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[QUOTE="peregrina2000, post: 255233, member: 537"] Great point, Al. Sometimes on the more travelled routes, it's hard to find that contact and those encounters, though. When pilgrims are a dime a dozen and often an irritation to the locals, it may not be easy to make real contact with the local community. And being able to communicate in Spanish is really important for anything less than a superficial encounter, so we're both lucky on that front (those superficial interactions can be a lot of fun and give a good insight, too, but I think to really be able to delve into it all, you need at least conversational Spanish). But I agree wholeheartedly -- for me, the people side of things, in larger towns as well as in small villages, was as important as any monument or any stunning mountain climb on caminos like the Invierno and Olvidado. Like the two cleaning women in the town hall in Guardo, who spent a long time helping me find a place to stay-- I entered the open building on a Saturday after hours and almost scared them to death, but they wouldn't give up till they found me a hotel and negotiated a good price for me. Incidents like this are so reaffirming of the goodness of humankind-- I always get so much more than I give to so many people on the Camino! [ATTACH=full]15022[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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