2013 saw the completion of Maurice Hickman's mammoth walking pilgrimage to Compostella. The full journey was undertaken in stages beginning at Le Puy in France in April 2008. Maurice has provided photographs from every stage along the way and these have been looked at 463 times up to the end of April 2013. This year on 27 March Maurice and two survivors of earlier stages set out on the final stage beginning at Ponferrada and ending in Compostella where the three intrepid pilgrims received their certificates of completion of the Camino de San Jacques. Below are 67 photographs which were taken on Maurice's camera along the way.
The river Sil at Ponferrada
A slightly different view of the Sil
Basilica de la Encina, Ponferrada (holm oak)
Calle del Reloj, Ponferrada
Snow on mountains, taken from Ponferrada
Inside Church at Ponferrada
Inside Albergue at Pierros
Outside the same albergue
Memorial to a daughter's father on stone
Scene near Villafranca de Bierzo
Catherine and Carol enjoying the scenery
Vigil Mass at Veg de Valcarce
Woodland scene near La Faba
hurch at La Faba with Pilgrim statue
The same from another angle
Scenery near O'Cebreiro (the next five are in the same area)
Pilgrim Maurice Maurice supporting or being supported by a stone atthe Leon - Custilla/Galicia Frontier
Statue of a windswept pilgrim
Carol, Lady of the House and Catherine at the Casa Lucas cafe - bar in Fonfria
The Church/Cathedral/ Monastery at Triacastela. "Triacastela" refers to the three castles that once stood here, but none remain. It’s also the end of the last mountainous area on the Camino.
Mill scene at San Cristobo
View of Samos monastery from above
Cloisters at Samos Monastery
Cloisters again
Samos Monastery
Maurice at 100 Km post
Reservoir at Portomarin (above and below)
Catherine admiring 17th century wayside cross
Carol pointing to the word "Gijon" on a gatepost
Raging waters at Portos
Catherine points to a model of a stone granary
A Pi;grim spooning out some local fire water
Church at Lavacolla (near Santiago Airport)
Capilla San Roqueat Lavacolla
Monument to Blessed Pope John Paul IIat Monte do Gozo
A more distant view of the same monument
View at Monte do Gozo looking towards Santiago
Chapel at Monte do Gozo
Inside the chapel
Fonseca garden in Santiago
Inside the green dor at Hostel Reyes Catholicos
Pilgrim evening meal at the Hostel Reyes Catholicos
A rather ghostly image of the meal in progress!!
Seminario Menor, Santiago
Children's choir at SAn Fructuosus Church
An unidentified building in Santiago
Our three pilgrims with a Japanese family inside Hostel Reyes Catholicos (above and below)
Santiago Church
A view of the Cathedral from A Lameda Park (above and below)
View from Seminario Menor
Courtyard in Hostel Reyes Catholicos
Church of Santa Ausanna in Park
The remainder of the photographs on this page were taken by Maurice in the park and of Seminario Menor
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