Stones from home

One of the pilgrim traditions along the Camino is to throw a stone, brought from the place of origin of the pilgrim, onto the pile of stones at the Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) at the top of Mounte Irago. Pilgrims assign different meanings to the stones they place. Tom and I visited his childhood home in Delaware today to pick up stones. His stone is pale and oblong, mine is more round and coral in color. Delaware isn't exactly my childhood home in northern Virginia but, relatively speaking, it's pretty close.

Oh, and there are our matching fit bits. :PRead more