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<font size=3>I appreciated your "sermon", Rebekah.<br><br>
I have been alternately irritated and amused when more than half the
people I know (those who have heard of the Camino) say , "Oh, that's
what Shirley MacLaine wrote that book about." I must confess I
tell them that Shirley wrote the book about <i>Shirley</i>, not about the
Camino. <br><br>
I don't dislike Shirley MacLaine. It's just that I am saddened that a
wonderful Camino with such a long, rich history, is primarily know among
my friends because of this book. There is so very much more to
it!<br><br>
I just received a message from someone who is at this moment on the
trail. I will forward it. but I will not put her name on because she
might think this would be a violation of privacy.<br>
<i>Hi Deanna! Here it is May 8, I think, and I'm in Burgos for the second
time. I've been a bit around Robin Hood's Barn, as it were. Arrived in
Pamplona and promptly sent off to Santiago things which i didn't need,
but still the pack was too heavy, so I took the bus, and in Estella did
some more mailing. Met a man from Canada who has done the Camino 4
times(!) and wanted to do the Camino del Nort; I thought that might be
fun, so I went along with him. It is beautiful, but way too difficult, so
we returned to Burgos via Bilbao to see the Guggenheim Museum there. He
continued on west, while I went back to Logronos to start really walking.
My pack is still too heavy, but I'm getting used to it, and the only foot
problem I have is the walking on bone one...no blisters or anything of
that kind. <br>
I'm meeting lots of fun people; I feel fortunate that I can communicate
with most everyone, and every night is different as to what language
predominates. It has been French up until just the last few days; the
last two have been German and English from Australia...very few
Americans, which pleases me. The last 4 days have been stormy and
horrible, so I stayed in the hostel two nights, and took the bus to
Burgos, where I now am. Many pilgrims, many of whom I had already met at
other hostels, got on the same bus to Burgos, as the Camino is washed out
because of the rain; they could have walked along the busy horrible road
but decided not to. I'm not sure I have the most ideal rain gear; it's a
last minute good but heavy raincoat and pack cover, light pants and
gaiters. Gaiters are a must, as when it's wet the mud is something else
again. My friends who have the same and who have walked in more rain,
have gotten water down the back and become cold. I see lots of big
ponchos, which look good to me, but people say they don't breathe. I'm
going to look into it anyway. Well, must go, as my hour has come to an
end<br><br>
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</i>Deanna<br><br>
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At 08:45 AM 5/8/03 -0700, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Oh well. No sermon has ever
been preached without <i>someone</i> totally missing the point. <br>
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