CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
The time has come to hit the road again! Come July 1, '05, we're off
on the Camino de Santiago from our doorstep, here in Paradise
Street, St. Gallen, Switzerland. |
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The Camino de Santiago is an ancient pilgrimage dating back to the ninth century. There are numerous routes leading from all corners of Europe to the Finis Terrae in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where St. James, the apostle, is reputed to be buried.
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St. Gallen, founded in 612 by St. Gall, an Irish missionary, was
one of the most important cultural and learning centres in Europe in
the middle ages. It's seems an apt starting point to trace the
footsteps of millions of pilgrims who for centuries have been taking
this well-worn historical path for countless personal reasons. |
The official Camino routes are clearly signposted with the characteristic scallop shell showing the way. Our journey will criss-cross a few of these paths with the odd side-trip thrown in for good measure. |
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Although we are not on any tight time schedule, we do envisage arriving in Santiago de Compostela by the end of August, '05. From there we plan to continue down the coast to Porto and Lisbon, Portugal. We should be flying out of Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in October '05. This will be the starting point of our grand South American adventure! Hasta la vista, baby! |
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