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Vilar de Donas
Iglesia de San Salvador
door hardware
photo taken November 13, 2004
East of Palas de Rei the 12th c. Iglesia de San Salvador de Vilar de Donas was for centuries the official burial place of the Chevaliers de Santiago.
Camino Frances
Cizur Menor
albergue Roncal
photo taken 0ctober 1, 2004
Seeing this scallop shell hung at the open doorway during my first CF I immediately sensed that pilgrims were welcome to just walk in.
...Camino life in 2004 was very relaxed!
Limogne en Quercy to Mas de Vers, 29th April, 2024, Via Podiensis, Day 17.
A very welcome shelter from the constant rain, which allowed us to eat our pique-nique in the dry!
In Leon tonight and tomorrow. I booked a place for tonight yesterday and a place for tomorrow night today. Stayed with the Marists in Sahagun last night - a wonderful stay except no heat. But so clean, lots of blankets, and warmth from everyone...
A couple of albergue options coming up. One in El Virgen del Camino has recently reopened. No reservations I loved going to Mass at the modern church there. The brothers all came in together singing and after the service were very involved with...
This is an issue for me too. From Australia, my bank will not transfer smaller amounts, and unless there is another method available to make smaller donations, I won't.
I have emailed Ovidio Campo, the President of the Fundación San Antón...
I hope your dad's needed items are found soon and able to be reunited with him. I'm sorry to hear his second day on the Camino is having to contend with this unfortunate worry.
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