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I recently had a conversation with someone that is haunting me (almost a week later). Unintentionally, I made a comment that stirred something up for him and I feel awful. This person doesn't share much about his life but is always interested in others' lives. He is caring and kind, but I realized after this …
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No, I'm not on the Camino but this story needed to be penned. My Galician friend Gonzalo and I are on a road trip ..... Hurtling down the highway after a few peaceful days at Mt Tambourine, I felt Gonzalo was in need of some Australian culture and country hospitality. Mullumbimby came to mind. The …
The fact that today is New Year's Day is coincidental as I sit here on the beach reflecting on the years gone by. I've just walked along the Esplanade and noticed I was revelling in the sounds and scents of Australia....my home. I'm so lucky. Early morning walks provide a treat for all the senses. …
I'm sitting in the sun on my verandah with a cup of tea right now, pondering my existence and purpose again. I don't suppose any of us know why we are here but I am sure of one thing and that is that the Camino definitely CALLED me. It is impossible to communicate to those …
As a lot of you know, I wrote a book about my first Camino, as like many others before me, I felt the need to debrief somehow and I also wanted to help the newbies who were/are planning to walk. A few years have now passed by and I have several different Caminos under my …
Im sitting in the park opposite La Familia Sagrada listening to a guitarist plucking sweet gentle music. It has calmed my nerves. Yesterday, we wandered la Ramblas and the waterfront, being pushed to and fro through the crowded streets. The sound of honking car horns, motorbikes, cars and trucks flying past was jarring and unsettling. …
"morriña".....Gonzalo taught me this word. It is a Galician word that means to have a melancholic longing to be back in Galicia, a homesickness, a feeling of sadness by the distance and those things, and situations that evoke it. Oh indeed, that is what I feel! Words just cannot describe my connection to Galicia. It's …
And so another trip to Spain ends and I need to re-adjust into life in Australia again. I'm so lucky to live in such a beautiful place and I'm looking forward to seeing family and friends again, but it feels weird. This HAS become my second home. My walk up the Portuguese coast is now …
That was an interesting day!!! I went to bed early last night. Not a normal thing for me. The last thing I remember was looking at my FB page at about 11.00 (early for me) and noticing that a friend was in the square enjoying the evening street music. I contemplated getting dressed to go …
Feeling so much better today....thank goodness! I ended up having dinner with a fellow Camiga last night, chatting about her Camino Frances. Took a selfie for her mum who has also read my book and was excited that her daughter was dining with an 'author'. What a giggle. As I sit here in yet another …
Margaret Caffyn 