fans of the bourne ultimatum will recognise this quote from the movie. as the CIA operatives were debating whether bourne was hostile or friendly to the agency the chief dropped this line and the decision was made to eliminate him
as i prepared for our first challenging walk of our pilgrimage, crossing the pyrennes, i might have hoped that a more devout or pious sentiment would occur to me. unfortuntely it was this dour comment that came to mind.
we did have to prepare for the worst because just as we set out it started to rain, then the wind blew. at one point we discussed whether what we were experiencing was hail or sleet or snow. the jury is still out on that one. i seriously thought i might get frost bite at one stage. half of my mouth seemed to go numb and i was imagining my life with half a mouth on my face. my hands also went beyond stinging freezing
i should point out that we were advised not to go this route because of the likely bad weather even though it is more scenic. the advice was right about both. the vistas were magnificent and despite the conditions we have lived to tell the tale.
hospitality had been fantastic. we stayed at a farmhouse our first night and had a long and delicious french farmhouse meal there. tonight we are at roncevalle and staying at a pilgrim hostel which is comfortable and warm with plenty of facilities
goodnight all
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glad you survived the sleet storm! and glad you also got to see some views. we hiked up a mountian in Austria once, only to be confronted by thick fog on all sides when we reached the top! So much for seeing all the way to Italy...
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It sounds as if you need to keep a separate journal to keep track of all the unexpected things you'll have to go back for to experience in full. Love to you both. We're off on a little trip of our own this week up north. I can't wait to veg out in Boat Harbour.
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