As I plan the next adventure
My head fills with images
Thoughts of last year
Special places
Unique in nature
That have left a lasting impression on me
One of nature’s sculptures
Carved by the wind and waves of the Bay of Biscay
The Praia de Augas Santas
The Bay of Cathedrals
Is certainly a natural masterpiece
A place of spiritual beauty and wonder.
Did you go to the Guggenheim in Bilbao?
And I had
The huge construction of of shiny titanium with its labyrinthine galleries
The best of humanities construction
And the oohing and aahing ensued
But only 80km away was the Picos de Europa
Vast canyons of granite
Ribbons of gorges
Crystalline glaciers
Shaped by the earth itself by nature the great creator.
I saw the Cathedral in Santiago de Compestella
With its imposing edifice
Its halls and alters adorned with gold and silver
The faithfuls tribute to God above
To his heavenly powers
But north of Santiago de Compestella
On the coast is the Praia das Catedrais
The marble buttresses carved by the sea and the wind
The halls and caves rich in the colors of nature, the sheen of the rock the soft green of the moss
Natures gift to us to treasure and enjoy
I find I have my faith now in nature
In the earth
Not in a belief, a god, a spirit, an omnipotent by non existent creation of a prophets mind
But in the earth and the land that we too often take for granted
The earth and the land that gives life
I met an Aboriginal Elder in Cape York – Willie Gordon
From the Guugu Yimithirr tribe
His descriptions of the relationship between the Aboriginal Australians and the land shifted my understanding of the land and nature
The life giving force of nature and the land
For we are of the land and at its end we return to the land
Now it’s the Altos Pireneos
On the Spanish side
Green high fields
Bringing back memories of the North West of Spain
The quaint villages
And the friendly Spanish people
Camp where ever like and come and register when your ready.
Friendly
Diverse
Lively
Passionate
Yes the culture of Spain but the north west is a little different
Maybe it’s the Comino de Santiago
Or the hydrangeas that are every where
The pipes being played at the cathedral in Santiago de Compestela
Or could it be the thermal pools in Ourense, free for the public to use
But I think it’s the vast greenness and amazing Lakes and rivers.
The Atlantic
The Bay of Biscay
Cold clear waters
Wrapping round North West Spain
Shaping the land
Forming sandy beaches
Roads winding around the coastline
And the sun setting over the Atlantic.
