A few weeks ago, I posted a message about having a bad fall on the Camino Frances, being hauled off the trail by the Spanish emergency services, and receiving unexpected grace and kindness in the midst of personal calamity. Yesterday marked the...
He was in exile for those years and is reported to have started his first lecture upon his return with “como decíamos ayer….”
I think you have left no stone unturned during your stint in Salamanca!
Saturday 26 October 2024
It is about 6:30 pm and today, so far, has been even quieter than yesterday. We had two more pilgrims arrive yesterday, at about 9 pm, a Romanian couple who have walked the Camino Mozarabe from Almería and walked over 50...
Leaving Chantada this morning for our first day on the Invierno, I was appalled to see that, roughly 2k out of town, the Camino ran adjacent to a busy highway for some 3k before cutting off south towards Penasilas.
Since I HATE walking anywhere...
I like to hope that at some point, years from now, I will be fluent enough in Spanish that it will no longer self-identify as a foreign language and then I can start learning French like a good Canadian.
My French is not nearly as good as it was before starting to learn Spanish. Now, whenever I seek a word or expression in French my Spanish (un)fortunately appears and says "Oh, you seem to be looking for a foreign language. Here I am!".
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