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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Liz,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope we'll meet on the road,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kathy</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=peaceplanet_6400aYAHOO.COM
href="mailto:peaceplanet_6400aYAHOO.COM">Liz Allen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
href="mailto:GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu">GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 12, 2004 2:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Introduction</DIV>
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
<DIV>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. </DIV>
<DIV>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.
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<DIV>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 -</DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV>Liz Allen</DIV>
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