Monday, August 3, 2026

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[Salybia Beach image from google]

Retreat Salybia

Those day, singing in the senior choir we would during tbe Lenten Season, put aside a day, to go somewhere out of the city, somewhere remote, somewhere we wouldn't dare travel to everyday.

So there we are in the mini bus, some call them maxi taxis. We always prayed the rosary on the way. On our retreat day to Salybia, we leave St James around 6:00AM. 

We pass through forested areas to get there.At the retreat site  there is the sea in  the background.


sandals in hand

we walk along the beach sand -

Lenten retreat

© gillena cox 2026


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16 comments:

  1. lynn__August 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM

    Thanks for sharing a special memory, Gillena :)

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 4, 2026 at 5:37 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation. LYNN

      Much love

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  2. judydykstrabrown.comAugust 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM

    So many poets, so many journeys. Thanks for sharing yours.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 4, 2026 at 5:37 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation. Judy

      Much love

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  3. EricaStaAugust 4, 2026 at 3:06 AM

    Thank you for sharing at MosaicMonday

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  4. DiAugust 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM

    Sounds like a wonderfully musical journey.

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  5. Gillena CoxAugust 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation. Di

    Much love

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  6. Kim M. RussellAugust 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM

    I would love to go on a retreat one day, Gillena. It would be a writers’ retreat, although I love the thought of singing in a choir again. It looks like you had a wonderful journey and retreat by the sea.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation. Kim
      Traditional haibun is presented in present tense even if it relates to a past event
      So those were the days are days in the past

      Much love

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  7. kaykualaAugust 4, 2026 at 7:44 AM

    somewhere out of the city, somewhere remote,
    somewhere we wouldn't dare travel to everyday.

    So wonderful to be out of the city just for a day with friends. Thanks for sharing, Gillena!

    Hank

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  8. Jae RoseAugust 4, 2026 at 7:56 AM

    What a joyful post! :) Jae

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  9. brudbergAugust 4, 2026 at 10:43 AM

    Sounds like such a wonderful place to journey

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  10. Gillena CoxAugust 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM

    Happy you dropped by Björn

    Much love

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