Lack of Diversity on the Camino

[Douglass Norvell]

Are Negroes allowed on the camino?

I have been watching the webcam at Irache for about two weeks and am deeply
troubled by the lack of black faces beaming up at me from the drinking
place.

Is it a "Whites Only" water fountain?

Do the Spanish, particulary the Basques, discourage brothers from the trail?

Now I know that these Basques are a mean lot, given to blowing up whatever
annoys them, and I want to steer clear of any problems when I make my own
pilgrimage.

Douglass G. Norvell, Ph.D.











----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Nollar <jnollaraLIBRARY.CALTECH.EDU>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 6:01 PM
Subject: LePuy to Conques Resources


> Laurie,
> We  found these guides and articles important in addition to the
> Confraternity guide: (it is sometimes easy to get lost on this route):
> 1.  Sentier de Saint-Jacques: GR 65 (Le Puy-en-Velay-Conques) 200km;
> Variante GR 65 A 20 km.  Paris: Federation Francaise de la Randonnee
> Pedestre..     Series: Topo-guide des sentiers de randonnee, Ref. 621.
> This guide and it's companions, Nos. 617 (Conques-Cahors) and no. 613
> (Cahors-Roncevaux) are available in Paris from the bookstore of the
Institut
> Geographique National at 107 Rue La Boetie (75008), Metro Franklin
> Roosevelt.  Phone: 43.98.85.00.
> I believe that I saw copies of the local area topo-guides on sale in Le
Puy
> at the tourist office and also at Conques, but I wouldn't count on it.They
> are indispensable!
> The IGN also sells the IGN maps, Series Vertes 1:100000 (1 cm for 1 km),
of
> which you need No. 50 (St-Etinne le puy-en-velay), No. 58, No 57, and
either
> 63 or 64, I'm not sure.  The IGN maps, but not the Guides, are available
in
> U.S. from:  Distant Lands, Pasadena, CA. www.distantlands.com/
> <http://www.distantlands.com/>
> <http://www.distantlands.com/ <http://www.distantlands.com/> >
> Extremely useful for finding accomodation and services along the way:
> "Saint Jacques de Compostelle: randonnee au depart du Puy en Velay (Haute
> Loire); GR 65 informations pratiques entre Le Puy-En-Velay et Conques."
This
> is available, supposedly, from the FFRP mentioned above; we bought our
copy
> in Le Puy at the:
> Comite Departemental de la Randonnee Haute Loire, 12 bd. Phillippe Jourde,
> Le Puy en Velay. Tel: 71 05 56 50.
> It's a little paper pamphlet, very cheap, worth more than it's weight in
> gold.
> Herb McGrew's delightful articles  in Gourmet Magazine, still
inspirational
> although out of date for accommodations, were in the issues of:
> September 1990
> May 1991
> August 1992
> October 1993.
> Judy Nollar
>
>
> Judith Nollar
> Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian
> Millikan Library 1-32
> California Institute of Technology
> Pasadena, CA 91125
> 626-793-2320  email: jnollaralibrary.caltech.edu