• Trip to Italy and Spain
    This is Haro, the wine capital of Rioja.
    Tower on the church in Haro.The doorway to the churchAt the end one of the oldest houses on HaroThis is now a luxury hotelIt has been a convent, a barracks, and a jail as well as a hotel.

    Hospitalero Day 1

    March 16, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F

    Well, it's been a very interesting day. Two pilgrims got up and left before dawn. We said goodbye to our pilgrims and then met the new priest.

    We attended Mass, and then our mentor took us to a late lunch. When we came back, we had 20 pilgrims in the house!

    Right now, pilgrims are cooking supper. They have made a salad. We are going to have Spanish tortilla and a Spanish pilgrims have stepped in and taken charge. I can tell that they are worried that it won't be enough. Usually it is...we will see.

    Pilgrims are playing the guitar and the piano. It's a festive atmosphere.    Read more