[Magdalen] Camino

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Yep. ("...for the most part...")  I think it has something to do with the
Basques and Roland and the Pyrenees.  I would never make it out of France,
so I would just do the Spanish part if I were to do it.  I suppose some
retired civil engineer could design a pathway over those mountains, but it
would probably add about eighty miles of back and forth trekking just to
get up and down the slopes. I can imagine how enthusiastic the locals would
be with all those switchbacks.  Heck, just take a bus to Spain ....

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 6:55 AM, Raewynne Whiteley <raewynne1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hate to disappoint you, but the part crossing from France into Spain is not
> flat - straight over the mountains!
>
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 8:29 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey, if I limped all over half of Spain (and Portugal) on a bum ankle, I
> > bet you can handle the Santiago Trail.  It's not supposed to be a
> daunting
> > walk (like that insane Appalachian Trail). It's a pilgrimage trail, and
> > therefore fit for folks - uh, like us.  I also find myself strangely
> drawn
> > to it, which is actually humorous, since I don't buy into any of the
> bases
> > for the thing. I guess being named after the guy (albeit by accident, I
> > assume) might have something to do with it.
> >
> > I believe you have all sorts of options open to you, from several
> starting
> > points deep in France to staying at nice places or hostels.  I get the
> > impression that for the most part (at least in the Iberian section, which
> > is the biggie), it's pretty level going.  And you go pretty much at your
> > own pace, so it's a real opportunity for some quiet meditation time...
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Jim Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > No.  I'd like to, but I doubt my almost 70 year old body would handle
> it
> > > very well.
> > >
> > > Jim Handsfield
> > > Sent from my iPad
> > >
> > > > On Sep 22, 2016, at 10:51 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Are you thinking of going Jim?
> > > > Lynn
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > www.ichthysdesigns.com
> > > >
> > > > When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I
> > would
> > > not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything
> > you
> > > gave me'. attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sep 22, 2016, at 4:11 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > REI (REI.com <http://rei.com/>) is hosting hiking trips on the
> Camino
> > > de Santiago.
> > > >
> > > > https://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/europe/spain-
> > > camino-de-santiago.html?cm_mmc=email_com_gm-_-adventures_
> > > september-_-092116-_-cta_advbhero&ev36=18506176&RMID=
> > > 20160921_Adventures_September_SL1&RRID=34248197&ev11=1 <
> > > https://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/europe/spain-
> > > camino-de-santiago.html?cm_mmc=email_com_gm-_-adventures_
> > > september-_-092116-_-cta_advbhero&ev36=18506176&RMID=
> > > 20160921_Adventures_September_SL1&RRID=34248197&ev11=1>
> > > >
> > > > or http://tinyurl.com/jsu5gzn <http://tinyurl.com/jsu5gzn>
> > > >
> > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Handsfield
> > > > jhandsfield at att.net
> > >
> >
>