27. Oct 2025

Arzua - Lavacolla

Photo 1: Three different camino paths merged together in the city of Arzúa: the French, North and Primitive Routes. Yesterday until early evening I could still see a stream of pilgrims coming into town from the French Route. The North Route that I took is not frequently traveled because it is generally consudered to be more difficult. So this morning when I started off, I saw a whole number of pilgrims leaving town again and making their way to Santiago de Compostela. I had not seen so many pilgrims at once before since France.

Photo 2/Video: Today there was a mixture of rain, wind, no rain and even a bit of sun now and then.All it took though was one strong rain in the morning to turn the walk ways into waterways.

Photo 3-4: Getting closer to Santiago de Compostela

Photo 5: Many pilgrims stopped in the town of O Pedrouzo. I continued on another 8 kilometers to the village of Lavacolla just on the other side of the Santiago airport so I would not have so far to go tomorrow. In the afternoon the rain stopped as I walked through these woods. I was now alone on the path and began to sign out in the Spirit. It was a special moment just walking with Jesus. I make it a point not to force talks with people about Jesus, but to wait for an inner prompt, a question that someone might ask me or a subject that might come up in a conversation where I can give a faith perspective. Even though there were so many people on the trail today, I had none of these inclinations for a God-talk. After the worship time in the woods there was a long climb up a hill near the airport. Almost at the top a young German man caught up to me. We walked and talked for a few kilometers. He was impressed by the stories I shared about living and walking with Jesus. He is part of a music group in his Lutheran church. The thought of having a personal relationship with Jesus was something he had never experienced or thought about. I encouraged him to get to know Jesus by reading his biography in the first four books of the New Testament. So many people are a part of religion, but apart from Jesus.