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The Happiest Place on Earth
Some say that Disneyland is the ‘happiest place on earth’. And for many it is….
July 2024 Camino Training Walk and Meetup
A great turnout for our July Camino Training Walk and Meetup. Despite the rainy start…
Central Coast Weekend June 21-24 2024, 5 Lands Walk and Hardys Bay to Box Head and The Flannel flower loop.
Thirty five friends of BMCS travelled to the Central Coast, NSW for the weekend to…
2024 Pilgrims on the Way
2024 Hospitaleros on Camino
March 2024 Camino Training Walk and Meetup
We met on a lovely Autumn morning at Wilson Park on Falls Road, Wentworth Falls….
Spanish Moroccan Red Lentil Dish
Serves 6 Served at the welcome dinner for the 5-Day Walk in March 2024. Ingredients…
Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day Walk – March 2024
It was an excited but nervous group of 34 pilgrims that set off on Tuesday…
February Camino Training Walk and Meetup
Typical of Blue Mountains weather, it was a drizzly start for the monthly Camino training…
January Camino Training Walk and Meetup
The January 2024 Camino training walk and meetup was always going to be popular and…
Jenny’s Hospitalero Training
On the weekend of the 21st January, I was indeed fortunate to be part of…
Maggie’s Cookie Recipe (Biscuits)
Here is the recipe for Maggie’s much admired and enjoyed Camino shell shaped shortbread cookies…

Camino Stories

The Happiest Place on Earth
Some say that Disneyland is the ‘happiest place on earth’. And for many it is. I’ve been fortunate to have spent several days in Santiago de Compostela over the past few years and being there just makes my heart sing. Watching the joy – and often tears – on the faces of the pilgrims as…
Mary Thompson’s Camino Frances 2023
Mary Thompson The feeling was more one of relief than elation to be finally standing in front of and in awe of the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela. I had made it. I had many doubts along the way but there I was, 780 km later. Of course I was glad I persisted, I unearthed…
Janice’s Camino Aragonés – Somport to Puenta la Reina
On 9th May I left Australia – destination Barcelona to begin walkingthe Camino Aragonés. I chose this less travelled route to enjoyquiet solitude and it was certainly that. I encountered very fewpilgrims on the way and some days none at all but somehow at night afew pilgrims would appear from nowhere at the albergue and…
Bruce’s 2 Caminos April/May 2023
As this was a special pilgrimage for me, I really wanted to celebrate it at a special Albergue. This had to be Casa Susi (Trabadelo). Many of us have enjoyed Susi and Fermin visits at Glenella so you will understand. Casa Susi is 183Km to Santiago de Compostela. My son David walked with me to…
Narelle’s Camino Invierno
Written by Narelle in January 2023. The Camino Invierno is a 263km Camino, starting in Ponferrada, a town on the Camino Frances with a Knights Templar castle, and ending in Santiago de Compostela. In late April 2022 I set off walking this route, solo, and it was a wonderful adventure through amazing scenery. I added…