210702: The pilgrimage route

Mara 2022-04-22 07:01:54

Adapted from Off the Road: A Modern Walk on the Pilgrim's Route to Spain. "He was going on a pilgrimage to the Camino, walking to Santiago de Compostela. For thousands of years, people of all backgrounds, ages and beliefs have started from here, the French Pyrenees, and walked to Santiago • de Compostela, along the northwest coast of Spain, a total of 800 kilometers. The road is slow and uninterrupted, and believers like us are told that the remains of St. James, the saint of Christ, are buried there. The pilgrimage From this." "Life is not chosen, it is lived." For the dead son. To lose weight. To quit smoking. for writing.

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  • Joost: I bought same liquor. Orujo. It's from Galicia. It's made of eighteen different herbs, and so secret that has to be squeezed by blind monks.

  • Tom: [Having been handed the box with his son's ashes] I'm going to walk the Camino de Santiago.

    Captain Henri: [Somewhat taken aback] Mr. Avery, if you'll pardon me, please, you are not prepared to go on this trip. You have no equipment, or...

    Tom: [Cutting him off] I've got Danny's back pack and all of his stuff.

    Captain Henri: But you haven't trained for this walk, and no disrespect, you are more than 60 years old.

    Tom: [shrugs] So it'll take me a bit longer than most.

    Captain Henri: You'll be lucky if you finish in two months.

    Tom: Well, then I'd better get started. We're leaving in the morning.

    Captain Henri: [Looking a bit confused] "We"?

    Tom: [Holding up the box with his son's ashes] Both of us.

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