Yet I have this crazy dream of setting up a chapel on the side of the camino where I can do foot washing, offer eucharist to those pilgrims who wish… be it in France or Spain... as one who walked the whole way from Le Puy, France to Santiago, I know what it is like to engage in that long-distance walking that leads to prayer and quietude.
I hearken back to this scene we found to the west of León. The woman responsible for it had walked the camino and was so taken by the journey that she dropped everything and moved to be near the camino to offer hospitality to other pilgrims. Under the little tents were artichokes. There was a tin with tea, and oranges and all manner of goodies for the walker.
I try to be a 'trail angel' to those walking the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail as it goes through nearby but I would love to be a trail angel on the Camino.
Just a crazy dream.
