gerardcarey
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Hi EveI've been debating whether or not to take some fiction with me...
Another wonderful set of books--not about the Camino but in the same vein--are by Isabella Bird
I've been debating whether or not to take some fiction with me...
Thank you cobber. That's just what I needed to say.I grew up with Darwin's Voyage...it was read to me as a child by my Father. It is the grandest of adventures.
THE GRANDEST OF ADVENTURES.
Just stunning. I don't believe I've ever read better.
Adventure stories are The Best. Shackleton's voyage. Any explorers to Everest. Sailors shipwrecked on deserted islands. Alice in Wonderland, because how gutsy is it to follow a rabbit down a hole? And of course, hobbits on pilgrimage to destroy the ultimate evil. My soul craves adventure and stories keep it at bay until it's my turn to get back on the road.
"When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of ...the pilgrim soul in you,
paced upon the mountains overhead
...amid a crowd of stars."
Mr. Yeats, forgive me for chopping your poem to bits.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/43283I absolutely must have the name of this poem, pretty please????
I've read both many times. At the Museum of Evolution in Burgos you can walk through a full sized slice of the Beagle. Have you also read Dana's "To Cuba and Back"? A few years ago I "procured" moss from under the fence from Dana's house in Cambridge MA and gave it to a good friend of mine (and fellow Dana fan) for her birthday.'Two Years Before the Mast' - Richard Henry Dana
'The Voyage of the Beagle.' Charles Darwin.
Year before last I was in that museum. I don't remember the Beagle. Perhaps a new addition to this great attraction in Burgos.I've read both many times. At the Museum of Evolution in Burgos you can walk through a full sized slice of the Beagle. Have you also read Dana's "To Cuba and Back"? A few years ago I "procured" moss from under the fence from Dana's house in Cambridge MA and gave it to a good friend of mine (and fellow Dana fan) for her birthday.
Hi Eve
Many would have you believe that you won't find the time for reading on your Camino. However, I can't imagine a world where I don't daily have a book by my side. Due to weight constraints, I will only be taking one physical book with me - my John Brierley guide. In addition, I have a number of audio books loaded onto my iPod - so I can lie in my bunk at night enjoying a bed time story without disturbing anyone! A novel that I have just finished (my local book club choice for February) was Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. It's a very moving story that I can highly recommend - check it out on Amazon and if it takes your fancy bag a copy.
Enjoy your Camino Eve - mine starts in 10 days time!
I absolutely must have the name of this poem, pretty please????
Dana's "To Cuba and Back"
That's a Kindle Freebie Too!Have you also read Dana's "To Cuba and Back"?
That's a Kindle Freebie Too!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004TPLM1I/?tag=casaivar02-20
I'm such a tightxxx. What's that word again?
Tightwad, that's it.
Regards
Gerard
There is a selection of his work available.Is the work of Yeats available on Kindle I wonder ? Almost worth carrying the weight if it is.
!!!I seriously underdress for my hikes.
' When you are old ' is best read along with ' The Lake Isle of Innisfree',
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