Thelma's Travel Journal (Family & Friends view)

Hi My dear St. Raphael friends, I'm home in Raleigh. John was there to greet me. Earlier, on my Camino sometime in my second or third week, I ask St. James to grant me a favour; that  the first person I wish to see is my husband when I come home. I said that if my wish is granted I will know that St. James gr...

I am in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and my prayers to St.James are answered. Got my flight to Washington,DC on the 12:15pm flight with some change fees. But since John's home for a few days and it is best I reach home to see him before he takes off to work again.

I am at the train station across the border from Spain. Took another bus ride this time about 4 hours to the border of Irun and cross over to go the train  station at Hendaye in France. Will take the night train to Paris and arrive at Charles de Gaulle airport in the morning and try my best to change my flight to ...

Still in Torrelava decided to stay for one more day to get more information on San Sebastian de Garabandal. But unfornately the tourist information office closed today and will open tomorrow. Guess it was mean't to be that I not make this trip to San Sebastian de Garabandal. So I visit two churches but miss mass in bot...

Hi Everyone, Took the early morning bus from Santiago for a 10 hours ride along the Northern coast. Beatiful sunny day. Could see the Bay of Biscay for the most part on my left side and the mountains on my right side ride eastward towards France. It is really spectacular to see both at the same time and the cliffs alon...

Hi Folks, Another Sunny day in Santiago. Got to the early mass at 10am. Very few people and I guess being on a Monday all the Spanish went home to their towns. But today is still a holiday in Galicia because of some local famous artist perhaps related to the Cathedral design of some sort. So a lot of people walking in ...

Hi Folks, Today I started early for the Cathedral and entered the ¨´Holy Door¨´. But there was aleady a line when I reached at 9:15am and waited for 2 hours in line to reached the door. This Holy Door is open only on Jublee Year. So this is the year we could hug the Statue of St.James. We walked up ...

Today is a beatiful sunny day. It is Saturday and most of the fimiliar pilgrims have gone home. I went to the Cathedral early after a lovely cafe con leche at the nearby Cafe. The 10 o´clock mass just finished and I got a seat on the fifth row upfront. Was very happy since I can say the rosary as it is only ...

Dear Loveones, I forgot to tell you that yesturday after the pilgrim mass, we (my first buddies Maeve and Des) went to the pilgrim office and got our certificated. The certificate  is dated May 13th as the arrival date on Santiago and I like that date because it is also Our Lady of Fatima´s first apparition....

Hi Everyone, I am finally in Santiago. Walked from Pedroaza for 20 kms to to city of Santiago. Wanted to make it to the 12pm pilgrim mass. Reached the city at 10:40am and had to leave my backpack at the Seminario Menor because of tight security since the terroist attack awhile back. Anyway the day was bright and sunny ...