[Gocamino] Wise pilgrim

[Robert Spenger]

Devices - like trans-atlantic jet planes? Albergues, not only with running water, but often heated? Like lightweight packs and well made walking shoes? Credit cards and paper money instead of heavy coins? The list goes on and on. It is not the same world; it is not possible to have the same experience as a medieval pilgrim. Nor is it likely that anyone on this forum has experienced the kind of life that the medieval folks lived just staying at home.

I have done several caminos without mobile electronic devices except for cameras. Now that I have an iPad mini (obviously not a necessity - just a fun toy) I would like to find out just how much I can do with it. It is a challenge, just like walking the camino in my 80s. Come to think of it, in the old days I would have been lucky to have made it to half that age. A couple of other devices come to mind. Corrective lenses have been around for a couple of centuries at least, but certainly not available for the 12th century pilgrim. Many modern folks would find it very difficult to get by without their glasses. I manage to get lost even with them. Also, in my own case, porcine tissue aortic valves were just a dream much less than a century ago. Now there is an indispensable device for me at least. it is not  electronic, but replacement heart valves were developed just about the same time that the transistor was.

Bob S.


On Jul 20, 2013, at 9:27 PM, cwlowery at pga.com wrote:

Imagine when people walked this way without these devices you speak of. Can you? If so, do you feel that they have a different experience to yours? Imagine thousands of years ago. Tap away
 
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From: "Robert Spenger" <rspenger at earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 7:29pm
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Subject: [Gocamino] Wise pilgrim

Well, I have overcome one major road block (camino block?). I kept getting the elevation plot for the first stage when I tapped on various arrows. I finally found out that scrolling down that page reveals the promised information. I have not found any directions in the application that indicate this procedure. Not very intuitive I might say. Or am I just too dense?

Bob S.


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