21. Aug 2025

Żabno - Lubin

Photo 1: I found this cross by the road that had slid from its foundation sideways just to the angle that I could stand under it with my backpack. In a certain carrying my backpack is a heavy load like carrying a cross. God uses it to keep me humble to cause people to become curious about who I am and what I am doing. That usually leads to a God-talk and a prayer.

Photo 2: Sometimes the St. James signs are hard to see or have faded through time and from the weather. It is very easy to miss a turn like I almost did here.

Photo 3: With the dryer weather, there is a lot of dust that flies in the air when cars, trucks and tractors drive by.

Photo 4: An old polish Ursus tractor

Photo 5: I stayed the night at this monastery in Lubin. Conversation seems to be kept at a minimum. No one speaks during meal times or after prayers. I attended the 8.00 pm prayer session at the monastery church. For 45 minutes they chanted and read from a prayer book, stood up, sat down and bowed multiple times in unison. Apparently they do this every evening. It was interesting to observe, and I respect their discipline for prayer, but it is not for me. I rather walk and pray...

Milestone: 2/3 of Snail-Trail 3.0 are now completed, a total of 1845 kilometers. It looks like I will be going over the 2600 mark by about 100 kilometers...