Ah, back again home. Trip back was a little precarious. The lines at the Austin Airport for security were hugely long due to the festival travelers. We barely got on board and people got left behind. Man, but once we were in the air things were good. We watched the dawn from up high.

So, Felipe how did it go? Man, what a dream to be treated so. Camino people flew into Austin to help out for one. Carol came from California to be our handler. That sounds funny but she was great at worrying about getting us where we were supposed to be on time and looking good. Karin, major film buff and the owner of the Breckenridge Theatre called the Speakeasy flew in to travel with us and I called her our bodyguard. Local Camino folks offered their homes to put us all up. Erika did that and served a huge brunch for all the Camino people that we could round up on Sunday. The hospitality was five star!

One of our events also served as the very first meeting of the totally brand new Austin chapter of APOC. Oh, that’s American Pilgrims on the Camino. Yea, how cool is that! A lady named Claire was heading that up. We played a part in history there.

Probably the two high points for me were attending the two showings of Phil’s Camino and participating in the question and answer sessions afterward along with Annie, Todd and Jessica. The film was received very well both times and the Q and A’s were amazing. I was just so unselfconscious then up answering queries and being Phil or maybe more Felipe genuinely. Having people to handle the details left me to concentrate on the issues that people wanted to hear about. And the film is so solid and St James is there and I/we just have to smile and enjoy ourselves really. The film has a life of it’s own and it progresses at it’s own pace and surprises us all the time.

So, many great connections were made and new opportunities are opening up. We talked with many folks from hither and yon and made plans for future get togethers and confluences. And then last evening we the crew had a chance to meet in a quiet place and put it in perspective. Unfortunately Annie wasn’t feeling well and couldn’t be there. But for me the important thing that came out of that was the notion that we were incredibly lucky to be in South by Southwest. And two was Todd and Jessica talking about how they just wanted to make a really good movie aside from thoughts of festivals and competition. And they did in Spades and people respond. Just simple like that.

Yea, there is more to unpack from this trip for you and we will tomorrow. For now Catherine y Dana are going to be here in a moment to walk and have tapas. Time to get back to what we do best, walk in the mud and talk celestial. What fun. It’s all a heady time.

We are blessed, love, Felipe.