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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July 2024 Camino Training Walk and Meetup
A great turnout for our July Camino Training Walk and Meetup. Despite the rainy start to the morning and 7 degrees, 45 walkers set off in 3 groups at 9am from Glenbrook Station carpark. Luckily the rain was light, and it soon cleared which allowed for rain jackets and layers to be discarded. Two Medium…
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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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February Camino Training Walk and Meetup
Typical of Blue Mountains weather, it was a drizzly start for the monthly Camino training walk, however the 32 walkers were a hardy bunch of Camino people, donning their ponchos and rain jackets for the Mt Victoria walk. The walking routes similar, setting off towards Mt Piddington and Hornes Point Lookout, with 16 walkers in…
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January Camino Training Walk and Meetup
The January 2024 Camino training walk and meetup was always going to be popular and proved to be a fully booked out event with a ‘waitlist’! It was fabulous to see so many new people and also some we haven’t seen in a while. People came as far away as Brisbane, Newcastle, the Central Coast…
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Jenny’s Hospitalero Training
On the weekend of the 21st January, I was indeed fortunate to be part of a 2 day Hospitalero Training course in Sydenham which was presented by Eileen and Richard. There were 21 eager and experienced pilgrims who were interested in learning about what volunteering and serving in a donativo alburgue entailed. Not only were…
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