Ways to Improve the Camino, volume 1
So in idle moments it´s occured to me---why the hell are we all stumbling over these rutted roads? I´sometimes imagine our medieval brothers and sisters returning to take us in and saying, ¨let me get this straight: you guys in the interim have invented tarmac and automobiles, yet some of you are still slogging over these rock strewn paths that we had to use? Hello!? We´re all taking the car!¨....New yorkers will remember when The Donald, Trump, once generously offered to re do a skating rink in Central park asa public service, and it occurs to me that The Donald might similarly be willing to lay down a tartan track (like in athletic fields) across the length of the camino for some promotional consideration, like The Trump Camino. I suppose that the track would also have to lead to a tall condo tower in the square right in front of Santiago de Compostela´s cathedral, so SAntiago would become a REAL destination, hihglighted by Trump Towers at Santiago....Other ideas for improving the camion are welcome...

2 Comments:
I dunno. I LIKE old stuff.
I had a similar thought when I was huffing and puffing up the rocky roads with my baston and being constantly in danger of twisting my ankle. I thought to myself that if I win the Lotto, I'd make a generous contribution to the Confraternity of St. James for the sole purpose of having these rocky roads paved for the comfort of the peregrinos. But on the other hand, what is the camino without these huge rocks? Where is the fun and challenge in walking on paved surface? So keep those rocks.
Jess
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