further than there, then back again-Martin

[Xosé Manuel Alvariño]

Martin,  your e-mail is beautiful,  thank you for including me in such august 
company!  

I  believe that "this thing" about wanting to do the C is like a bug that 
once it gets into your system you know you have no choice but to do it. There 
are so many people with whom I talk about it that are  nonchalant, &/or 
uninterested. I get the feeling that am thought of as some kind of a lunatic 
for wanting to "walk" 600+ miles up northern Spain, wherever Spain is! (well, 
yes, I do know people that fall into this cat., what can I say...). New age 
folks r easier to talk with, u know, what with the Milky Way, Shirley, 
Coehlo, et al...

I believe we are special-ok, let's get mystical about, why not? It's a call 
for reasons we may or may not know. And so we have to follow it wherever it 
leads us-somewhere over yonder in northern Spain!

It's such a joy every time I hear when first timers like myself and vet 
pilgrims are just days away from zero+ Camino time! In a strange way I feel 
that a little bit of me is going with that person, and I think about people 
like yourself that are starting the C before I plan to, at times during the 
day and...I get further energized to continue making plans for this dream to 
come true.

Cannot wait to hear about your experience when you return, which leads me to 
think..do we have to, return, I mean? Couldn't we just keep on walking, and 
walking, and walking,  among the freeways, misty hills, mud, etc., over 
yonder? Ay, reality, why do we have to face u every single second that goes 
by...

One last thing-Trigo not singled out in ur e-mail! This cannot be, my man! 
(somebody  called La Academia & reported you. You will be stopped at the 
Praza Cervantes once u get into Compostela and fined, unless you make it up 
within the next three minutes!

Buen Camino and abrazos d Xosé Manuel

In a message dated 3/17/2003 1:24:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
brermartinaWEBTV.NET writes:

> ...many of you have already carried me with so many wonderful tips and 
> encouragement, far beyond my expectations.  Like a family helping a 
> brother, this whole thing has already been a huge success, and truly a 
> collaborative (ad)venture.  You know who you are -- Sue, Maura, Daniel, 
> Laurie -- and Xose, Pieter, Maybeth, Lloyd, Bob, gosh there are many more 
> -- thank you all for carrying me!  (though
> there's still no substitute for the training) 23 days until departure, 29 
> days until the Camino.   
> 

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