<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 3/31/2003 2:17:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, dandekayaSBCGLOBAL.NET writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="DECORATIVE" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" LANG="0">After walking to Santiago from St. Jean Pied de Port, and then the three days' further walk to Finisterre, it was my experience that the walk from town to the lighthouse was nothing more than another km. or so... not difficult at all. Those who will walk to Finisterre shouldn't find it any more difficult than your daily walk along the Camino. </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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Not to belabor the point, I strongly disagree. I recall that it was far more than "...another km. or so..." and I found the climb fairly difficult as did my two companions that day. It is an extremely steep uphill road to the lighthouse and as difficult a climb as many others, true, but that does not minimize it. <BR>
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Of course, there will always be those who will summarily provide a contrarian viewpoint to almost anything said here. My original point was simply that people should be forewarned about the relative difficulty in getting from the town to the lighthouse. Those who disagree are disserving others who may find it an unexpectedly tough climb that noone warned me about in advance.<BR>
Howard Mendes, NYC</FONT></HTML>