Signs of Pilgrim Life

I had thought that I was travelling an impressively long way, and that only once I had passed Vezelay, or reached Le Puy, would I find much sign of Camino related life. However, already in Antwerp I passed a brass pilgrim shell in the pavement, and Namur has similar shells, a pilgrim church and a Rue de St Jacques. Anne-Marie, who hosted me here, had received, she estimated, about fifty camino pilgrims this year, mostly travelling from the Netherlands. She has a charming, large house and prepared a healthy dinner of stuffed courgettes and peppers. Anne Marie was the first of a nuber of contacts made through the Teams of Our Lady. I am chaplain to a Teams group, and Tom and Maureen Hoban made these contacts for me. So not so impressive after all!