
Well - we are almost ready to depart, again...it has now become our annual pilgrimage and we anticipate this all through the winter months! This time, it will be special, because Beni, Julia's son, will be accompanying us. While he and Julia will be starting the walk travelling from Germany-Bilbao-San Sebastian-Bayonne to St. Jean Pied de Port (Aqquitaine, France) on the 15th, and walk up the Pyrenees into Spain, I will be starting two days later, travelling from New York - Madrid - Bilbao - San Sebastian - Pamplona to Roncesvalles, the official starting point in Spain, where my pirgrim passport will be receiving the first 2011 credential (stamp). Still packing, still monitoring the weather forecasts that are showing- incredibly - 25 degree (Celcius) (77 degrees Fahrenheit) in the mountains of Spain, while we are still trying to shake the winter blues in New York.