Along The Camino/At Basecamp
Sincerely-Hollee Brock
WHOLEHEARTED THANKS to: ***Kellie Haddock- beautiful person/amazing musician IG @kelliehaddockmusic and @kelliehaddock for the use of “Eden’s Dream” with Ben Shive and Sarah Masen ***Brock Rustand for being an anchor & doing some impressive audio engineering ***Krue for you ***Ella for your spiral ***my Mom=best cheerleader ever ***Gayle for the graphics ***my priceless family and friends who cheered for me while I was on this pilgrimage-both walking and writing ***Chattanooga for being awesome ***Sockwell Socks for being the best socks ever & constant Camino companions ***All the people who maintain, support, and cheer along the Camino de Santiago! A word about me in the words of Jehanne de Quillan (in the introduction to The Gospel of the Beloved Companion)- "...being neither an academic nor a scholar by profession, I realized that rather than a hindrance, the slack granted me a freedom that would likely be unavailable to those closely guarding the reputations within their chosen field. Not having a reputation to lose means that one can proceed with one’s work without concern for the ripples that it might generate among those who oppose one’s conclusions.”
Sincerely- Hollee Brock
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
The Banquet
ORIGINAL story that my precious brothers & sisters wrote for me on my birthday.
33. Epicenter
What was taking my breath away at this moment, was the historical context that was superimposing itself on this scene of Jesus leaning back against a cross. Like a color by number picture, the more t…
32. The Long Walk Home
“Well, I would walk 500 miles ...And I would walk 500 more,
just to be the one who walked 1000 miles to fall down at your door”
-the Proclaimers
Thanks to Kellie Haddock IG @kelliehaddockmusic and @k…
31. To The End Of The Earth
“A pack of three guys jogged past me and shouted ‘to Finisterre’! I called back ‘to the end of the earth’! I noticed one of the concrete columns that lined the Camino and marked the kilometers left.…
30. Ubuntu
"UBUNTU is an understanding of humanity that knows that no one can be human alone, that my humanity is bound up in your humanity and yours in mine. An African idiom: ”A person is a person through ot…
29. Finding The Way
“The sun hangs lower over the ocean as I go further down and deeper into this path. I try to amuse myself that perhaps the blood sacrifice of my bare legs would pacify the angry cliff god that I imag…
28. Iconic Content Of A Pilgrimage
"Inherent in every Camino pilgrimage is some degree of iconic content. For me, it was my boots (named Martha and Mary), a blue suitcase, a tiny metal charm, the dirt in my phone case…."
Thanks to Kell…
27. Holy Water
Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water. And he spent a long time looking from his lonely wooden tower. And when He knew for certain that only drowning men could see him, He said, “All men…
26. The Incense And The Chaos
“We were packed like sardines in a tin in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostella, smelly pilgrims next to locals next to tourists from afar. This was the chaos. And now in finale, what we were all …
25. Something In My Teeth
“Jesus had a way of turning my interpretation upside-down sometimes. This was one of those times. What else was like that?!”
Thanks to Kellie Haddock IG @kelliehaddockmusic and @kelliehaddock
for the …
24. Timshel
“It was easy to picture the hills of central California as I walked across northern Spain. In many ways, the two landscapes favor each other. I wonder if that’s why I found myself totally immersed in…
23. The Irishman And The Pilgrim
“Soon, we came upon another pilgrim who had paused to tie his shoe. He asked if he could join us. We three walked on together down the road from O’Cebriero talking about everything. We talked of thin…
22. String Of Lights
“Close your eyes. Picture a string of lights strung across Northern Spain. That would be breathtakingly beautiful. I began to see the churches along the Camino de Santiago like that. Like a string of…
21. O'Cebrierio
“To anyone observing me of course, this invisible wave of self-righteousness was imperceptible. To them, I was intently gazing at the crucifix. And I was but it was at the dust on top of his head aga…
20. Hearts Of Stone
"Between Rabanal and Molinesca there is a cross on a hill. All guide books have the location listed very clearly and therefore most pilgrims know exactly the day they will come to the foot of that cr…
19. Walking In The Kingdom
"I had never thought about the harvesting of grapes and what the experience might feel like. This was wonderful! It was almost like these harvesters were calling the grapes forth into what they could…
18. Bicycletta
"The Camino de Santiago is primarily walked by pilgrims on foot but in areas, some people ride bikes. I could not become LeBron sized and experience life with that impressive body, but I could try g…
17. Transhumance
"The shepherd kept trying to rub behind the lamb’s ears and the lamb kept trying to lick the man’s hands. We couldn’t seem to take our eyes off them. Time seemed to stand still. Finally, the shepherd…
16. Best Day Ever
“As most of us were ending our day's journey in the nearby town, we settled into a great time of fellowship there. A group of guys from Austria, obviously old friends, pulled out their bunsen burner …
15. The Wall
“I walk back out into the evening air and lean against that shared wall. I picture how it creates a foundation for both the cathedral and the town square. They seem to sit in contrast sometimes- to b…