Burros in the Camino

[MJ anderson]

Rosina Lila wrote:

> In response to MJC Anderson''s query:
> Ales of Zaragoza has started a (rent-a) burro and/or horse Camino service

> .......thank you all for the good references on burros and the Camino--I'd
> really appreciate any updates on this topic as new info comes to light. And,
> Rosina, I do have the book

ANd Rosina,
I do have Linda's book and it is a treasure (treadsure?) as you say.
Happy New Year to all!
MJA

>

>
> with some stable owners; they have arranged for related facilities throughout
> and reportedly were to make the pilgrimage this winter to test the service.
> Ales' e-mail address is:
>            mediaintainame.com
> He reads English fairly well, but will probable answer in Spanish.  If so,
> forward his message to me and I will translate it gladly.
> I myself am sixty years old and although I did not experience any
> difficulties completing the Camino (from St Jean's) last summer I did miss
> having my Nikon F4 and its array of lenses.  Also, it would have been nice to
> old on to a donkey's saddle on those ever-recurring steep climbs.
> In my next pilgrimage in June I will be in the company of a donkey. if at all
> possible.
>
> As an aside, in a little town close to O Cerbreiro there is a church which
> contains a statue of Santiago peregrino riding a donkey.
>
> Let me recommend to you, in the most enthusiastic manner possible, a book
> called "The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago" by Gitlitz and Davidson, published
> some months ago by the St Martin press, ISBN 0-312-25416-4 .  It in a
> veritable encyclopedic  treasure trove of religious, artistic, historic and
> architectural facts related to the Camino presented step-by-step, as it were.
>  I can think of no better source of guidance, information and illumination in
> all respects.  At their request, I've sent quite a few copies to English
> speaking pilgrims that I met during the pilgrimage.
>
> Well, enjoy your Camino preparations and have a very Happy New Year/Century/
> Millennium  which shall truly commence on 01/01/01.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rosina
> (from New York City)