Walking

This evening I walked home from Green Lane in Leixlip. 47 days to Camino and I need to get some walking in. it wasnt so bad really, took me 1 hour and 3 quarters, a year ago I would not have contemplated walking such a distance, it is was bit of an achievement for me. I just need to build on it.
I took the 67 bus to Maynooth this morning. At the Orchard Nurseries a group of handicapped young people got on, mostly Downes Syndrome. They were full of fun and devilment and they made you feel good about yourself whether you liked it or not. On a later bus a young man gets on in the same spot, he has Downes and always sits on the seat in the middle of the bus facing backwards. He has an ipod and an i phone, wears large headphones and sings along with the music with great gusto. He has awful work between the phone and the ipod and when he catches your eye he gives you a huge big smile, his whole face lights up.