Well, its over for a while. After walking nearly a hundred miles, crossing the Pyrenees Mts. , celebrating my birthday at a dinner in Roncesvalles made special by a multinational rendition of "Happy Birthday" from the crowd of pilgrims there and revelling in the sheer joy of being together with Joan walking in such a wonderful place, we've had to call it quits. There is something wrong with me that just saps my energy and walking in Spain is just not fun any more- to say nothing of not safe.
So we are calling a halt in Logrono and taking a bus tomorrow to Madrid, spending the night at an airport hotel and flying back to Boston on Wednesday. I feel horrible about raining on a parade that meant so much to us and for which we gad planned so long. But we will be back to finish the journey and we have learned so much abiut what to do differently next time when we pick up in Logrono again. We'll talk more about that later. We want to say "Muchas Gracias" to everyone who has supported us along The Way and given us their' love and energy. Your emails and Facebook posts have meant a lot, especially in these past few days of doubt and uncertainty.
Stay tuned for the next chapter. Team Turtle will be back!!
