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Sep 12. Yesterday and today on the Camino….new as well as repeated delight…communal meals including with a Palestian theologian, pre-dawn starts with long shadows, vineyards laden with grapes, wheat fields with stubble after harvest but a few stalks remaining, plants with snails attached, a friendly Spanish nun offering directions to Jane, a beautiful beyond descriptionContinue reading “2026 Walking the Camino 6”

Sep 11. An easier day of 14 miles of the Camino…lots of arches leading into and out of towns, meeting and re-meeting friendly people, vineyards and olive groves,even walked on an old Roman road…if only those stones could talk about previous sojourners. Thanks to those walking with us in spirit!!

Sep 10. Almost 18 miles yesterday….a beautiful walk near wind turbines and rocky fields. Today will be ‘only’ 22 km (13 miles) *

Sep 8. Several more days of walking the Camino. This morning we started well before sunrise, crossed many bridges and arrived by mid-day at Pamplona. The famed Running of the Bulls in this city took place in July, but still we find this beautiful city a treat! Especially the festival parade with big heads andContinue reading “2026 Walking the Camino 3”

Sep 6 First three days of hiking on the Camino went well. Meeting lots of fellow pilgrims, enjoying local food and beautiful scenery. Hiking over the Pyrenees from France into Spain was a challenge- we are thankful for our health, for the training that we did in Colorado, and to have our son, Ben, withContinue reading “2026 Walking the Camino 2”

(I posted Updates on my Facebook page, but didn’t have the time and energy to also post them on my WordPress blog. In the upcoming days I hope to copy my Facebook postings onto this blog, so you will receive emails as I do. Sorry if they overload your Inbox!) In Saint Jean Pied-de-Port, France.Continue reading “2026 Walking the Camino 1”

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We wish everyone a joyful Christmas season! We are in Brisbane, Australia with Carly and her husband, Brodie. This was after moving off the campus of Africa University at the end of June, then spending a few months in UK, Europe, and Zimbabwe (where Ben joined us). We flew with our suitcases to Boulder ColoradoContinue reading “2024 Christmas Card”