Bates Life

Candid portraits of everyday student life at Bates College

A Pilgrim Comes Home

“After 32 days of travel across Northern Spain on foot, I arrived at Cape Finisterre, so named because of its root words, finis and terra, which indicate that this spot is the end of the earth. And, as the Western-most point on the European continent, it was long thought to be just that. A fitting place to end a month-long westwardly walk.” Read more as Jake recounts his many lessons learned along the Camino HERE.