Birthday thank you

[yorkshirepilgrim]

I would like to thank a small group of young pilgrims who made my 48th birthday on 02 oct very special to me.I had juzt struggled with sore feet and knees up the hill outside Atapurta i reached the top part just as the sun was rising so decided to take a few minutes to enjoy it on my birthday.then a group of four young pilgrims came up.i explained it was my birthday and would they mind taking a photo for me which they did,then they asked my name and sang happy birthday to me.It was wonderful and very surreal moment been sang to at sunrise on a hill in spain on my birthday it really made not just my day but something i will remember for my lifetime..
Sorry i didnt get your names at the time but you know who you are and i bope i see you all again on the camino..thank you young people
An added bonus as they sang my name allan from down the hill came a shout "allan is that allan from yorkshire" .. it was my new friend Joyce from canada a great lady who old enough to be my mum helped and stayed with me a few days before when i was having a rough time,we then walked together into Burgos.
Thank you everyone

 

[wayfarer]

Belated Happy Birthday Allan.
Buen Camino.

 

[julia-t]

How wonderful!
Wishing you belated birthday greetings from England.
I shall be walking on my birthday next year, and would hope to have a memorable day.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

I would like to thank a small group of young pilgrims who made my 48th birthday on 02 oct very special to me.I had juzt struggled with sore feet and knees up the hill outside Atapurta i reached the top part just as the sun was rising so decided to take a few minutes to enjoy it on my birthday.then a group of four young pilgrims came up.i explained it was my birthday and would they mind taking a photo for me which they did,then they asked my name and sang happy birthday to me.It was wonderful and very surreal moment been sang to at sunrise on a hill in spain on my birthday it really made not just my day but something i will remember for my lifetime..
Sorry i didnt get your names at the time but you know who you are and i bope i see you all again on the camino..thank you young people
An added bonus as they sang my name allan from down the hill came a shout "allan is that allan from yorkshire" .. it was my new friend Joyce from canada a great lady who old enough to be my mum helped and stayed with me a few days before when i was having a rough time,we then walked together into Burgos.
Thank you everyone

Hi Allan, that was a a nice birthday present from those young pilgrims.
I wish you well and a Buen Camino, Peter.

 

[Bala]

Happy birthday, Allan, and many thanks for sharing this happy camino story with all of us.

 

[VNwalking]

Beautiful story, Allan...and a happy day after your birthday!!
May the rest of your Camino be as magical.

 

[Al the optimist]

I would like to thank a small group of young pilgrims who made my 48th birthday on 02 oct very special to me.I had juzt struggled with sore feet and knees up the hill outside Atapurta i reached the top part just as the sun was rising so decided to take a few minutes to enjoy it on my birthday.then a group of four young pilgrims came up.i explained it was my birthday and would they mind taking a photo for me which they did,then they asked my name and sang happy birthday to me.It was wonderful and very surreal moment been sang to at sunrise on a hill in spain on my birthday it really made not just my day but something i will remember for my lifetime..
Sorry i didnt get your names at the time but you know who you are and i bope i see you all again on the camino..thank you young people
An added bonus as they sang my name allan from down the hill came a shout "allan is that allan from yorkshire" .. it was my new friend Joyce from canada a great lady who old enough to be my mum helped and stayed with me a few days before when i was having a rough time,we then walked together into Burgos.
Thank you everyone

My name is spelt the same as yours Allan. In my case when my father registered my birth the registrar started to write it as Allen as soon as my father said Alan James, that's Alan with an A so he finished it off with ...an.

 

[jennie]

I would like to thank a small group of young pilgrims who made my 48th birthday on 02 oct very special to me.I had juzt struggled with sore feet and knees up the hill outside Atapurta i reached the top part just as the sun was rising so decided to take a few minutes to enjoy it on my birthday.then a group of four young pilgrims came up.i explained it was my birthday and would they mind taking a photo for me which they did,then they asked my name and sang happy birthday to me.It was wonderful and very surreal moment been sang to at sunrise on a hill in spain on my birthday it really made not just my day but something i will remember for my lifetime..
Sorry i didnt get your names at the time but you know who you are and i bope i see you all again on the camino..thank you young people
An added bonus as they sang my name allan from down the hill came a shout "allan is that allan from yorkshire" .. it was my new friend Joyce from canada a great lady who old enough to be my mum helped and stayed with me a few days before when i was having a rough time,we then walked together into Burgos.
Thank you everyone

belated happy birthday i celebrated a 43 yr birthday last year on the camino,my sis and a big bunch of pilgrims sang to me,,bit embarrssing but i will never ever forget it.Little moments like this make the journey so special and remind us that a little act of kindness or that simple nice things that people do make such a lasting impact,,i hope the rest of your journey is wonderful and pain free..Buen Camino Allen,, also thanks for taking the time to post this as its a great reminder.

 

[susanawee]

A very happy belated birthday to you Allan and a big thankyou for posting this lovely, special story and sharing it with us.....a Camino memory to love and treasure forever...it is, so often, these special moments which stay with us for a lifetime....susanawee..

 

[Deleted member 36903]

Happy belated birthday greetings Allan. Thank you for sharing this. It reminded me of being in a crowded albergue by the bridge in Zubiri in April this year. I was just outside the kitchen making a phone call back to the UK to wish my grandson a happy 21st birthday, suddenly my own greeting was drowned out by the massed ranks of young Brazilian & Spanisn pilgrims who had been busy cooking, together with one Canadian, and one Irish man all shouting out happy birthday to him. It made my day and he was over the moon, especially when I showed him the photographs of his international group of well-wishers, and of the meal they had prepared for free for everyone who was staying there (and some that weren't). A magical place the Camino!