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Rose Scarff at the 100,000-kilometer
marker near the completion of the
route.
to take the bus part of the way on the last
two days. So that was what I did. I walked
into Santiago de Compostela on Saturday,
November 5, 50 days after I began the
pilgrimage in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. It
added up to 22 days walking about 165
miles, with 28 rest days.
Not the Camino I had planned.
Mary and I received our Compostela
certificate together even though she had
walked the whole way and I had not. “Your
Camino is your Camino.” Yet we both were
surprised by how emotional the experience of arriving at the Cathedral square
in Santiago with all the other pilgrims had
been.
My injured feet taught me humility and
reminded me to be patient and flexible in
my plans. In the end I was full of gratitude
for my experience. Each painful step kept
me in the present moment much better than
if I had been walking pain free.
But mostly I was grateful for the people
I met along the way. Some for a brief time,
others, like Mary, who shared parts of the
journey with me. Gratitude for the kindness of strangers. Gratitude for attending
the pilgrim mass at the Cathedral when the
Botafumeiro was in action. All of it added up
to more than I had imagined.
The lessons learned I hope I can continue to take forward with me on the rest of
my journey in this life.
What is the Camino
de Santiago?
The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage
route across northern Spain, which has
been in existence since the ninth century. The bones of Santiago (St. James,
one of the 12 disciples) were believed to
be buried at the site where the cathedral
now stands, and they now rest in a reliquary in the cathedral.
In earlier times the pilgrims walked
the entire distance, starting wherever
they lived. So, there are pilgrimage
routes descending on Spain from all
over Europe, but the most popular and
best supported is the Camino Frances
beginning in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in
France and ending at the Cathedral in
Santiago de Compostela.
The path is well marked and there are
many accommodations and places to
eat along the way. Although I walked
alone, many pilgrims traveled in pairs or
groups. Some do their own planning as
I did, and others join a tour that does all
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Rose Scarff at the pilgrim statue, a
large metal installation representing medieval pilgrims at one of the
higher elevations on the route.
the planning for them. There are many
apps today that help with finding food
and accommodation in addition to traditional paper guidebooks.
So, if you are fond of long walks through
beautiful countryside and ancient villages and towns, walk the Camino. Any
part of it that appeals to you. No need
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