaminoLuizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188187010642021479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-65231780111774996082010-12-01T20:05:01.082+01:002010-12-01T20:05:01.082+01:00I added myself to follow your blog. You are more t...I added myself to follow your blog. You are more than welcome to visit mine and become a follower if you want to.<br /><br />God Bless You :-)<br /><br />~RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-54365919959610228082010-12-01T00:25:14.734+01:002010-12-01T00:25:14.734+01:00Fare well on your Camino Reb. Every journey we tak...Fare well on your Camino Reb. Every journey we take has a special meaning regardless of how many km. This is important, and I'm happy you're doing this.<br /><br />And I hope that RdD was enjoyable with some of the jamon. Sounds like good juice.<br /><br />Much Love.<br /><br />RRyan Reicherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920097632961074824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-7005683582782073322010-11-30T21:19:34.517+01:002010-11-30T21:19:34.517+01:00...feeling the empathy, the passion and the pathos......feeling the empathy, the passion and the pathos in your journey with Julia for Juli...<br /><br />but damn, that blister again???<br /><br />and thanks to Brer Rabbit for the reminder of the sublime within the mundane...<br /><br />love, kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-43481000041830102092010-11-30T09:34:02.560+01:002010-11-30T09:34:02.560+01:00Great post. True spirituality is multilayed and is...Great post. True spirituality is multilayed and is no one business but your own. Judge not, that ye be not judged. You are in my prayersIan Holdsworthhttp://ianholdworth@aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-45277782784158164742010-11-29T01:52:02.087+01:002010-11-29T01:52:02.087+01:00I think we all ought to just shut the hell up and ...<i>I think we all ought to just shut the hell up and walk, for Chrissakes.</i><br /><br />I had to smile at this. Buen Camino!peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986013363903580436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-73606350760856028292010-11-27T23:24:27.553+01:002010-11-27T23:24:27.553+01:00I agree, the Camino has so many layers, and you de...I agree, the Camino has so many layers, and you definitely must know quite a few of them.<br />I am struck and thank you for sharing how you can suddenly look at your walking from Sarria: it is holy, Rebekah. Your pilgrimage from Sarria for Juli will be holy. It is already holy...claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-76677729839392794342010-11-27T23:15:58.138+01:002010-11-27T23:15:58.138+01:00Buen camino to you and Julia. I have often said to...Buen camino to you and Julia. I have often said to people who look down on those who choose to walk from Sarria or Vilalba: Remember how hard the first week was? How hard it was getting used to your feet, your pack, the food, the camino etiquette? And then, during the next few weeks, you would enjoy periods of zen, when the pack is perfect, the feet have found their pace, etc. But those who have chosen to do the last 100 km rarely enjoy those periods as they are still in the adjustment stage and then they are in Santiago. They are the ones to admire.<br />I hope Julia has a remarkable experience.<br />MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310689203197526291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-38711776253960674512010-11-27T14:52:06.398+01:002010-11-27T14:52:06.398+01:00Oh to blisters!! Mine is currently on the right f...Oh to blisters!! Mine is currently on the right foot! Thinking of you, Karinksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-60345976068684760452010-11-26T19:59:44.620+01:002010-11-26T19:59:44.620+01:00There's so much feeling in this post, Reb. I&...There's so much feeling in this post, Reb. I've promised my winter pilgrimage across the meseta for Juli too, and I'll see you at the end of it in Moratinos. Today I too am also more aware of the vulnerability of fragile humanity, having been outraged by my daughter's account of the way the British police did a cavalry charge into them in Whitehall - then denied it but now have to answer the video evidence (see http://frererabit.wordpress.com ). <br /><br />Somehow, and almost regrettably, we must bring our spiritual journeys into contact with the world of tragic car crash or savage state repression, and try to lift our gaze from the beauty and exquisite peace of our Camino discoveries, to once again sadly contemplate the world of real and actual suffering or conflict; and in that world remember that our pilgrimage has purpose and meaning beyond our own individual 'therapy'. <br /><br />Yes, it is part of a wider spiritual chess game - so I believe - in which a journey undertaken on the Camino is not simply a symbolic act but has a real effect in the wider balance of spiritual forces. Sarria to Compostela takes you over an ancient bridge, shortly out of town, then you cross a railway line and a flowing stream, a sharp right turn up a steep hill in a forest. And there you will find a hollow tree. You can stand in it and join in the watch, in its ancient static guard over the path. Pray for me when you get to that tree. Catholic that I am, I have been profoundly moved by its presence each time I stop there and take in its wisdom. This is no new age nonsense but Catholic respect for creation and sensitivity to the life that God gives us. That He somehow also took from Juli. <br /><br />The mystery we will never understand in this life.FrereRabithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164077376680047600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-37432707281371542010-11-26T17:40:59.995+01:002010-11-26T17:40:59.995+01:00Buen Camino dear Rebekah - we will all be with you...Buen Camino dear Rebekah - we will all be with you in spirit.<br /><br />JohnJohnnie Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079824423324888232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-83789361904003283682010-11-26T06:54:24.442+01:002010-11-26T06:54:24.442+01:00Just loved reading this post!Just loved reading this post!pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770977005902154080noreply@blogger.com