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A long (winding) road.
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An even more poignant song. Harry Lauder was a famous Scottish music hall entertainer. This is a song written after his only son was killed in battle during World War 1 – ‘On 28th December 1916, Harry's only son John Lauder, who was a Captain in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was killed at Pozières’, so it would have sad resonances for the audiences who heard it. ​


Keep Right on to the End of the Road​


Every road through life is a long, long road,
Filled with joys and sorrows too,
As you journey on how your heart will yearn
For the things most dear to you.
With wealth and love 'tis so,
But onward we must go.

Chorus:
Keep right on to the end of the road,
Keep right on to the end,
If the way be long, let your heart be strong,
Keep right on round the bend.
If you're tired and weary still journey on,
Till you come to your happy abode,
Where all you love that you're dreaming of
Will be there at the end of the road.

With a big stout heart to a long steep hill,
We may get there with a smile,
With a good kind thought and an end in view,
We may cut short many a mile.
So let courage every day
Be your guiding star always.

Sir Harry Lauder


 
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How beautiful.

dick bird said:
Where all you love that you're dreaming of
Will be there at the end of the road.
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How many wee boys died thus.. and still do..
 
These glorious photos remind me of the last three stanzas of the J.R.R. Tolkien poem, "The Roads Go Ever On":

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone.
Let others follow, if they can!
Let them a journey new begin.
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.

Still 'round the corner there may wait
A new road or secret gate;
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.
 
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David Tallan said:
Usually I walked out of a sunrise. I had to turn around to see them. I think on the Madrid and the Portugues there were times when we walked a bit more east than west, though.
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I think sir, that you have spotted my very blatant error!!
 
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markie6 said:
heading for Reliegos ?
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No idea! I confess to having lost access to the 900 photos in an easy way.
I count on experts to advise... or I will check with my walking companion . She took the photo. We shared them all. In those days, every number of days, reels were handed in and returned, somehow. I was not the tech person in the duo! I will get back to you.
What I do recall is that the road had been delegated to virtually unused with a new super road to the right. Also, the trees were baby trees and I would love to see how they have they have survived.
 
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ChrissyandElise said:
@Purky this top photo is so beautiful - where did you take it
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That was on the stretch between San Antón Convent and Castrojeriz. There's a nasty 12% uphill bit, and that photo is on the downhill after. In fact, not more than three hours later on that same day, I found myself making the photo that would become my avatar. A very nice day, photo-wise.

EDIT: Alto de Mostelares?
 
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Long (winding, and sometimes misty) road.

(Really enjoying these - thanks so much)

EDIT: Location is Firmi, chemin saint jacques de compostelle (10June2019)
 

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Thank you @DoughnutANZ for starting this thread. I like seeing everyone’s photos as they bring back wonderful camino memories and you inspired me to watch the slideshow of my VdlP photos taken last year. I wish I was back there !
 
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I like seeing everyone’s photos as they bring back wonderful camino memories and you inspired me to watch the slideshow of my VdlP photos taken last year. I wish I was back there !
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Then you may also like the thread:
On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time

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Aliens teleported all the pilgrims to another solar system? Or wasn't there a Mavel superhero movie where almost everyone disintegrated all at once into dust? Could that have happened here?
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If it did, the conspiracy was very effective in keeping it out of the newspapers. Or maybe this section doesn't have to be as terrible as people make out it is, even in the busy times of year.
 
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Being no longer able to walk Caminos (or anything much at all) I rely on Google Street View and on Camino Frances this is coming out of Pamplona.

The pano format allows you to see ahead as well as where you came from (and the sides of course) and you can use the arrows to "walk" either direction.

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Babyboomergirl said:
Thank you @DoughnutANZ for starting this thread. I like seeing everyone’s photos as they bring back wonderful camino memories and you inspired me to watch the slideshow of my VdlP photos taken last year. I wish I was back there !
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Then you may also like the thread:
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Thanks for the nod, @DoughnutANZ !
So nice to have two lovely photo threads. No arguments, just memories and beautiful images.

Here's the link for the One-a-Day photo thread. A thread for any kind of camino pics, just one at a time.
 
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But my longest straight road photo was taken near Santo Domingo de la Calzada on the Camino Frances

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I may have taken a similar picture but if I had it didn't survive an SD card mishap. I do have these from the same location, although they break the road theme. There is another theme.
 
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