11. Jul 2025

Drogheda - Skerries - Dublin

Photo 1: "Willy was glad to finally get away from the road..."

Photo 2: For about 13 kilometers the walk today was directly on the beach. My left foot was still hurting, but not so much on the softer sand compared to the road. I am looking forward to the day of rest tomorrow.

Photo 3: I decided to cut my walk short today and end the beach part in the town of Balbriggan instead of continuing to Skerries. This would have been another hour of walking on the road. I took a train then from Balbriggan to Dubin and walked another 8 kilometers to my destination. Altogether it was a bit more than 33 kilometers that I walked with a sore foot.

Photo 4: A warm summer Saturday evening in Dublin...

Photo 5: Alex saw me walk through her neighborhood with my backpack. She is a hiker and never sees people like me walking through Dublin like this. Her curiosity got the best of her. She asked me where I was heading and then why. Interesting was that her family was not very church oriented, but after her father did the Camino, he came back very open to the thought that God could be real. Then recently her younger brother had bought a Bible. Now Alex and I were having a God-talk... Seems like Jesus is knocking on the door. I prayed for Alex and her search to know truth. She promised that she would read the biography of Jesus. May God’s will be done in her life and in her family.