Thursday, September 11, 2014

We Are Not Alone

For starters, check out this link - watch them play but the lyrics are the key. (You may have to cut and paste the link) Almost looks like they are on the Camino too

http://www.metaspoon.com/patty-cake-epic-music-video/ 

We started out from Ventas de Naron after having stayed at the country house 


Now that we have come to the last part of the Camino, there are many more people on the road. We have learned that having a Compostela (the certificate that verifies you have made the pilgrimage) helps Spaniards get a job


We met two Spaniards from Galicia who were serving as volunteers at a rest stop/albergue. 


They were serving free coffee and tea and cookies and Bible verses. The place belonged to an American who had done the Camino and wanted to help other pilgrims. 



We met a couple from South Africa snacking by the wayside and when they heard us speaking English, they asked us to take their picture. 


This young man from the Netherlands struck up a conversation with us while we were having a soda at a bar along the way. He was walking the Camino in order to get his thoughts together and decide whether he should ask his girlfriend to marry him ... 


He decided yes. 

Two Brazilians speaking Portuguese and laughing - we could hear them from waaay back 


And many other random people - sometimes we didn't get a picture of those we talked to 



This fellow walking along with his friend had a prosthetic foot....

And these bunnies were the cause of an almost serious mishap 


Joyce tripped on a dip in the sidewalk while coming over to see the bunnies and both of us almost ended up in the ditch had we not held on to each other to keep from falling - we do not walk alone. 











4 comments:

  1. Love this post. Pa is very excited to see that you are photographing the people you come across and documenting their stories. It's fascinating how many different parts of the world people come from to do this and what their motivations are. Keep it up! Oh yes, and stay out of the ditches.

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  2. Hi from Barb & Toby! Looks like you're having an AMAZING journey!!! Stay in one piece. Loving your blog. Walk on!

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  3. Thank you so much for this wonderful series of photos & commentary. Your voice really comes through, Burgi! Can't wait till we are all seated around a table with some red wine again . . .

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  4. Never alone! I can just see you two, giving that young man his marriage advice. :)

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