Finally at my writing place
At the end of my first day of Walk of Wisdom, 2.5 years ago, I sat on a bench with this view. I had just walked this pilgrim path, when […]
Entries by Rob Van Sprang
De Waalgaard: “Food production in collaboration with nature”
In Weurt we recently got a new stop: the Waalgaard. A few enthusiastic people bought an old-fashioned sprayed pear orchard here and created a food forest and a pick-your-own garden. […]
Together on the road to Wisdom, the annual report 2021
We have published our annual report for 2021. Our chairman Thomas Hontelez wrote the following introduction – just before his farewell. We have had two corona years. While many sectors […]
Natasja Beumer: the detour is more interesting than the highway (part 2)
This is the second part of the travelogue of walking coach Natasja Beumer. Read part 1 here . When the Waal is out of sight, the imagination flows.” Twan Niesten […]
Natasja Beumer: a new beginning – pilgrim’s report (1)
Natasja Beumer is a walking coach and walked the Walk of Wisdom last winter. Her walking practice is called Kintsugi, which means “to heal shards”. This time she wanted to […]
A heart full enough – report silence walk Rob van Sprang
On the 9th of April I left for a silent walk in our series ‘the Walk of Wisdom in a year round‘ from the garden shed of the Veroovering in […]
Stories from markers: Annet Kooijmans
Our marker Annet Kooijmans lives right next to our route in Groesbeek (map 7, dot 10). Pilgrims are welcome to visit her for a cup of coffee for a voluntary […]
The story of the departure ceremony (11): ‘Balance’.
On the first Saturday of every month, a little after sunrise, one of our departure ceremonies is held: the pilgrim lauds. This month we read from our pilgrim book of […]
Step by Step – poem by Marlous Jongen
Book of Hours submission: Pilgrims can contribute. A selection of these will be compiled into a new pilgrim’s book of hours. Read more here . Marloes Jongen recently walked the […]
Giving something back to nature: report from the World Clean up
When the sun shines, the whole world is beautiful. The whole world? Well, at least it was perfect weather to ‘pick’ litter. About 50 volunteers cleaned up almost our entire […]