'On a particularly long slog of a day, I came around a bend to find a table full of snacks in the wilderness. There was nobody there, just trays and trays of chips and bread with olive and salt and nuts and water—what a treat! I fished around in my bag for a couple of coins to put in the donativo jar, which keeps these things going, and I spent a happy five minutes replenishing my calories with fistfulls of these treats while taking in the serene surroundings. I even bumped into a fellow pilgrim (who took this photo) and shared a warm moment and big smile with her since we didn’t share a common language, but we shared this path, and we shared that beautiful moment and its strangely-placed but welcome offering. I loved the concept of donativo on the Camino, the idea that you can donate instead of paying a fixed rate for something, which allows this pilgrimage to be more accessible to those who otherwise might not be able to afford it. (To be clear: just because something is donativo doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay or can pay less than its average worth if you’re able to afford it. Albergues that are donativo rely on pilgrims paying a standard rate or higher when they are able in order to allow others who can’t a meal and a bed). What special donativo moments did you have on your walk? Buen camino, Katie Allen' |
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