scruffy1
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Holy Year from Pamplona 2010, SJPP 2011, Lisbon 2012, Le Puy 2013, Vezelay (partial watch this space!) 2014; 2015 Toulouse-Puenta la Reina (Arles)
It was a fine and lovely Camino, in true Scruff style. Started in Bilbao but no, didn't go the Camino del Norte. Went south of Pamplona to Sangüesa (Zangoza in the Basque) but no, didn't follow the Camino Aragonés. Back to Pamplona where yes I did actually begin the Camino Francés – for a while. Walked until Logroño but turned north for Haro t-h-e center for Rioja despite the misleading claims from Logroño. Back to the Camino Francés until Burgos, then south to Santo Domingo de los Silos and the wonderful Gregorian chants-the Romanesque cloister. Burgos to León and the clock is ticking. León to Zamora for the Romanesque which I love but no, I didn't continue on the Via de Plata, the cold I had been nursing turning into bronchitis –"No Camino for You"! Three days flat on my back and the clock is ticking, loudly. On to Astorga – Sarria - Samos but then does one walk as far as possible, then bus it to the airport or spend three days enjoying Santiago? Not visit the cathedral or the amazing and bizarre Church of Santa Maria la Real del Sar or the litle church dedicated to Santiago's mother Santa María Salomé? Bus it is. So it wasn't a real pilgrimage however considering the number of churches I visited and the masses I attended, it wasn't tourigrino either. Let's just call it Camino del le Scruff. Happily home again, the grandbabies came to see me and all is well. PS If you see this Ivar, I so enjoyed our conversation, thank you again!