Ep 146: Pilgrim Chad does a "connector Camino"

About this episode

Chad shares his experiences on less traveled routes of the Camino de Santiago, emphasizing the spiritual practice of pilgrimage.

THE PILGRIMAGE JOURNEY CONTINUES FOR PILGRIM CHAD It seems as though the default choice for walking the Camino de Santiago these days is to walk either the Francés route or the Portuguese route. Now, that does oversimplify things, but the statistics from the pilgrim’s office in Santiago de Compostela do show that those have been the two most-walked routes in recent years. My guest on the podcast this week,Chad, has walked both those routes, and now he has taken his pilgrimage practice to other less traveled routes. What I love about talking with Chad is that he loves the spiritual practice of pilgrimage as much as I do, and it’s become a regular part of his life and his family’s life. This time Chad will be talking about what he calls his “connector Camino”, which he shared with his 25 year old daughter and regular pilgrimage partner, Bonnie. What does that mean, connector Camino? Well, you’ll see. Here are the routes Chad is sharing about: Camino Lebaniego Camino Vadiniense Camino San Salvador The church he talks about with the the relic of the cross of Jesus Christ is at the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana. The mountain location he talked about is called Fuente Dé, and it…

People in this episode

Host: Nancy

Guest: Chad

Topics covered

• Camino de Santiago
• pilgrimage
• spiritual practice
• less traveled routes
• father-daughter journey

Keywords

• Camino de Santiago
• pilgrimage
• Chad
• Bonnie
• spiritual practice
• Camino routes
• Santiago de Compostela

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana

Places: Picos de Europa National Park, Camino Lebaniego, Camino Vadiniense, Camino San Salvador, Santiago de Compostela

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