REMINDER: Blue Mountain Camino March 5-Day Walk Registration Open 6pm(AEST) Monday 23rd January.
NEWSFLASH
Blue Mountains Camino
March 5-Day Walk
Registrations Open Monday 23rd January 2023
6pm(AEST)
Sep 2022 5-Day Walk - Katoomba, Day 5.
5-Day Walk in March 2023
Autumn 5-Day Walk
Tuesday 28th March - Saturday 1st April 2023
The Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day Walk is a wonderful opportunity to experience the Camino spirit right here in Australia. If you have walked a Camino and wish to rekindle the pleasures - and pain - of long distance walking with like-minded pilgrims, this walk is for you. If you have never walked a Camino, but aspire to one day, this walk is the perfect opportunity to learn from others and experience a little of the 'Camino' spirit right here in Australia.
Please be aware this is not a guided walk but rather a practice walk with a group of like-minded Camino pilgrims travelling up the Blue Mountains. You will be provided with detailed maps and an information guide.
Bookings open Monday 23 January 2023 at 6pm (AEST).
Link to TryBooking page: HERE
5-Day Walk in September 2023
Spring 5-Day Walk
Tuesday 12th September - Saturday 16th September 2023
Our Spring Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day walk will be a "village to village" walk in true Camino style and will not be hosted at Glenella.
Bookings for our Spring walk will open in July.
Overlooking Jamieson Valley and Mount Solitary, Day 4.
Volunteer Portal
The Blue Mountains Camino Supporters have a Volunteer Portalto provide opportunities for the Camino Community to be involved in our local Camino events.
We relish being able to offer opportunities for people to give back to the Camino Community, in recognition of all the Camino has given to so many.
For instance, you may offer help in leading a walk/s, get involved in our Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day Walks and much more! Thank you to those who have already registered, we appreciate your support.
Read more about the various volunteer opportunities HERE.
About Blue Mountains Camino Supporters.
The Blue Mountains Camino Supporters Inc is a community group run by volunteers with the aim of:
Fostering the Camino Spirit in the Blue Mountains.
Bringing people together to share their interest and experience in walking a Camino pilgrimage
Supporting pilgrims in preparation for their pilgrimage
Connecting with other Camino Groups
Supporting Camino communities and organisations
There is a dedicated team of volunteers who plan, recce and organise the Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day Walks, monthly Training Walks, Camino Meetups and other events. We hold monthly Camino Training Walks and Meetups on the last Saturday of the month except December. When available, Glenella in Blackheath will host Meetups and the Blue Mountains Camino 5-Day Pilgirms.
The Admin Team are responsible for developing and facilitating the Blue Mountains Camino Supporters activities, however there are also a band of keen volunteers who so willingly help when required. Without you all, the Blue Mountains Camino Supporters wouldn't exist.
Glenella is owned and managed by Margaret and Rowan Bouttell .
The Admin Team
L-R front row: Tony Hodgson, Carlene Martin, Sharise Watson, Jen McPherson.
Back row: Rosie Edmonds, Johann Saure, Margaret Bouttell.
Thank you to the volunteers including those not listed:
This newsletter is produced by Sharise Watson and Carlene Martin, supported by Margaret Bouttell.
The Blue Mountains Camino Supporters Facebook Page is managed by Carlene Martin and Rosie Edmonds. Margaret Bouttell and Jen McPherson manage TryBooking Carlene Martin manages the Blue Mountains Camino Community Group Forum on Facebook and BMCS financial matters with assistance of Margaret Margaret Bouttell and Nick Batten are our Chief and Deputy Mappers extraordinaire.
Our website is managed by Johann Saure and Carlene Martin. Rowan Bouttell is developing a new website Rowan Bouttell and Nick Batten are tech support, videographers and editors.
The Blue Mountains Camino Supporters was founded in 2015 by Tony & Ce Jacques and Margaret & Rowan Bouttell.
Blue Mountains Camino Supporters acknowledges the Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a continuous and deep connection to their Country. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
