So Long Marianne Well you know that I love to live with you, But you make me forget so very much. I forgot to pray for the angels And then the angels forgot to pray for us. Leonard Cohen Take This Waltz There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking They've been sentenced to death by the blues Leonard Cohen Last night in the albergue was the worst night yet! The loud chorus of snores rocked the room. The effects of a good drinking session were now cl...

Beautiful Boy Close your eyes Have no fear The monster's gone He's on the run and your daddy's here Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Before you go to sleep Say a little prayer Every day in every way It's getting better and better Out on the ocean sailing away I can hardly wait To see you come of age But I guess we'll both just have to be patient 'Cause it's a long way to go A hard row...

Start Close In Start close in, don't take the second step or the third. Start with the first thing close in the step you don't want to take. Start with the ground you know, the pale ground beneath your feet your own way of starting the conversation. Start with your own question give up on other people's questions don't let them smother something simple. To find another's voice follow your own voice wait until that voice becomes a private ear listening to an...

Do not look back, No one knows how the world ever began, Do not fear the future, nothing lasts forever, If you dwell on the past or future, You will miss the moment Rumi ********************* It's a very early start with a 4am rise, I am fairly shattered after a very broken few hours in bed. I have a decent breakfast - a big bowl of porridge to sustain me for the long day ahead. Andrew picked me up at 5am and the Camino adventure was underway. Thankful...