I awoke as I heard others getting up, while it was still dark. The bathrooms were out of TP that morning! I wondered if THAT was what our host had told me in Spanish the night before: “Here’s where you find the toilet paper…” But too late now! After I dressed and packed I decided…
Day 18 – Camillas to Serdio
I slept well the remainder of the night. People awoke at 530 and began to gather their things. They had switched on the light in the central room and left the door open to the sleeping area, so the light was shining in my eyes. I turned over to try to sleep longer, but they…
Day 17 — Santillana del Mar to Comillas
I awoke at 5 on a Monday morning in my fancy, tiled room. Considering that I had climbed into bed at 530 pm, slept an hour, then awoke and stayed in bed resting, praying, reading, watching a bit of Spanish TV, texting with grace as she began her journey over to Spain, then falling asleep…
Days 15 & 16 — Santander to Santiallana del Mar
I awoke in our third floor, fine room in Santander and while everyone slept, I got up. I read three more chapters from Ezekiel and was perplexed by the strength of God’s judgment found in those chapters. God is serious about sin in people, serious enough to come to make a way out! As I…
Day 14 – Guemes to Santander
I awoke at 430 am. Climbed down from my upper bunk in the dark, landed on my aching, complaining feet, gathered my backpack, sleeping bag, stuff sack, etc and made my away around my eleven sleeping roommates, walked outside onto the balcony and followed that to the large room where we had had our evening gathering the…
Day 13- Santoña to Guemes
Received in prayer August 31: “Son– I am ending this month with a promise I wish you to hold onto. A word which I, not you, will fulfill. You will see what I long for and experience what I am doing. You will walk with my powerful love. You will experience my light. I will walk…
Day 12 – Islares to Santoña
Today at 7 when dark still we left to begin the journey from our hilltop albergue with the great view over the sea, through Laredo to Santoña. We walked up the street from our albergue, passing the road to our friend’s campground where I had swum the previous day, and onto the 2-laned highway. I…
Day 11 – Pobeña to Islares
There was rustling in the room. Someone’s headlamp blazed as they sought their belongings. I got up. This weariness settled over me. My energy was low. My feet ached just landing on the cold tile floor. Standing was difficult yet those feet needed to carry me 24km that day that amazingly became 24 miles. I eased…
Day 10- Bilbao to Pobeña
On Monday morning, August 29th, I didn’t pack up, but instead left my backpack and belongings in the locker at the Hostel, bagged up some bulky items to ship my friend’s place in Ireland, stuffed them into a reusable bag, took my money and passport, with a map in hand, headed out. I followed the…
Day 9 – Albergue Eskerika to Bilbao
“Brian, wow! This verse jumped out to me and made me stop… ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct your paths’ (Proverbs 3: 5-6). I hope you have the most wonderful experiences on your journey! I know…
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