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<DIV>Meredith,</DIV>
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<DIV>Enjoy whatever time you have! Once you start walking you will
find that it doesn't matter how far you are going or not
going....all that will matter is that YOU want to discover, YOU have
the desire to understand and learn! You will find the
Camino spirit is strong, you are already on the path.</DIV>
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<DIV>Buen Camino Peregrina!<BR><BR>Tania</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> July 27, 2004 5:17 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: camino information</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Danielle,</DIV>
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<DIV>I, like you, will be walking only a portion of the trail, since I do not
have more than 10-12 days in Spain (and likely never will). From what I
have read and learned from books, the internet, and the
generous members of this site, the last 150 kms of the trail can be very
congested in the summer. </DIV>
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<DIV>I am planning to begin my walk in Roncesvalles. I'll see
how far I can get, and, with any luck, I will be lucky enough to
return one day to complete the rest of the pilgrimage. </DIV>
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<DIV>On a slightly unrelated note, I am discouraged by the distinction there
seems to be between "true" pilgrims and "tourists." I have high
hopes that walking the Camino will be a very spiritual experience for me, even
though I may be a lapsed Catholic, and even though I am able to complete only
a small portion of the pilgrimage. While I may not have
precisely the same intentions as the medieval pilgrims had, by walking the
same path that they walked I hope to gain a great deal of
personal insight and also forge connections with my companion, my
fellow travelers, and others I meet along the way. I want to
believe that my intentions, and the intentions shared by people like me who
might not embrace the Catholic faith, nonetheless comport with the
original spirit of the Camino. <BR><BR><BR><B><I>Danielle Turner
<Danielle.TurneraCITYOFHENDERSON.COM></I></B> wrote: </DIV>
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just discovered the Camino and I'm planning my first visit in Sept.<BR>I can
only spend 8 or 9 days hiking. Any suggestions on the best place<BR>to start
that is easy access from Madrid? I'm pretty hardy so I could<BR>cover 15 -
20 miles per day - or take it easy and experience what<BR>Camino. Do you
recommend trying to get a "Pilgrim's Passport" (I'm<BR>planning on doing at
least the minimal 100km) before departure or<BR>getting one when I
arrive?<BR><BR>Thanks<BR>Danielle<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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