tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post4654820485954581727..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Day 42: Bourg Saint-Pierre To The Col Du Grand Saint-BernardThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-72179427248084111232014-11-13T20:35:01.502+00:002014-11-13T20:35:01.502+00:00Oh, thanks so much for your comment, Dritanje!Oh, thanks so much for your comment, Dritanje!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-78450883473531641252014-11-10T20:34:40.154+00:002014-11-10T20:34:40.154+00:00What an amazing experience, and thanks so much for...What an amazing experience, and thanks so much for sharing it all with us. I know it's taken me a bit of time to catch up with your journey. The San Bernadino pass I haven't seen for decades, after hitch hiking through Switzerland, heading east. The pass was barely open, it was winter, the road covered in ice... I thought - I must come back here some day, well, there's still time and your pictorial journal encourages...dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-30635650646755854482014-10-29T09:26:42.782+00:002014-10-29T09:26:42.782+00:00We are itching for another adventure ourselves... ...We are itching for another adventure ourselves... just got the home/family duties keeping us still... oh, and the financial considerations! So it was enjoyable to read about/see someone else's stories/pics.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-81121510483605470842014-10-29T08:45:26.739+00:002014-10-29T08:45:26.739+00:00Yes, to just keep on going... very appealing... to...Yes, to just keep on going... very appealing... to be honest, if I were able, I'd go back tomorrow and walk the second half to Rome...<br /><br />Thanks for reading, Rachel!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-91636758176775046142014-10-29T08:34:53.821+00:002014-10-29T08:34:53.821+00:00What a lovely trip to have had. Don't you just...What a lovely trip to have had. Don't you just want to keep on going sometimes..? <br />We went to Bellingham on our big North American journey a few years back. It was a lovely friendly place. Lots of second hand bookshops (in the Fairhaven area anyway).<br />Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-21300833672233193112014-10-24T19:30:05.696+01:002014-10-24T19:30:05.696+01:00Thanks, all, for taking the time to comment — I...Thanks, all, for taking the time to comment — I'm overwhelmed by your appreciative remarks.<br /><br />Sorry I'm not replying individually as I normally do, but I value each and every comment very much. To think that I held your attention for such a long period during this blog series is quite amazing!<br /><br />I'm very struck by what Amanda writes, and by Joseph Campbell's thoughts on the returning traveller: 'Not only must s/he go into the dark woods but s/he must bring back the jewel s/he has found and find a way to assimilate that gift into the world at large.' I hope I may have done a little of this by sharing my account. However, the biggest jewel, and how to recognise and assimilate it, I'm probably not yet aware of.<br /><br />Am — I can't remember the names of those Bellingham walkers; indeed, I don't know if I ever knew them (which is most untypical of me, as usually I make a point of asking names and remembering them). I'm convinced, though, that one day you will see them around your town.<br /><br />Thanks again, everyone, and may we continue to accompany each other from time to time on our respective journeys. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-86195706499865576212014-10-24T10:07:46.044+01:002014-10-24T10:07:46.044+01:00Yes, bravo! for the journey, the reflection, and f...Yes, bravo! for the journey, the reflection, and for telling the tale so openly and captivatingly. I've enjoyed every step, especially the people stories.<br /><br />That was an abrupt end to a challenging and glorious climb. I like Amanda's comment about that. I guess you had to meet an "uncharming" reality sooner than expected. Who knows, maybe one of those teens quietly observed you and thought maybe they might get off the bus one day and hike a thousand kilometers.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-4767116657517574962014-10-23T20:56:21.586+01:002014-10-23T20:56:21.586+01:00I think my earlier comment on your final VF postin...I think my earlier comment on your final VF posting got lost in cyberspace. In any event, I want to join the chorus of gratitude for the well documented postings that allowed your readers to enjoy the journey themselves, if only vicariously. Well done, my friend.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-39173254776459819472014-10-23T15:28:47.952+01:002014-10-23T15:28:47.952+01:00I've loved sharing your journey, even if only ...I've loved sharing your journey, even if only for part of the way. And the Dylan quote to accompany your quiet arrival is apt. Perhaps the best celebrations of victory are those that play quietly in one's mind. The din of Disneyfied teens on the train seem a jarring foil to your journey, but yet, this moving back into 'reality' recalls Joseph Campbell's words about the hero's journey. Not only must s/he go into the dark woods but he must bring back the jewel s/he has found and find a way to assimilate that gift into the world at large. Blessings be as you ease back home. xoxoAmanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-14149594742604655842014-10-23T14:38:04.824+01:002014-10-23T14:38:04.824+01:00Robert, I have been following you all along, with ...Robert, I have been following you all along, with a cup of tea, my morning began by reading your blog posting. Thank you for taking me along on a most interesting and wonderful pilgrimage. Blessings IngridIngridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160908069290200462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-1196180691234668152014-10-23T08:38:08.967+01:002014-10-23T08:38:08.967+01:00A fascinating journey - thank you.A fascinating journey - thank you.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-83814011362988355842014-10-23T02:19:12.667+01:002014-10-23T02:19:12.667+01:00What a gift that your long-distance walking, photo...What a gift that your long-distance walking, photography, and writing can be shared in this way that is so immediate and renewing.<br /><br />Bellingham is a small town. I imagine that I will run into that couple out walking one of these days.<br /><br />It is mysterious the way words from songs by Dylan come to us spontaneously.<br /><br />Thank you for bringing us with you on this splendid walk!amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-90735610798386495022014-10-22T23:39:45.039+01:002014-10-22T23:39:45.039+01:00Bravo! I have loved following along with you. Th...Bravo! I have loved following along with you. Thank you so much for the adventure.<br />PamScrapsofMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693478395327191255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-34541277550374643702014-10-22T22:38:59.358+01:002014-10-22T22:38:59.358+01:00I've enjoyed your journey, Robert. Looking for...I've enjoyed your journey, Robert. Looking forward to wherever is next. Perhaps Chemin de Vézelay?Timecheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655966328174898998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-48683517852957949622014-10-22T21:57:56.435+01:002014-10-22T21:57:56.435+01:00I joined you near the end, but what I saw and read...I joined you near the end, but what I saw and read was worthwhile. Thanks.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-65640179859728590412014-10-22T19:25:26.679+01:002014-10-22T19:25:26.679+01:00And I have walked with you in my mind every step o...And I have walked with you in my mind every step of the way Robert. It has been a journey for me too - wonderful. Bit of an anti climax at the end when 'civilisation' caught up with you again. It makes you wish for the days before mechanisation when your return journey would have been just as arduous but much more peaceful. Glad you made it though.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-15688847871015538572014-10-22T18:17:07.412+01:002014-10-22T18:17:07.412+01:00This has been so wonderful and spectacular for me ...This has been so wonderful and spectacular for me to follow. Huge thanks! <br /><br />The summer just before I was diagnosed with that icky disease and had to slow down rapidly, we were getting just ready to cycle from Andermatt uphill to the Rhone glacier/spring and then down along the river to Geneva and - weather, money and time permitting - as far as we could get towards the Rhone delta at the Mediterranean coast. Alas, things didn't quite work out that way but I am still planning to do bits of it, maybe in combination with railway/boats. <br /><br />Anyway, for now, I had the pleasure of "walking" with you. Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-7696487440621295102014-10-22T16:45:59.750+01:002014-10-22T16:45:59.750+01:00Reading your posts in the morning has been the gre...Reading your posts in the morning has been the greatest joy of my life for the past few weeks. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing journey.Jessicanoreply@blogger.com