👣 We set off from Streetly with a spring in our step as it was only an 8 mile day! We met quite a few passers by along our route today through Little Aston and Footherley before stopping at the Letocetum Roman site in Wall for lunch. We were joined by some STOP HS2 activistsContinue reading “Reflections – Day 18”
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Reflections – Day 16 to 17
👣 What an amazing few days! We’re all quite exhausted. After 10 and 15 mile walks respectively, the London and Bristol Caminos reunited at The Church at Carrs Lane over dinner before an evening event of creativity and story-sharing with local communities. After a peaceful night at Birmingham Friends of the Earth we had ourContinue reading “Reflections – Day 16 to 17”
Reflections – Day 15
👣 Our rest day didn’t feel much like a rest but it was time well spent! We went into Birmingham and groups of walkers visited BPS – Birmingham Progressive Synagogue, Sultan Bahu Mosque (Bahu Trust UK) and a Zero Carbon House before regrouping for a fantastic meal at the Vegan Kitchen!
Reflections – Day 14
👣 We were a bit surprised by very hot weather today which slowed us down a bit, but heartened by a good number of people joining us for the day including representatives of XR Muslims and Extinction Rebellion Birmingham! We’re so excited to join up with the Western Camino on Monday but for now weContinue reading “Reflections – Day 14”
Reflections – Day 13
👣 Our Friday 13th was not unlucky! We had a very short 6 mile walk into Coventry today meaning we had lots of time to chat to people as we entered the city and also managed some tourism at Coventry Cathedral! We are staying at Coventry Quakers and had a beautifully wholesome evening with LauraContinue reading “Reflections – Day 13”
Reflections – Day 11 to 12
👣 We’ve explored a lot of farmland over the last two days coming from Daventry to Wolston via Grandborough. Highlights included amazing hospitality at St. Peter’s Church Grandborough and tonight at Wolston St Margarets C of E Church, lurking outside an Amazon Fulfilment Centre, a lunch stop at Wolfhamcote, Warwickshire, United Kingdom (a medieval villageContinue reading “Reflections – Day 11 to 12”
Reflections – Day 10
👣 London Camino Day 10: After a soggy start to the morning in which our waterproofs were properly put to the test for the first time, we enjoyed some very muddy fields as we made our way through some lovely villages to Daventry Methodist Church where we had another great meal and community event! WeContinue reading “Reflections – Day 10”
Reflections – Day 9
👣 London Camino Day 9: We had a brilliant day with warm welcomes at churches in Cosgrove and Yardley Gobion including a chat with some excited students from Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School! We reached St Lawrence Church, Towcester, had yet another fantastic meal cooked for us (Levantine food this time) and spokeContinue reading “Reflections – Day 9”
Reflections – Day 5 to 8
👣 London Camino Day 5: We enjoyed variable weather and terrain today, joined by a few local walkers including some from St. Mary’s Kinsbourne Green . We were saddened by the large amount of litter and dead animals we encountered on our route today but were uplifted by some great conversations with secondary school studentsContinue reading “Reflections – Day 5 to 8”
Reflections – Day 4
👣 After some surprise pastries and a blessing at St Luke’s, we joined a whole load of ‘day walkers’ at St Peter’s Church, St Albans before setting off for a much shorter walk than yesterday! We proceeded through the town centre at a gentler pace engaging with a lot of passers-by and then through someContinue reading “Reflections – Day 4”
Camino to COP26 