Category Archives: st olav waterway (Finland)
Buen Camino: St Olav Waterway
It feels so weird to have had a full and busy day today and yet know that in an hour or so I’ll be starting out on the St Olav Camino … that’s one of the benefits of the long … Continue reading
Packing for Pilgrims
It feels only yesterday I was packing for the Camino. (In reality it’s almost ten months ago!) … So what have I learned since then? 1. I travelled light then. I’ll travel light now. ✅ 2. Packing for a short … Continue reading
St Olav Waterway …beyond those steps!
Remember those steps? Here they are from the top! In preparation for our pilgrimage the week after next, and in view of the fact that we will set off from Turku in the evening, I thought I’d better see what … Continue reading
Hiking v Pilgrimage
There is a difference, though I’m still very pushed to define precisely what that difference is. Maybe it simply boils down to intention … why did I set out on this particular journey? Or maybe not – I met a … Continue reading
St Olav Waterway – it’s official!
The St Olav Waterway was officially opened yesterday! And, as the milestone waymarker reminds us, its only 1200km from Turku Cathedral to the shrine of St Olav at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim. In the Middle Ages this was Northern Europe’s most … Continue reading
A peregrine adventure in Finland
After midsummer I’m going to be walking the first part of the soon-to-be opened St Olav Waterway, joining Finland to the St Olav Pilgrimage to Trondheim via Sweden. Yesterday, I had the brilliant idea to test out the first half … Continue reading
Another pilgrimage ❤️
I’d love to be planning to walk the Way of St James again. Another camino … Oh Yes I really would! Those two days on Jakobsweg in southern Germany over Easter just whetted my appetite for more … but deep … Continue reading
