200 pilgrims are walking 30 miles in three days. Author: Jessica Clark Updated: 8:33 PM EST December 11, 2020
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. A local pilgrimage started Friday on the First Coast. It s an age-old exercise to find peace during a challenging year.
Bob and Maria Alvarez of St. Augustine are modern-day pilgrims.
They are some of the people who are walking in what’s called the Baby Steps Camino. A camino is a pilgrimage, Maria Alvarez noted.
This pilgrimage started at Jacksonville Beach Friday and ends Sunday at the Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine.
It’s 30 miles in three days, almost entirely along the beach.