The curious cow
Sarah writes:
“Day 16: Fraga to Lleida. Crossed the border today into Catalunya and back into more fertile farming land along the River Segre. This curious cow seemed to be raising and eyebrow and asking, ‘What are you doing here?’ A good question to ask on the Camino!”
Local farmland
Sarah writes:
“Day 17: Lleida to El Palau d’Anglesola. Continuing through farming country. Plenty of fruit trees, wheat, alfalfa and piggeries to add to the country sounds and smells.”
Wheat and poppies
Sarah writes:
“Day 18: Palau d’Anglesola to Verdu. Wheat, oceans of green and gold wheat with some occasional poppies also sneaking in on the act.”
Mosaic of Saint Peter Claver in Verdu
Sarah writes:
“Day 19: Rest Day in Verdu, a pretty little town of 1,00 people known for its pottery and for being the birth place of Saint Peter Claver, an inspiring Jesuit priest who dedicated his life to ministering to Africans taken to Colombia as part of the inhuman slave trade of the early 17th Century.”
Cervera up ahead (see the tower on the right)
Sarah writes:
“Day 20: Verdu to Cervera. Here we are with our target in sight.”
A snail on the trail
Sarah writes:
“Day 21: Cervera to Jorba. Some of the small things on the way.”
A view of Montserrat (the serrated mountains)
Sarah writes:
“Day 22: Jorba to Montserrat. On the ascent to the Benedictine monastery where Saint Ignatius made his final decision to change his life. Our physical pilgrimage is nearing its end, but the interior journey will last for some time yet I think.”
Goats which live on or about Montserrat
Sarah writes:
“Day 23: A full day’s rest at Montserrat, though I still felt like an early morning walk. Coming around a corner I had a feeling someone was watching me….”
A panoramic view of Montserrat L to R, Fr Josep Lluis Iriberri SJ, Andy Walsh and Sarah Davies (photo taken by John Ng)
