Our plan (and the emphasis here is on PLAN) is to arrive in Madrid on Wednesday evening, meet up with Anna and Eben (our niece and her partner) for a couple days of exploring Madrid and then catch a train on Friday to Pamplona. We hope to begin walking the part of the Camino we have not set foot on yet starting on Saturday, May 24th.
Here are a couple photos from yesterday's walk that set the tone for this year's pilgrimage. All pretense at glamour and dignity is taking a backseat to spontaneity and fun!! Craig is sticking out his tongue per Hazel's request and I am having a sip of water out of my Camelbak water reservoir from the side of my mouth because I was having a worry moment that if I sipped straight over a length of time, my teeth might start protruding. Well, I need something to worry about!
We welcome everyone's encouragement. It's wonderful to hear from you all as we walk along. We encourage your provocative questions. "Eat, Walk. Sleep. " That could be the name of this blog. Or....."Won't walk without coffee."
Actually the quote that I will offer at this time is one that Sue Rothwell sent me during one of our early morning poetry/writing email exchanges:
A Chinese poet many centuries ago noticed that to recreate something in words is like living alive twice.
At the taproot, to seek change probably always is related to the desire to enlarge the psychic plane one lives in.
The less you have, the less you have to worry about.
