One step at a time…
A pause day. Maundy Thursday in Dublin yesterday with liturgy at the Carmelites in Clarendon Street. An early flight to Southampton today and then on to Winchester, to meet family. From Winchester, the former capital of England, there is a Pilgrim Way to Canterbury (about 120 miles) but sadly I haven’t got time on this trip. Maybe one for the future. Continue reading “Day minus 1 Good Friday”
I’m moving out today, as far as Dublin. So that will be the end of practical preparation and a little time for thinking on the coach. i hope to be as relaxed and laid back as the fellow above whom I met on the Camino aroudn Arzua a couple of years ago. I posted a list of things I did to prepare on the CSJ (Confraternity of St James, the UK Camino society) page on FB which cannot be ‘shared’ (because it is a ‘closed group’) so I am posting it here again. Continue reading “Day minus 2 – Leaving home”
On the left above is my new sleeping bag made by Cumulus from Poland (314gm) with the old for comparison on the right. (896gm). In the middle is a very unfashionable Size 11 Croc to indicate the size.
What has consumed more time than anything else in the past few days has been setting up this blog, and learning, or more accurately remembering, how it all works. I think I have got there now. Continue reading “Day minus 3 Wednesday – More Preparations”
Getting ready to go is part of the fun. Having walked the Camino in Spain, France and Portugal many times I have pretty well settled on the physical basics like rucksack, clothes, shoes and electronics. But there is always a little tweaking that can be done. Continue reading “Preparations”
The Via Francigena is the modern version of an ancient path linking Canterbury and Rome. In 990 Sigeric the Serious was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope John XV and travelled to Rome. On his return journey from Rome back to Canterbury he made notes on his route. These gave the main outline of his path and have proved useful to pilgrims down through the ages. Continue reading “The Via Francigena”