I just looked at the number four Beatitude because I thought of moving ahead but then thought better of it. I need to mull that one over before starting to write about it. Forget when the last time I reviewed these was but I had written extensively on them over the years. But they seem new and fresh as I uncover them here in 2021. That’s a good thing, right?

So maybe we will stick with the names and dawns theme of number three. Here are some dawns that I remember just as examples of what goes on and how we learn. This was the first night that we were together in the first albergue. I remember Kelly my walking partner and Todd of the film crew being involved. I had the new IPad Mini with me to write the blog on and I volunteered to work the alarm to wake us up in the morning. Of course I screwed things up and jumped up at something like 2:30 and was cramming stuff in my pack and getting my guys up. Some bright individual did double check the time and found the flaw. Needless to say I was relieved of that duty. So, we were quickly discovering each other’s weak and strong points and learning how to forgive and move on.

Another early morn I remember waking at an albergue and noticing that my pack had fallen over and my gear had spilled out. Not only that but a lot of early risers had walked out past me in the dark and had spread stuff out the door and down the hall. Yike, my sacred stuff. Right? But after a while stuff becomes less and less sacred because you are giving it away and other people are giving you what you need when you need it.

Lastly a Kelly in the dawn story. Somehow we were outside the place where we had slept and we were loading our packs on a bench in the semi light. Maybe we had brought our stuff out in an armload to pack where we could see. Anyway Kelly can think out load a lot at times. And he was doing that and I being a little hard of hearing was spending too much energy trying to listen to him because I thought well it is all something important. I was getting steamed and he was just jabbering away with himself. But his debate was over his fleece. Now that we were out of the mountains should he keep carrying it? But he may need it and it would be so welcome. But his pack was feeling so heavy. But maybe there was something else he could throw away. But oh, he might need that sometime too. On and on and I had to listen to it. Sound familiar? Of course, we all had this same debate.

Walking in a minute. Tomorrow I have a dental appointment in the afternoon in Seattle so the regular scheduled walk at 3:30 is canceled. This happens occasionally, sorry.

snow in the mountains loves, Felipé.