Camino Journey

My Scholarship entry - Letting the mud settle

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A purpose of the journey was to escape the chaos and rushes of daily city living. Your single focus each day is to walk from point A to point B. I don’t think we ever get this experience and time to reflect in our normal lives.

Although I am not religious the significance of the iron cross still had a considerable impact on me. It is common for pilgrims to carry a rock to represent their burdens or sins. Placing the rock at the base of the cross symbolises the letting go of these burdens.

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The End of the Earth:
Many people say the answers you seek don’t come immediately but after you have let the mud settle. Cape Finisterre is a great place to reflect upon your experience. The Romans once stood here with the thought that if you sailed straight out to see you would fall off the face of the earth.

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