The Film "The Way"

Now that I'm back I realize how very blessed I was with the weather. I've continued morning walks but the Hilton Head humidity has set in...walking the Camino with higher heat or humidity would have really slowed me down or brought my walking to a halt.
Someone asked about the people in our group...we were a group in only one definition. We all ate together each evening and slept in the same B&B farm house. Other than that we were solo. Someone else asked if everyone in the group was inspired by Martin Sheen's movie...The Way.
1. Joyce & Paul, A 72 yo couple from New York city...he is still a practicing attorney..bringing mal practice cases against medical device companies. They had heard about the movie...didn't see it.
2. Carmen & Winston, newly retired teachers from Malta, a couple married 45 years, they never heard of the film. I loved this couple..I learned alot about Malta...I never knew where it was before I met them.
3. Suzanne, a 43 yo theater actress from NYC heard about the film...did not see it
4. Patty and Solveg, two sister in-laws in their 50's from Reno NV and San Diego, had seen it
5.Boris, handsome Chilean man in his 50's , high official in the government of interior did not understand English..but very cute
6. Maria, 33 yo psychologist from Uruguay  hardly spoke English...got tendinitis second day out.
7. Lisalette, Global HR director for the UN...mostly UNICEF positions (  German national), travels between Africa and North Korea lives in NYC and Germany. About 50...very interesting but regimented. Had the perfect hiking wear and walking sticks...never complained or got any blisters.
8. Janet, her co-worker another UN Human Resource person from Jamaica, quiet..never saw the movie
9. Edwardo, Puerto Rican, retired salesman. Very charming and fun.
10. Sue Duetsch my friend of 35 years from Boston who I hadn't seen in 2 years...but when I told her about my idea to walk The Camino..she said " I'm in" Sue is a grandmother, marketing manager and sells real estate now in Pinehurst NC....She saw the film after she was committed.
A happy pilgrim completing 100 kilometers

So for our group the film didn't impact them...except perhaps me.