Day 23 of Walking Out of the World. The second rest day in Chartres was a silent day, followed by a return to the road, holding onto the silence again during the day. Now I’m continuing via Bonneval, Chateaudun and Vendôme to Tours which I will reach in six days. As I walk out of … More Chartres to Bonneval
Day 12 of Walking Out of the World, in which the pilgrim reaches the English Channel to take the midnight ferry to France, in his 86 day walk to Compostela. (Previous posts were: Day 11 Limpsfield to Wych Cross and Day 10 Westminster departure.) I received some photos of the send-off from Westminster Cathedral two … More Wych Cross to Newhaven ferry
Day 10 of Walking Out of the World, an 86 day walk to Compostela. (Previous posts were: Day 9: Chertsey Bridge to London; and The Peasant’s Virtule Pilgrimnage.) In nine days I had walked 170 miles to London carrying the heavy replica mediaeval pilgrim bourdon, a two-metre wooden staff carried by the 15th century pilgrim … More Westminster Cathedral: departure for Compostela
Day 1 of Walking Out of the World: a two thousand kilometer 86-day pilgrimage to Compostela on foot across England and France to the north west corner of Spain. (Previous post: introduction to Walking Out of the World.) It was the morning of the second day of May in 2008 and I paused in the … More Worcester to Tewkesbury
Equus Asinus 