Buen Camino

If you read anything on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela you will notice very often the article or post will end with "buen camino". So what does that mean? Buen in Spanish means good. Camino has numerous meanings - 

noun
		way	manera, forma, camino, modo, medio, vía
		road	carretera, camino, calle, ruta, calzada, firme
		path	camino, trayectoria, sendero, recorrido, paso, pista
		journey	viaje, camino, trayecto, ruta
		track	pista, vía, rastro, trayectoria, camino, huella
		trail	sendero, rastro, camino, pista, recorrido, estela
		pathway	camino, senda, acera, vereda
		course	curso, transcurso, rumbo, camino, proceso, trayecto
		line	línea, fila, cola, renglón, vía, camino
		avenue	avenida, camino, rambla
		lane	carril, calle, vía, camino, banda, callejón
		bypath	camino

Pilgrims - in Spanish - peregrinos - offer this greeting to each other as they pass by - wishing their fellow pilgrims a safe and happy journey. This greeting is not just for The Way of St James in Spain - it is very apropo - fitting - to offer this to anyone - as all of us are on some kind of journey as we pass by each other in this life.  Buen camino = good journey.

Buen Camino

Dale and Arlene - peregrinos in training