The picture is getting clearer

Started the walk on caldaza Romana, a 1000 year old path---



Nothing but the path for 24 kilomters (about 15 miles) EXCEPT one road that crosses it 5kms into todays walk.



So we stopped at that crossroad about 5k into today's walk, and out from the horizon comes a man on a bike. "Are you pilgrims", he asks. We say yes (simona (Italy) and I started out together today. "Si, Soy perigrono!!" I say.



Anyway, the man on the bike goes on to explain our options at this crossroad because if we go straight and take the Caldaza Romana there is nothing, nada, but dirt and rocks for the next 13 miles, or we could go the alternate route.



He then explains, as a car goes by, that he's a priest, and he's going from one parish to the next one to say mass (via bicycle, mind you).



He then pulls out of his pocket some pamphlets, writes on the back of one and gives it so Simona, who is doing most of the talking with him. I'm listening.



Then he's off on his bike, disappearing up the horizon, and Simona says he gave us a prayer for the Camino.



And he signed his name on the back for us, too.



His writing said, as translated,



"good camino"



His name?



"Jesus"



Now I know it is not uncommon for people in Spain to be named Jesus.

And I'm sure some of them become priests. And I'm sure some of those priests ride bicycles from one parish to another all the time.



But I can't quite explain how, when I am walking on a remote 1000 year old Roman trail, and at the instant I come in contact with the only civilization (a road) I'm going to all day, at that instant this man shows up and stops and talks and hands us a prayer pamphlet and all, and his name is Jesus.ON a BIKE!!!!!

You getting this picture??? And this

Is the day after "What If" comes on the radio, right?



Okay, back to my walk, you go back to election day (I was informed) and celebrate the fact that all those TV political ad's I haven't seen should be ending, for a week at least.



From near the end of the Caldaza Romana trail for today,



Peace

TT

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