What is a pilgrimage?

What is a pilgrimage and  Why do people do it?

Why are Vic and I going?

Crough Patrick, Ireland

A pilgrimage is a journey to a distant sacred goal. All of the great religions of the world acknowledge that a pilgrimage is sacred. So what is this sacred goal?  It can be described as a journey both outwards to holy places and inwards to spiritual improvement. It can also be a way that people seek penance for past mistakes or sins, or to search for future good.  Another way to look at it is that pilgrims are striving to obtain salvation of their soul through a physical journey undertaken for love of God. 

Vic and I are now exploring are our reason for this upcoming event. Is it a pilgrimage or just a long walk in a foreign land?

Hope we don't look like this when we return!

 Here are some ideas we are contemplating..

Will we be..

•  seeking inspiration
•   looking for a new perspective, or a change of mind 
• to study a spiritual path 
•  learning a method of meditation 
•   questioning life's purpose 
•   seeking harmony with the nature
•   just exercising by walking up a mountain or through the pasture
• to be curious and observe life
•  getting away from the our routine life 
• seeking a spiritual adventurer
• just be on the road
•  be together exploring the world 
•  attempting to calm our minds and find peace

My feet look worse than that now!

Or, do we want to take along 

walk so we can be gluttonous and eat our way through Spain.                The Belly rules the mind, Spanish Proverb