I've Returned

[Atina Diffley]

HI Bill,

Thanks for writing about your pilgrimage.

I would like to do it in February and one of my concerns is that it will be
too easy. I like very strenuous mountain hiking. Also that it will be rather
urban. Can you tell me what  you think?

Atina

>
> Hello to everyone,
> I've returned from the Camino and would like to renew my friendship with you
> all.
>
> Presently, I'm living on a small farm on the North Island of New Zealand.
> Where I am  slowly returning to normality after a wonderful, exciting walk
> from Germany to Finisterre.
>
> I arrived in Santaigo on 22 September this year. Those of you who were there
> and had not yet met me may remember an old fellow with a big smile, long
> grey hair and beard standing in the square  - that was me. This was the
> paramount event my last 20 years! I have never felt more alive or loved. A
> big thank you and a hug to everyone that gave me a smile, shared their
> happiness or helped me along the way.
> To anyone contemplating the journey, who may have concerns, I would say - DO
> IT. I did not have a single bad experience or day along the way. I felt
> God's presence and was always confident that I would arrive safely; every
> person I met was helpful, kind and considerate. During my working life, I
> traveled widely and I did not always have this secure feeling, but the
> Camino was very different.
>
> Thank you for the opportunity to re introduce myself and I hope to hear from
> some of you soon.
>
> Bill Clune
>
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