Questions

Note: if you see yourself in any of these questions, please understand you are not the only ones that have asked them. As I make my way through my family and friends telling them about my Camino, I get asked many very interesting questions. Now most of the time these questions are coming from people who (a) don't go outside; (B) don't walk around the block (c) apparently don't realize that Spain is bigger than they thought. The most prevalent was: Do you have good shoes? My immediate first thought is shoes? I need shoes? Really thanks for thinking about that for me. Usually after I answer about the shoes, they ask "Are they broken in real well?" Again I think you mean I should actually put them on my feet BEFORE I leave? Who knew?? The next most popular question is: "500 miles, how far is that?" I usually answer 500 miles. They respond not but really how far is that? And again I say 500 miles. Then the last question: "Is Spain 500 miles across?" My response is usually: "no we just walk all the way across until we hit the ocean and keep going until we get to 500 miles. Then without fail comes: "Well if you keep walking what country is on the other side of Spain? I respond USA. The looks from that answer usually stop the questions. So thanks to all of my family and friends!