Grandma's on the Camino
Subtitle: reflections on a 48-day walking pilgrimage to Santiago
By: Mary O'Hara Wyman
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781477289228; 9781477289235
Subjects: Personal narratives; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Description and travel
Notes: "Mary O'Hara Wyman, a 72 year old grandmother from San Francisco, relates her 2010 adventures walking 500 miles alone as a pilgrim on the Camino Frances. Her journey takes her from St. Jean Pied de Port in France, across the Pyrenees to Spain, then westward to the ancient spiritual destination of Santiago de Compostela. Through back-home reflections based on journal entries and postcards sent to her granddaughter, Mary describes engaging encounters with pilgrims of all ages and motivations, close-range observations of numerous animals on the trails, and the daily tasks of finding food and a bed each evening. Readers will gain keen insight into the physical day to day rigors facing a walking pilgrim, as Mary endured several falls on the trails, a serious foot injury, copious rain, mud and unseasonal cold and hot weather. Grandma's on the Camino will inspire pilgrims and armchair readers of any age with Mary's adventures and coping mechanisms, calmness under pressure, humorous outlook on life and truly spiritual approach to walking the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela"--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Thomas Merton's prayer; title: Off I go, into the wild blue yonder; title: Two falls too many; title: The boots that laced up the back; title: Saved by Teresa of Avila; title: The big question: Mary, why do you walk?; title: The man with the cell phone; title: The contorted crucifix; title: The evening routine; title: 2010, holy year or party year?; title: Chilled to the bone; title: The extra leg in my bed; title: Cold feet, warm heart; title: Chickens in the church, oh my!!!!!; title: The mysterious storks; title: Days of complete quiet and rest; title: The fifth and final fall; title: Egregore, indeed!!!!!; title: Walking and visiting with Jane; title: Mornings on the Camino; title: Poppies blooming in the snow; title: And you? Why do you walk the Camino?; title: Closer to the truth; title: The weather changes; title: 250 miles down...250 miles to go; title: The man with the brochure; title: The scarf that moved on the path; title: Watching and being watched on the Camino; title: From the nunnery to the winery; title: A bit of Camino history over breakfast; title: Centro de Salud Ambulatorio Urgencias; title: A cowboy bar on the Camino? You're kidding!!!!!; title: Amazing grace; title: The tiny music box; title: Birth on the Camino; title: Traveling by two feet, four feet, two wheels, four wheels; title: Never alone on the Camino; title: No bed at any price in O'Cebreiro; title: The snail's pace; title: The less travelled road to Samos, and to God; title: Baby storks in nests; title: A simple mattress on the floor; title: Expanding the list of influencers; title: Many pilgrims on my path; title: Galicia, the land of one million cows; title: Nature, pressed down and flowing over; title: The English lesson; title: Santiago within grasp; title: My fair estimate, about 3,000,000 steps; title: The deepest silence of all; title: I left my heart in Santiago; title: Revisiting Madrid; title: Back to the future; title: Leaving Madrid; title: Back where I began, San Francisco.