peregrinus
Latitude:35.81488
Longitude:-86.39703
GPS location Date/Time:09/10/2014 08:29:52 EDT
Message:I'm on a road trip in the US before my pilgrimage to Jerusalem. View my trip map here: http://bit.ly/1qzIWPP
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Sep 10, 2014
Sep 9, 2014
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peregrinus
Latitude:39.95831
Longitude:-82.99697
GPS location Date/Time:09/09/2014 22:55:28 EDT
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Latitude:39.95831
Longitude:-82.99697
GPS location Date/Time:09/09/2014 22:55:28 EDT
Message:I'm on a road trip in the US before my pilgrimage to Jerusalem. View my trip map here: http://bit.ly/1qzIWPP
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Sep 8, 2014
Passenger 24
I've just purchased and printed my bus tickets for the long journey from Toronto to Murfreesboro, TN. I'm undertaking this road trip to visit some old friends: Fr. John Oliver and his family, whom I met when we were students together at seminary; and James Bailey, whom I met when I was a student of his at college. Including a four hour layover in Buffalo, it'll be about 24 hours from the time I leave my home tomorrow morning until I arrive in Murfreesboro. My Kindle e-reader is fully charged and I'm bringing along Early Christian and Byzantine Art to keep me occupied on the journey.
Unless I find free WiFi along the way, I expect to be more or less offline until Sept 19. I will, however, be bringing along my SPOT Gen3 GPS tracking device. (This is what I'll use on my pilgrimage to Jerusalem to auto-update my progress through Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Holy Land.) This is not intended to help me find my way. Rather, I'll be using it to send automated "check-in" messages to family and friends (and this blog, my Twitter account, and FB) and to generate a map showing my progress. Starting Tuesday, my Greyhound road trip map will be online here. (Nothing to see until Sept 9, 2014 at 09:00 EDT.)
Once I return to Canada, I'll have thirteen days to finish off my preparations and say my good-byes, and then I'm off! Excited? You bet! Insane? Undoubtedly. :-D
* * * * * * *
The title of this post is a nod to a song off the debut album by Whitehorse. I first heard it when they performed it live in Richmond Hill at a Vinyl Cafe show. I'd had no idea they would be the musical guests, so I was thrilled at the chance to see these great Canadian musicians sorta up-close and sorta personal.
Unless I find free WiFi along the way, I expect to be more or less offline until Sept 19. I will, however, be bringing along my SPOT Gen3 GPS tracking device. (This is what I'll use on my pilgrimage to Jerusalem to auto-update my progress through Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Holy Land.) This is not intended to help me find my way. Rather, I'll be using it to send automated "check-in" messages to family and friends (and this blog, my Twitter account, and FB) and to generate a map showing my progress. Starting Tuesday, my Greyhound road trip map will be online here. (Nothing to see until Sept 9, 2014 at 09:00 EDT.)
Once I return to Canada, I'll have thirteen days to finish off my preparations and say my good-byes, and then I'm off! Excited? You bet! Insane? Undoubtedly. :-D
* * * * * * *
The title of this post is a nod to a song off the debut album by Whitehorse. I first heard it when they performed it live in Richmond Hill at a Vinyl Cafe show. I'd had no idea they would be the musical guests, so I was thrilled at the chance to see these great Canadian musicians sorta up-close and sorta personal.
Sep 7, 2014
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Message:Systems test! Short road trip to the US before the pilgrimage begins.
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Jul 25, 2014
Fiesta de Santiago!
St. James the Apostle is commemorated on April 30 in the Orthodox Church, but western Christians celebrate his feast on July 25. This is a huge feast in Spain -- if you hunt around, I'm sure you can find videos of the fireworks display at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
Earlier this morning I finished watching a six part documentary called The Naked Pilgrim: The Road to Santiago. The host, Brian Sewell, is a British art critic and a lapsed Catholic who had done the Camino forty years ago. He never mentioned why he had done it when he was in his early thirties, but one of the goals of this journey was to speak with pilgrims and learn why they were walking to Santiago de Compostela. (It was moving to see how his own brusque agnosticism became less certain the longer he travelled.)
I don't remember when I first heard of the Camino, but I had filed it away as "Interesting, maybe later." I had forgotten about it until one day in mid-November 2009, I read an article about it in The Walrus. By the time I was done reading, I had decided I needed to do this. Six weeks later, I was on my way. If you have a few minutes, I encourage you to read Walking the Way. If you don't have a few minutes, bookmark it and read it later.
Earlier this morning I finished watching a six part documentary called The Naked Pilgrim: The Road to Santiago. The host, Brian Sewell, is a British art critic and a lapsed Catholic who had done the Camino forty years ago. He never mentioned why he had done it when he was in his early thirties, but one of the goals of this journey was to speak with pilgrims and learn why they were walking to Santiago de Compostela. (It was moving to see how his own brusque agnosticism became less certain the longer he travelled.)
I don't remember when I first heard of the Camino, but I had filed it away as "Interesting, maybe later." I had forgotten about it until one day in mid-November 2009, I read an article about it in The Walrus. By the time I was done reading, I had decided I needed to do this. Six weeks later, I was on my way. If you have a few minutes, I encourage you to read Walking the Way. If you don't have a few minutes, bookmark it and read it later.
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