I finally got my scallop shell. Two shells, actually, one for me and one for Tom. I found them in a crafts store then had Tom drill a small hole in each one. Theoretically you aren't supposed to arrive at the Camino with a scallop shell, you're supposed to find one that's been washed up along the beach only after you've walked all the way to the sea, thus earning your shell. But I couldn't wait, I wanted Tom and I to each have one from the start to tie onto our backpacks, because the scallop shell is the symbol of the Camino. Apparently the image is everywhere along the way showing the pilgrims where to walk, identifying the albergues, maybe just cheering them on. I'm guessing the scallop shell is the symbol because of the sea metaphor, but I also read that "the grooves in the shell, which come together at a single point, represent the various routes pilgrims traveled, eventually arriving at a single destination." (Kelli Crull). For twelve hundred years pilgrims have been making their way from all points of the world to the single point of Santiago de Compostela. And God willing, three days from now Tom and I will be among them.
Joe Rupp (the younger)
9/8/2013 10:17:16 am
This sounds like a great trip. Enjoy every step of the way.
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Patti
9/8/2013 12:35:41 pm
Thanks for your good wishes, Joe! Hope all is well with you and Steph! Love, Patti 8)
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Romaine
9/11/2013 03:06:36 am
Are you sure you want to add that extra weight onto your backpacks? Couldn't resist!
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Patti Liszkay
My husband Tom and I will be walking the 490.7-mile Camino de Santiago from St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to Santiago, Spain. We leave Columbus 9/11/13 and return 10/30/13. God willing. ArchivesCategoriesThe sequel to "Equal and Opposite Reactions" in which a woman discovers the naked truth about herself.
A romantic comedy of errors. Lots and lots of errors. "Equal And Opposite Reactions"
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