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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Martha - thanks for introduction. Good luck
on your camino. I hope you'll write and let us know about your
experience.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Buen camino</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Monica</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=m.hankinsaCOMCAST.NET href="mailto:m.hankinsaCOMCAST.NET">MMH</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 09, 2004 11:34
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> introduction</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hello,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I just joined this list and understand I’m supposed to
introduce myself. My name is Martha and I fell in love with el camino last
year entirely by accident; I’ve never even met anyone who has done it. But now
I’m planning on walking the whole thing this coming fall. This last summer I
took a reconnaissance trip to </SPAN></FONT>Spain to figure out the logistics
and to see if I could actually do it and I ended up totally and completely
smitten with the whole idea. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I flew into </SPAN></FONT>Madrid, and with my two
children along (boys ages 10 and 12) took a train to San Sebastian where we
rented a car and went exploring. We stayed in castles in Olite and Sos del Rey
Catolico, and took day trips to Roncesvalles, Jaca and lots of nearby areas.
Now I intend completely to walk the whole thing. I determined on the
reconnaissance trip that I want to do it without my children; the time alone
would be good for me, and although some people I suppose could do it with
children, I decided I do not want to. They are not ready for the kind journey
I intend to make. (I have a friend, another woman, who I’m hoping will join
me.)</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I truly feel a tremendous need to do this thing. It’s
funny; I’ve not felt this way before and cannot explain why I have to do it.
That’s why I joined this list; I am smitten by el camino de
</SPAN></FONT>Santiago, and simply have to go.</P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I have lots of logistics questions still to clear up.
But I kind of want to do this in the true spirit of a pilgrimage; with minimum
possessions and an open mind. I look forward to joining this
discussion.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Martha
Hankins</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>