Streetwalkers!
No, not that kind of streetwalker! Most of the camino is ´"off road" along trails, some semi-paved, others stony. But from time to time the camino goes onto paved streets, often when approaching and going through towns. Most of the other pilgrims seem to complain about those stretches, saying they far prefer the unpaved, rough, natural paths. Me? Boy from the streets that I am, I realize that I don´t at all mind, and in fact kind of like, the feeling of moving along steady pavement. Maybe it makes me feel at home, street kid that I was (and still am at heart!). Queens, New York, rules!
4 Comments:
Okay, Queens can rule til you hit(maybe I should say "cross")the finish line.
But you remind me of the slogan I cotton to in my greener moments:
Pavement = Murder
--Peter
So,a question. As you are walking along, how many others are walking around you? Are you always in sight of others, or are you ever just on your own? I'm just trying to picture this....
-Margaret
Go, Queens-boy! A paved borough cheers you on! Harry Walters, Maspeth, NY
I'd like to offer a variation on Margaret's question: on these paved roadways, are you calmly striding along, while the less-citified horde complains about the hard, unforgiving pavement? And, do you have meaningful confabs in the evenings with your fellow pilgrims, at the hostel?
--Lou
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