I received another email today around 12:52 pm (local time and 6:52pm Spain time). She made it to Pamplona and is staying at an Alburgue Casa Paderborn. She states it's run by Germans and is very quaint and appears nice.
Around 3:00pm, we had FaceTime and she was in good spirits. I think she is getting the hang of it now. ;-)
As for the home front, the boys and I observed the 911 Presidential speech at Ground Zero. It's amazing how 11 years had passed and yet feels like it just happened. We share respects to those who have fallen here on US soil and abroad and to their loved ones!
I also walked the other children to school this morning and we all enjoyed the cooler fall weather. Low 60's in the morning and highs of upper 70's during the day.
I'm settling into a routine now and have enjoyed the time with the family while working from home.
It's dinner time and ready for a relaxing evening.....
He Follows She Who Follows Shells...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
FaceTime
This afternoon Neve sent me an email and a text that she was in a small custodial town called, Zubiri. Her final destination for the day was to be Larassoana, but her fellow Pilgrims walked ahead and reserved the last bed in Zubiri.
Once there, she found a local restaurant with free Wifi and finally had a chance to use her new iPad3 with FaceTime. I was working on my laptop finishing up a conference call and was able to chat face-face with her while she sat at the bar. My 3 sons were able to visually converse with her without any pixelation degredation or lagging voice to video interference. The sound was clear, until it began raining over there and all the Pilgrims started piling into the restaurant chatting and began singing songs.... It reminded me of the time Neve and I were in Southwest France and started hearing the chants and songs of excited soccer fans from our tent in the wee early morning hours (excuse me... 'futbol' fans)
She introduced us to about 6+ Pilgrims and they all looked in great spirits. It must be a rush to have various international people congregate to fulfill a common goal that thousands of people have done over a 1000 years.... How exhilerating!
I can see why her spirits were up, especially after that jaunt over the Pyrenees Mountains. She didn't even mention anything about her feet or blisters.... (I'll give props to those hybrid crosstraining/running Brooks shoes that she opted for over her hiking boots!) Although, I did notice her nose was a bit shiny red from 3 days of sun. (Note to Neve: use that nice full brim hat from REI and more sunblock :-)
The FaceTime worked like a charm and she was fully enlightened about my homeschool itinerary for the boys and how everyone was doing sans Mama.
She said the earplugs worked like a charm the night before. Actually, she said it worked so well they she slept way late and they had to wake her up.....
Dormir bien, mi cansado peregrino!
Once there, she found a local restaurant with free Wifi and finally had a chance to use her new iPad3 with FaceTime. I was working on my laptop finishing up a conference call and was able to chat face-face with her while she sat at the bar. My 3 sons were able to visually converse with her without any pixelation degredation or lagging voice to video interference. The sound was clear, until it began raining over there and all the Pilgrims started piling into the restaurant chatting and began singing songs.... It reminded me of the time Neve and I were in Southwest France and started hearing the chants and songs of excited soccer fans from our tent in the wee early morning hours (excuse me... 'futbol' fans)
She introduced us to about 6+ Pilgrims and they all looked in great spirits. It must be a rush to have various international people congregate to fulfill a common goal that thousands of people have done over a 1000 years.... How exhilerating!
I can see why her spirits were up, especially after that jaunt over the Pyrenees Mountains. She didn't even mention anything about her feet or blisters.... (I'll give props to those hybrid crosstraining/running Brooks shoes that she opted for over her hiking boots!) Although, I did notice her nose was a bit shiny red from 3 days of sun. (Note to Neve: use that nice full brim hat from REI and more sunblock :-)
The FaceTime worked like a charm and she was fully enlightened about my homeschool itinerary for the boys and how everyone was doing sans Mama.
She said the earplugs worked like a charm the night before. Actually, she said it worked so well they she slept way late and they had to wake her up.....
Dormir bien, mi cansado peregrino!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Roncesvalles
Today we received several emails and texts from our American Pilgrim.....
She was under Pierre umbrellas drinking refreshments in Roncesvalles with free Wifi. She wrote last night's alburgue was an old prison. She was aware of the tired Pilgrims who snored, but witnessed it first hand so much that she slept outside. haha
Tonight she is Roncesvalles as the 'wife of the Alburgue'. She is sharing a 4 bunkbed cubicle room with a Father and son from Montana and her new friend David from the UK. She noted that there is a strict 10pm lights out and will venture out in the morning.
She declared that yesterday's walk was the most difficult one thus far... (her first real day ;-)
So hopefully she will rest up for her trip to Pamplona.
For the home front, juggling weekend work and Mr. Mom duties is quite a handful but manageable since the kiddos are sooooo understanding and wonderful. They miss their Mom but have occupied themselves making love notes and drawings for her return. I provide them with a nightly update of what I receive from Neve and they are fully aware of her where abouts on her pilgrimage.
We are slowly cleaning the houseday by day and I am working on the yard in my 'free' time......
hopefully we'll get an update in the morning since she will be 6 hours ahead.....
She was under Pierre umbrellas drinking refreshments in Roncesvalles with free Wifi. She wrote last night's alburgue was an old prison. She was aware of the tired Pilgrims who snored, but witnessed it first hand so much that she slept outside. haha
Tonight she is Roncesvalles as the 'wife of the Alburgue'. She is sharing a 4 bunkbed cubicle room with a Father and son from Montana and her new friend David from the UK. She noted that there is a strict 10pm lights out and will venture out in the morning.
She declared that yesterday's walk was the most difficult one thus far... (her first real day ;-)
So hopefully she will rest up for her trip to Pamplona.
For the home front, juggling weekend work and Mr. Mom duties is quite a handful but manageable since the kiddos are sooooo understanding and wonderful. They miss their Mom but have occupied themselves making love notes and drawings for her return. I provide them with a nightly update of what I receive from Neve and they are fully aware of her where abouts on her pilgrimage.
We are slowly cleaning the houseday by day and I am working on the yard in my 'free' time......
hopefully we'll get an update in the morning since she will be 6 hours ahead.....
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