Father Smith's Photo Album:
El Camino de Santiago de Compostela
April-May 2005

Part Two

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Stopped for a coffee to admire this baptistry in a small town on the way.
  Stopped for a coffee to admire this baptistry in a small town on the way.
 Inside, sitting on a banco looking up.
Inside, sitting on a banco looking up.		 View from our dormitory room for the night.
View from our dormitory room for the night.		 My feet after the first 100 kilometers--bandage removed from right toe.My feet after the first 100 kilometers--bandage removed from right toe. These two ladies continue the tradition of their mother and grandmother in providing hospitality to pilgrims.
These two ladies continue the tradition of their mother and grandmother in providing hospitality to pilgrims.
Church where I went to Mass that night.
Church where I went to Mass that night.
 Next day it was blustery and raining as we passed this cemetery.
Next day it was blustery and raining as we passed this cemetery.
 Stopped here out of the wind to have lunch and drink water.
Stopped here out of the wind to have lunch and drink water.
 Ham and cheese roll-ups for lunch!
Ham and cheese roll-ups for lunch!
This is where I sheltered and lunched.
This is where I sheltered and lunched.
A famous Camino poem on this wall.
A famous Camino poem on this wall.
 Approaching Najara.
Approaching Najara.
 Leaving Najara.
 Leaving Najara.		 Another Camino shrine post.Another Camino shrine post. A new found Newfoundland friend.
  A new found Newfoundland friend.
A couple of Danish pilgrims.
A couple of Danish pilgrims.
Happy pilgrims in the dorm!
Happy pilgrims in the dorm!
 One of my next stops in the distance.
One of my next stops in the distance. 		On the way.
On the way.
Emilio, the french "fire" maker in San Juan de la Ortega.
Emilio, the french "fire" maker in San Juan de la Ortega.
A neat German couple on the Camino.
A neat German couple on the Camino
Resting and having an orange in a bar that was open but closed for business.
Resting and having an orange in a bar that was open but closed for business.
 A hermitage on the Camino.
A hermitage on the Camino.		 A spot for lunch on the way.A spot for lunch on the way. Getting high in the little forest of trees.
Getting high in the little forest of evergreen trees.
Camino marker from 1936.
Camino marker from 1936.
Coming into San Juan de la Ortega.
Coming into San Juan de la Ortega.
 Santiago shrine in church.
Santiago shrine in church. 		Loved this treatment--pilgrims on the way.
Loved this treatment--pilgrims on the way.
Padre getting ready to celebrate mass.
Padre getting ready to celebrate mass.
Leaving San Juan--grazing animals.
Leaving San Juan--grazing animals.
 Will be passing through the town ahead.
Will be passing through the town ahead.
 New excavations point to ancient roots in Atapuerca.
New excavations point to ancient roots in Atapuerca.		 High place on way to Burgos.High place on way to Burgos. Another shot--note how low my pack is riding on my back.
Another shot--note how low my pack is riding on my back.
The Cross on the highest point around. Three more, higher yet, to come!
The Cross on the highest point around. Three more, higher yet, to come!
In the nice Alberque in Burgos after Lisa, Darwin, and Dylan arrived at last!
 In the nice Alberque in Burgos after Lisa, Darwin, and Dylan arrived at last!
 Burgos Cathedral spires.
Burgos Cathedral spires. 		Peter, pilgrim from Germany. We walked and sang together.
Peter, pilgrim from Germany. We walked and sang together.
We stopped here for lunch, Peter and I sharing what we had. Note my pack on the stone on left. Had a ways to go to Hontanas.
We stopped here for lunch, Peter and I sharing what we had. Note my pack on the stone on left. Had a ways to go to Hontanas.

Another shot--note how low my pack is riding on my back.

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