Camino Snippets Meetup Over Zoom and our August Camino Trivia.
September 2021 NEWSLETTER
"Camino Snippets"
25 September 2021
Our September 25th Camino Meetup will be via Zoom.
Join us for "Camino Snippets"
During the hour we will share:
* an interview with Kevin Considine, a pilgrim walking in Spain
* an update from Albergue Casa Susi, re-opened after 673 days
* a short Camino video
Plus there will be chance to "meet" others and share Camino stories.
Pilgrims at Casa Susi Muxia, Kevin Considine
You do not need to have walked a Camino -
just come along and enjoy a "Snippet" of Camino Spirit
Saturday the 25th of September.
4:00pm AEST
No need to register
Click on the Zoom Link a few minutes before 4pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87877189334
We look forward to seeing you then!
Sage Advice + A Long Walk Home
Last year, Sharise and a number of Blue Mountains Camino Supporters walked the Wayside Chapel's "Long Walk Home" which raises funds for the Wayside Chapel in Potts Point. Wayside care for our most vulnerable people in Sydney.
The event will be on again this year in early October.
Many of you supported the walk by donating to the Wayside's appeal or simply encouraged us to complete the 28km through the miserable rain! Just like some days on the Camino our walk was challenging. Now more than ever we need each other, and our local communities need our support.
Jon Owen the Pastor at Wayside captured this recently in his weekly email.
Our hearts weren't made to hold the pain of the world. Rather they are made to hold the pain of neighbourhoods and the relationships in which we find ourselves located. I guess what I am trying to encourage you to do, is not take the pain of the entire world into your heart right now. Focus on who your life has been intricately woven with. It is then that we can gently await those moments to land in our hearts at a pace that can really move us. Jon Owen.
We have registered a Blue Mountains Camino Supporters Team if anyone would like to join the Long Walk Home. You can walk 28km during the week 2-8 October, or walk the entire distance on Sunday 3rd October.
We would love to hear your plans, where you're walking and when. During the week we will be sharing your walks and photos on our FB page. And at the end come together via a Long Walk Home Zoom to celebrate our walks.
You can find out more about those walking in the Blue Mountains Camino Supporters Team, how to join the team, or make a donationHERE.
We may not be to walk the Long Way Home together, however,
we can walk together in Camino Spirt.
Our August Camino Trivia
We had great fun hosting a Camino Trivia on Saturday the 28th August. It was nice way to connect with each other and share an hour and test our Camino knowledge. With the power of Zoom we had people join us from Victoria and Greater Sydney.
It was wonderful to receive such lovely feedback from Pilgrims who joined us:
"Really enjoyed the catch up. Nice to do something different"
"That was great fun and a terrific morale-booster in these glum days! "
"It was a lot of fun. Conversation is one of the things we miss I think"
Well done to the Cosmic Voyagers team from Victoria who won the 1st Prize! And our local Jenny Abrahams and Diane Anderson for taking out the other 2 prizes !!
Here are the questions; we would love to hear from you and how you went. Have a go!
Answers are below.
Round One
Question
Round Two
Question
1
What are the two main colours of the Spanish Flag?
1
What is the National Flower of Spain?
2
If you were to walk on past Santiago to Finesterre - how far would you have walked if you started in St Jean Pied de Port?
2
What the name given to the pilgrim route from Canterbury to Rome?
3
In the 2010 movie The Way – Who played Martin Sheens son and was also the writer and director?
3
What is the name of Dan Mullins Popular Song about the Camino?
4
What is the name of the incense burner used in the Cathedral of Santiago?
4
What time is the Pilgrims Mass held to welcome pilgrims to Santiago?
5
What year did the BM Camino Supporters group hold their first event?
5
If you have completed the Camino de Santiago, What is the name of the Japanese Pilgrimage you can complete to obtain a “Dual Pilgrim Passport”?
6
When is St James day what, is the date?
6
What town and Province is Casa Susi located in?
7
Finish this saying.
Trust and the Camino will….
7
True or False
To obtain a Compostela, in Santiago,
You can, Walk the final 100KM, ride a Horse the final 100KM, or Ride a Bike the final 200KM.
8
Where is the “Wine Fountain”?
8
What year was the building of the Cathedral in Santiago first started?
A, 1075, B, 1159, C, 1224
9
Modern day pilgrims commonly have Two Breakfasts, what would they be most likely to have for “Second Breakfast”?
9
Where can the Halfway Carta Peregrina be obtained when you on the Camino Frances?
A , Sahagun, B, Burgos, C, Leon
D, Sarria
10
Which town/city is best known for its Festival of San Fermin, Cafe Iruna (frequented by Ernest Hemingway) and Goya's painting of the Marques de San Adrian?
A, Ponferrada, B, Zubiri,
C, Trabadelo, D, Pamplona
10
What does the Spanish word “Camino” mean in English?
Calendar Of Events For 2021
Save the dates..
30 October - Blackheath, walk + meetup
23-27 November - BM 5-Day Camino Walk (FULLY BOOKED)
27 November - Blackheath, walk + meetup
All our events are subject to Greater Sydney Covid-19 restrictions at the time.
If we cannot gather together, we will host virtual events where we can.
We hope you will join us in 2021.
Camino Trivia Answers
Round One
Answer
Round Two
Answer
1
Red and Gold (Yellow)
1
The Red Carnation
2
888 approx.
2
The Via Francigena
3
Emilio Estevez
3
Somewhere Along the Way (The Camino Song)
4
Botafumeiro
4
12 Noon.
Every Day.
5
2015
5
Kumano Kodo
6
25th July
6
Trabadelo, Leon
7
Provide
7
True
8
Irache
8
A, 1075
9
Bocadillo
9
A Sahagun
10
D Pamplona
10
Path or Way
Blue Mountains Camino Supporters Badge
Our Blue Mountains Camino Supporters cloth badges are available to order or purchase from Margaret or one of the admin team at Camino Meetups and save on postage! The badge measures 8cm in diameter. The cost is $10 per badge + $2 postage for up to 4 badges in an envelope.
Please EMAIL US once you have made your payment. Remember to put your name in the details field. Thank you.
Money can be deposited directly into our new Bendigo Bank account:
Name: Blue Mountains Camino Supporters
BSB: 633-000
Account: 173070897
Once you have attached your cloth badge (with glue or stitched) onto your backpack or hat, etc why not take a photo and email it or post a comment on our Facebook page or Facebook group.
Acknowledging the badge design concept by Jill Day with final design by Chris Osborne for Blue Mountains Camino Supporters
Can you help?
We could always use your help! Can you assist in some small way such as leading or sweeping a monthly Saturday morning walk or with the Camino Meetup, baking a Santiago Tart? Or perhaps you have a suggestion for an event or training walk? Have you read a great book about the Camino or perhaps seen an inspiring movie or listened to a podcast about the Camino then please EMAIL US and let us know.
About Blue Mountains Camino Supporters
Blue Mountains Camino Supporters is a community group run by volunteers, we aim to support those planning to start a Camino and Pilgrims who have returned from their Camino. By coming together regularly we hope to enable & encourage the Camino Spirit here in the Blue Mountains. We hold monthly Camino Training Walks and Meetups on the last Saturday of the month except December usually at Glenella in Blackheath, hosted by Margaret & Rowan Bouttell. Sharise Watson and Carlene Martin produce this Newsletter and manage the Blue Mountains Camino Supporters Facebook Page. Kerrie Girdo and Carlene manage our Blue Mountains Camino Community forum on Facebook. Bob Girdo is our video recorder and editor. Diane Cousins hosts the Camino Swap Table. Tony & Ce Jacques co-ordinate and host the Tapas dinners & Camino movie events. Jerard & Enda Barry host an annual Feast of Saint James Dinner and host Pilgrims at their Pop-Up Albergue in Wentworth Falls by arrangement. Our website is managed by Johann Saure and Carlene. There is a dedicated team of volunteers who plan and organise the Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day Walks, monthly Training Walks and events.
The Blue Mountains Camino Supporters was founded in 2015 by Tony & Ce Jacques and Margaret & Rowan Bouttell.
Blue Mountains Camino Supporters recognises that the Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a continuous and deep connection to their Country. We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
the Wayside's appeal or simply encouraged us to complete the 28km through the miserable rain! Just like some days on the Camino our walk was challenging. Now more than ever we need each other, and our local communities need our support. 
