Santiago - Rome - Jerusalem

[soulmiles]

Hi all fellow travellers!

My name is Pascal and I am on my third Camino. In 2005 I walked from Amsterdam to Mont Saint Michel, all along the coast and then on to Santiago. In 2006 I did the Le Puy - Santiago route, simply beautiful! And now I am on my third pilgrimage, which started in Genova (Italy) in February 2009. I did the Via della Costa and took the GR51 in Ventimiglia to Fréjus/St Raphaël where I am working the summer, since it is simply too hot to walk! In October I will walk to Arles, then on to the Pyrenees, but will take the Camino del Norte to Santiago and Fisterra, where I will arrive at Christmas, God willing. In January, I will return via the Camino del Norte to Arles and on to Fréjus again, in order to continue to Rome after a summer working. Arrival in Rome is timed for Christmas 2010. And then the realization of a dream: the Pilgrimage from Rome to Jerusalem, arrival in 2011.

I do my pilgrimage as autonomously as possible, welcoming Nature as my main provider of accommodation. People en route are generous, I am often invited, even if it is simply for coffee. One learns to appreciate the very simple things in Life...

So that is me and my current plan in a nutshell. Any comments whatsoever are always welcome.

Godspeed, my fellow pilgrims! I will pray for you!

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Hi - what a wonderful plan. I hope you find ways of keeping us in touch with your progress. You may know of this website - http://www.walkingtojerusalem.org . I was in touch with the two pilgrims some time ago. They are very helpful and of course had already walked to Santiago!

Best wishes

John

 

[Anonymous]

And I pray for you, good Pascal -

- I was wondering, as you walk autonomously, what are the main items in your pack? and is there cost for that independence by weight carried?

I realise this will change by season .. but do you carry a tent? sleeping bag? many changes of clothes? or do you walk really stripped down?

so the weight ..? and you are young? fit? - more info please ...!

 

[ksam]

Pascal, as you can see we are all a very curious (in so many meanings and ways!) bunch. I too am wondering about what you carry, how you manage such wonderful lenghts of time to travel etc. Please do keep us posted on your progress.

It's wonderful to read about others caminos, when you stuck at a desk for another year!

Wishing all Buen Camino.

Karin