Cherry is going to be surprised but I am going to put together a TGIF for her from material from a group email that she sent out recently. This is the kind of stuff that I can do because we are friends. Also, what makes this exceptional is that it is Friday the 13th which has a Camino connection on it’s own. It is the date that the Pope’s forces came down on the Knights Templar. Don’t ask me the details or the year but these protectors of pilgrims met their demise on a Friday the 13th and this is the reason it has a bad feel.
So here is Cherry’s quote that I am sharing with you: “Camino was the best thing I’ve ever done and thank you for making it so wonderful.
I’m in Indonesia winding down my twelve glorious months away.
Please stay in touch and thank you.
Mucho amor y buen camino,
Cherry”
Here she is wrapping up a year long trip to all sorts of wonderful places and she says, “Camino was the best thing I have ever done…” We can all relate to that Cherry. also we can think back to the Knights and thank them for the role that they have played on the Camino long ago. The Camino has lasted through all sorts of turmoil to be what it is today, for us the benefactors. Thank you Knights of Templar and Cherry for being a part of our Caminos too.
Well, off to walk, foggy and dry here. Alperfect, love, Felipe.
And just last week I attended the lovely wedding of my son Michael, a history major, who led us on a walking tour of Ybor City – a very old part of Tampa – and mentioned the Knights of Sant’Yago who protected pilgrims, ‘such as my mom.’ Nowadays, they are mostly focused on parades and pirate heritage!
If you get a chance, try the American Pilgrims on the Camino page on Facebook. So much activity and synchronicity!
Alperfect, indeed. Squinchly perfect, in fact.
Love,
Mary