Gracias Amigos, Peregrinos, Hospitaleros, Todos!

OUR THANKS:

Simply put, the Camino de Santiago - whether you walk 10 steps or 10,000,000 - is a collaborative effort, and has been from its very first days of existence.  That said, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the following individuals who helped make our journey possible:

Michel and Karin (Antwerp, Belgium - St. Julien-Les-Pèlerins, France) in July '15 for the lift to Le Puy and the send-off pizza dinner!

Jean-Marie et Maricelle Bringer (Le Puy-en-Velay, France) in July '15 for a warm welcome in Gîte Bellevue on the outskirts of Le Puy while we prepared our first steps.  Merci, vous êtes vraiment sympas et on espère qu'on se revoit un de ces jours - peut-être sur le chemin de Stevenson!

Alexandre et Caroline Declerck et famille (near Paris, France) in August '15 for excellent company sur le chemin.  Merci aussi pour l'invitation de manger de l'aligot avec vous!

Julie, Adrien et Eva (La Ferme de St. Hubert, France) in August '15 for allowing us to stay for a couple of days while we passed through the Moissac area. Merci aussi pour nous avoir gardé nos affaires pendant des mois.  Après, la piscine, la ramasse de cèpes, les fruits frais - le tout était nickel!  Merci, Eva, de nous aider et accompagner dans les activités!

Vincent Bernard et ses assistants (Espalais, France) in August '15 for the warm welcome and good vibes at the donativo Le ParChemin.  Le repas et le compagnie étaient excellents.

Roger Laguin, le prête très sympa (Miramont-Sensacq, France) in September '15 for opening up the small church in Sensacq for us to pass the night whilst stormy skies threatened outside.  C'était une drôle de nuit, et peut-être la meilleure acoustique pour guitarre sur tout le chemin - l'esprit de John Lennon était dans l'église!

Jean-Gaétan Pélisse (Navarrenx, France) for the donativo stay at L'Alchimiste.  Le repas et l'ambiance pleine d'art ont donné une touche de classe à la soirée.

Jean-Michel, l'ange-berger des Pyrénées (near St. Jean-Pied-du-Port, France) in September '15 for plucking us out of a vicious storm in the Pyrenees, putting us up in his summer home for the night, and giving us a lift to Valcarlos the following morning,  On avez le sentiment que vous nous aviez vachement sauvé!

Finton O'Brien (Ireland) for befriending and entertaining Bodhi in Valcarlos and Alto del Perdon.

Phil and Maureen Murray (Bo's English grandparents!) in September '15 for a lovely week in Estella and nearby points.  Thanks to you we finally had a real break from the little one!

Jose-Luis y su ayudante (Tosantos, Spain) in October '15 for welcoming us in the donativo de San Francisco de Asis in Tosantos,  Sobretodo un millon gracias por la tardecita en la capella y las charlas sobre el pasado, presente y futuro del Camino mismo.

Quique Sadornil y Silvia Ibeas (Burgos, Spain) in October '15 for hosting us in Burgos for 3 nights, for showing us around Burgos, for holding a package for us, and for general positive energy. A Quique sobretodo gracias por los momentos pasados con Bodhi!

Eva y Jesus (La Virgen del Camino, Spain) in October '15 for watching our belongings whilst we raced to the emergency room in Leon for Bo's stitches AND offering us a goodwill night's stay in Hostal Central in La Virgen.  El milagro de la Virgen es como llamamos este relato ahora!  Gracias, sois angelitos!

Manuel y Pedro, hospitaleros estupendos (Valencia y Alicante, Spain) in October '15 for a wonderful night's stay in El Acebo.  Claro, qué buena onda, vosotros hais pillado                                el verdadero espiritu del Camino!

Molly and Zaydee (Denmark, Australia) in Oct./Nov. '15 for having loads of fun with Bodhi along the way!

The German hospitaleras in La Faba in October '15 for welcoming us at the donativo in La Faba on a cold rainy night.  And thanks to Ricardo the Italian pilgrim for cooking for everyone.

Pirata, Princesa y Dalia (nomads) in Oct./Nov. '15 for amazing times along the Camino.  Pura vida!

David and Rita (Canada) in Oct./Nov. '15 for being Bo's surrogate grandparents in O'Cebreiro and for the drinks on a sunny November morning in Santiago.

David Raba (Gijon, Spain) in November '15 for excellent company all the way to Finisterre.     Gracias por tantos lindos recuerdos y el tiempo jugando con Bodhi!

Carole Baillargeon (Montreal, Canada) in November '15 for the incredible generosity shown to us  and fellow pilgrims in Santiago!  On n'oubliera jamais les repas a l'Hotel dos Reis et les tapas - quelle manière de fêter notre arrivée à la ville sacrée!

Louise Mackey (Barcelona, Spain) for mailing us an important package along the way and for hosting us in Barcelona after our Camino was finished.