A continuing journey from Tarifa to the Pyrenees.

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Caravaca de la Cruz

Dear friends,
I have finished my walk.
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Caminante, son tus huellas
el camino y nada más;
caminante, no hay camino,
se hace camino al andar.
Al andar se hace camino
y al volver la vista atrás
se ve la senda que nunca
se ha de volver a pisar.

Antonio Machado
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Here´s a slightly less bad translation than Babelfish´s.

Wayfarer, your footsteps are the road,
and nothing more;
wayfarer, there is no road,
the road is made by walking.
By walking you make the road,
and when you look back
you see the path that
you will never will tread again.
___
A wayfarer in Spain

posted by a wayfarer in Spain at 2:48 pm

10 Comments:

  • Congratulations

    I was trying to send you a message but my new cell phone doesn't work as I would like.
    My family is very happy about you and your project. Enjoy your time in Caravaca. It has many things to see.
    Let me know your plans for the inmediate future.
    I want to say again that you've done something special and very extraordinary.
    Hug, José Alberto

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:15 pm  

  • Ok, Impossible to reach you.
    I tried to send a message with my cell phone and my sister's cell phone. They don't work.
    I tried to call from my fixed phone, and it seems that you are talking now.
    Anyway, I'll pick you up in Bullas Town Hall at the time you want. I'll try to call you again later.
    Congratulations again for your big effort

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:54 pm  

  • Congratulations, Dave. You're a real star. I never knew you had it in you.

    By Blogger a wayfarer in Spain, at 4:00 pm  

  • why do i know that bit of poem?

    maggie x

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:19 pm  

  • Because you know every bit of poem in every language known to man, and some more besides.

    By Blogger a wayfarer in Spain, at 4:34 pm  

  • Congratulations, hugs and kisses from Anne-Marie and Jo

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:57 pm  

  • Rest your blisters

    Jo x

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:59 pm  

  • Dave

    Well done - hope you have a well deserved rest now for a few days. You need to get your strength up for next week!

    By Blogger Unknown, at 11:05 pm  

  • For those of you who's Spanish is as bad as mine, here is Babelfish's translation of the poem:

    Traveller, the way is your tracks and nothing else; traveller, is no way, becomes way when walking. When walking way becomes and when returning the Vista back sees the footpath that never is had to return to be above.

    doesn't seem to have the same ring to it in English.....

    By Blogger Unknown, at 11:30 pm  

  • Well done!It's been very hard but you have been stronger. At last a bit of rest. I am very proud of you. Congratulations!!!amanda

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:21 am  

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