I would like to share my thoughts on the mystical and spiritual aspects of walking the Camino. I walked a Camino in July and August of 2024. The full Frances from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostella. I did this without any preconceived ideas or expectations. With the aim of…
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Somewhere Along the Way – Q&A Screening with Dan Mullins, Mount Vic Flicks.
Somewhere Along the Way – Q&A Screening with Dan Mullins Sunday 23rd November 11am Mount Vic Flicks, Mount Victoria Tickets Now Available! Get Tickets HERE. It will be lovely to see Dan back in the Mountains and watch Somewhere Along the Way A Musical Camino, A film by Simon Burn – with Dan Mullins as…
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Aussie Camino
At our July Camino Meetup, Matthew shared his experience of walking the Aussie Camino also known as The Mary MacKillop Way. This is a walk from Portland in Victoria to Penola in South Australia. You can read about the Aussie Camino on a dedicated website HERE. Matthew walked with the GetAway, there is also Walk…
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BLUE MOUNTAINS CAMINO SUPPORTERS 10 YEAR CELEBRATION
SATURDAY 31 MAY 2025 Join the BMCS in celebrating our 10th birthday on Saturday 31 May 2025. More Information and Registration HERE. You may have already walked a Camino in Europe or you may aspire to one day walk a Camino or other pilgrimages. Walking with the Blue Mountains Camino group is an opportunity to walk…
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Hospitalera ~ Marina Knowles
After completing my Hopitalera training with Richard and Eileen in January 2024 I was keen to volunteer. After applying to the organization, a few weeks later, I was offered a placement in Salamanca. After some discussion with the organizer I was given a different placing in the Albergue in Ponferrada. The Albergue in Ponferrada can…
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Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day walk – Autumn March 2025
The Blue Mountains Camino Supporters (BMCS) is a social group that shares the wonderful spirit of the Camino through various events including its Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day walk. Over five days, pilgrims walk up the Blue Mountains from Penrith (Emu Plains) at the base, to Blackheath, near the top. The Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day walk…
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November 2024 Camino Training Walk and End of Year Celebration
A damp and misty day for the last Camino Training walk of 2024. 44 of us gathered at Katoomba Station for the Easy and Medium walks. 27 walkers left Katoomba Station in light rain. Following suburban roads and local tracks we reached the Grand Cliff Top Walk at Tarpeian Rock, Leura, to enjoy the spectacular…
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October 2024 Camino Training Walk and Meetup
A large group of almost 50 walkers joined BMCS for a delightful Spring day walk starting from Woodford Reserve, Woodford. Wow, 50 people is probably our largest gathering for a last Saturday of the month Camino walk! Walkers were separated into Easy and Medium groups and then split into two groups again to make it…
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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…
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March 2024 Camino Training Walk and Meetup
We met on a lovely Autumn morning at Wilson Park on Falls Road, Wentworth Falls. The Easy group of 13 walkers headed down Falls Road to the Shortcut track enjoyed great views out to the valley and Mount Solitary then coffees at the Conservation Hut. We then headed up the Nature Trail to Great Western…
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