Lack of e-mail and departure

[Crawley, Jeffrey]

Ki Ora!

Yeah, but you Kiwi's are much tougher than the rest of us ;o)

I once saw a replica All Blacks shirt for sale in a sports shop with a label inside the neck band that read:

'Most sweaters keep you warm, only one makes you shiver!'*

I take it the citizens of Santiago will be treated to a Haka on the steps to the cathedral when you arrival?

If I remember correctly the travel time by coach from Santiago to Dover, England was 34 hours but we at least didn't have the major time zone problems.  It took 13 hours to cover that which had been walked in 35 days!

As a matter of interest do you suffer less if, like Dave, you fly east-west over Asia and Europe or if you fly west-east over the Pacific-US-Atlantic? With one you're chasing time with the other you're winding the clock back.

Depending on how fit you are that could be a tight schedule but you can always steal a couple of days by grabbing a bus across the Meseta if you find yourself running out of time.  Be a shame to come all that way and miss out, though, as an Australian once jested: if I want walk across 100km of barren wasteland I can always go walkabout in me backyard!

kind regards

Jeffrey

(*for all those Norte Americanos that's Rugby Football: kind of like NFL but for real men . . . it's a cultural thing)


-----Original Message-----
From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On Behalf Of Dave Buchan
Sent: 21 August 2003 09:15
To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
Subject: Lack of e-mail and departure


I have also been suprised by the lack of Camino e-traffic. I look forward to all the messages when I turn on the computer each morning but lately there's been a sad dearth.Like Jeffrey I am about to depart for the Camino. In my case I leave home, Auckland, New Zealand, on September 14th. I was quite amused to see the Norte Americanos complaining about possible jet lag. Try flying from the ends of the earth. My total travel time is going to be 31 hours - Auckland - Sydney - Bangkok - Rome - Madrid on a through flight with only transit stopovers! I arrive, due to travelling against time the morning after I leave (despite the real elapsed time) at 10.15 am. I think I will stay in Madrid on the remainder of the 15th, and catch the 07.30 Pamplona train on the 16th, then catch a bus to Rouncevalles that same afternoon. I will begin the walk on the 17th and hope to complete the whole camino within a month. I have a flight home booked, leaving Madrid on the 20th October, so have a few days grace.If anyone sees flaws in my early intinery please comment. Its sad to say but I'm already fully packed and wish I was walking out the door tonight instead of three weeks time. Hope to see some of you on the trail.

Dave
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