We live in a small southern town in Georgia, USA. Our home is old for the South and we have a front and back hall. In the back hall, we hang our packs. We weight them and wear them when they train for trekking during the week. Above the packs, we made a sign that…
In Europe, the Olympics have centered so far on the Biothon. This is the event wherein varying distances and terrain the participants participate in cross country skiing and accuracy in shooting a rifle. They have short distance events; long distance events; team events. At the end of EVERY one of these competitions, the skiers fall…
There is a saying explained to me in French that says something like,” You make your plans but God writes the story! “And so it is with us. We arrived in this picturesque village nestled snuggly against the Pyrenees not via bus but taxi. BUT, God always writes the story as a better adventure. We…
Tomorrow we begin. Of course, a beginning is just another step in a series of choices and circumstances made in life but marked by a significant signpost. Yellow arrows mark this path. We fly from Charleroi, Belgium to Biarritz, France. From Biarritz, we take a bus 24 miles to St. Jean de Port, France. Leaving…
Hi Pelegrnos! The Taylor’s are off again for a short trek around the Pyrenees. We arrive in St. John Pied de Port on Sunday the 19th and will leave via Pamplona late the next Friday to get back to two grandchildren who live in Belgium. It is hard to describe how the Camino “speaks” to…
We left Porto de Marin this morning about 8:30 a.m. It was raining but we are well equipped for rain. Remember when I told you that one has to walk from Sarria to Santiago to get your “official” status as a pilgrim? The number of pilgrims increased drastically since Sarria. If some of you are…
Today on Camino our second handsome grandson, Price Daniel Taylor, became five years old. It crushes us to not be there with him. We hope someday that he will be proud of us for this adventure. Happy birthday, Price! You are one amazing boy! For those following us on the Camino. We started today in Sarria…
What have we learned in five days of pilgrimage? One thing we know for certain is this is different from hiking. We can’t really put our thoughts around it! Why is it different? Sometimes we talk about St. James. One of the brothers that Jesus called the sons of thunder. Their name indicated that they…