Over 60's too

[Jack Christensen]

Another 60+ ancient reporting in.  I'll be crossing the Pyrennees on 5/8
with my son.  In 2001, when I walked the Camino, I walked with an older man
(70's?) who was trying to catch up with an 80+ year old guy.  The old guy
always seemed to be one refuge ahead of him.
Jack
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On Behalf
Of Kathy & Phil Dahl-Bredine
  Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:21 PM
  To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
  Subject: Over 60's too


  Hi Liz,

  My husband and I (also 60+) are spending a few days in Paris, then taking
a train to Saint Jean Pied de Port on April 30 or Mary 1 to begin our walk.
We only have 3 1/2 weeks, but we do want to get to Santiago, so we're
planning to hike over the Pyrennees, then walk, taking buses over certain
portions as needed in order to still walk the last 100 kilometers and make
it back to our flight from Paris on April 23.

  We're Maryknoll lay missioners working in Oaxaca, Mexico, and this is our
first Camino.  We've really gotten excited about it since our son, who
learned about it from Paulo Cuehlo's book "The Pilgrimage", was on his first
Camino on Sept. 11, 2001, when he stopped into a little bar on the way and
saw the towers falling.  He had a presentiment that there would be a
war-like vengeful response forthcoming, so he felt called to go home and do
what he could to work for peace.  He still plans to go back and finish the
pilgrimage one day.  In a sense we feel that we're walking it for peace in
the world also. What greater cause?

  Hope we'll meet on the road,
  Kathy
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Liz Allen
    To: GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
    Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:12 PM
    Subject: Introduction


    I am an older (60+) female originally from California, who will be
walking the Camino beginning May 1 2004 with a friend from N. Carolina. Our
reason for walking will be for world peace. We will be walking from St. Jean
Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela.
    My background as a peace activist in a number of different arenas
throughout the US as lead to this walk. Particularly of importance and also
I am interested if anyone who might be walking around the same time, and
anyone who plans on travelling to Barcelona to attend the Forum 2004.
    My friend does not have computer access, therefore I will happily
transmit any relevant data or information needed to make this walk
successful and relevant in this year of war and violence throughout the
world.
    I do have a copy of your wonderful book, Linda - it is full of great
historical information about the pilgrimage. Also a copy of a Spanish phrase
book - would request a general sense of how fluent one should be to
communicate with the Spaniards - or like most places in the world do many
speak English- or more French -
    Looking forward to getting some comments going, sharing information, and
possibly getting to know in advance some of the others who will be sharing
this route over the May-June period.
    Liz Allen


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