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Dan
- Sep 21, 2019
Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes ~19km
Rain marked this shorter journey today. A drizzle began as I departed Ponte de Lima by an old Roman road. This picked up to a good...
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Dan
- Sep 21, 2019
Barcelos to Ponte de Lima ~35km (20Sep19) part2
This long day’s journey was marked by crossing bridges built by the Roman Empire. Some spanned streams of varying size, and the last one...
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Dan
- Sep 20, 2019
From Barcelos to Pont de Lima (~35KM)
Today was a looooong walk. I had many good thoughts this morning about pilgrimage, life, vocation, and how people process these things...
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Dan
- Sep 19, 2019
Sowing Seeds of Peace
“Although we walk all the time, our walking is more like running. When we walk like that, we print anxiety and sorrow on the Earth. We...
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Dan
- Sep 18, 2019
Taking Time and Losing Hair
One of the ways I want to walk this time is by making time for spur of the moment opportunities. This morning I walked past a barber’s...
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Dan
- Sep 18, 2019
Porto to Vilarinho ~26KM
I started this morning walking out of Porto in fog, which lasted for about an hour. Quiet, foggy streets provide a good atmosphere for me...
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Dan
- Sep 16, 2019
So It Begins… (my Camino and uncertainty)
When I walked my first Camino last year I didn’t really count it as starting until my first day of walking - about two days in to the...
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Dan
- Sep 14, 2019
Pre-trip Prep: An Invitation to Trust
I thought I could also entitle this post “Too Smart for my own good.” I found GREAT airfare - and to get an even better deal, I tried to...
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Dan
- Sep 14, 2019
Pre-trip Prep: Thanksgiving
In just under 48 hours I will put on these shoes to begin another Camino journey. I am so thankful for this opportunity. I give thanks to...
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Dan
- Nov 5, 2018
First Things First (or Socks and Shoes as a Centering Practice)
Getting the kids to the bus this morning, I slip my shoes on in about 30-seconds - maybe my socks are straight and de-wrinkled, maybe...
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Dan
- Oct 25, 2018
Spiritual Practice: Rest
Our bodies need rest AND restoration. Our bodies need this rest physically, mentally, and spiritually. Parts of global culture has tried...
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Dan
- Oct 18, 2018
Remembering, Re-Calling, and Re-Entry
I slept in 24 different places in my 26 days away. And while I give thanks that for the past five nights I have slept in the same place,...
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Dan
- Oct 13, 2018
Mochila de Vida (Life’s Backpack)
“What was the best thing you brought? What would you have left?” Peregrinos and I discussed these two questions while watching the sunset...
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Dan
- Oct 11, 2018
Day 22: Santiago and Characters on the Way
I give thanks for the many lives intersecting mine on this journey. I’m writing as I sit in the cathedral surrounded by characters I...
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Dan
- Oct 11, 2018
Day 21: Muxia To Santiago
I just started sipping my cafe con leche at 6:30AM when the bus for Santiago pulled up. I slowly finished it while the other peregrinos...
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Dan
- Oct 11, 2018
Spiritual Practice: Breath prayer on the Camino
Concentrated breathing helped me climb the steep inclines on Camino Sanabres. I also chose to use these climbs and this breathing as...
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Dan
- Oct 11, 2018
Day 20: Finisterre to Muxia
“You’ll know when you have finished your Camino.” I’ve heard this in one form or another from experienced peregrinos over the past few...
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Dan
- Oct 10, 2018
Casting Shadows: A Good Thing
We can cast shadows, and bring hope to the world! A few days ago I wrote about following my shadow and how my shadow reminds me I belong...
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Dan
- Oct 10, 2018
Santiago to Negreira: an addendum (Learning to Trust)
In retrospect I should have started the initial post with this paragraph, yet I think I need to add it now. I spent time thinking and...
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Dan
- Oct 10, 2018
Day 19 Olveiroa to Finisterre (36KM)
We started the morning by the stars acknowledging this will probably be the last morning walking with them. We took a slower start,...
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