A Modern-Day Walk Down The Pilgrim's Route Into Spain
Simon & Schuster
March 2005
On Sale: February 22, 2005
272 pages ISBN: 0743261119 EAN: 9780743261111 Kindle: B000FCK32S Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
When Jack Hitt set out to walk the 500 miles from France to
Santiago de Compostela, Spain, he submitted to the rigorous
traditions of Europe's oldest form of packaged tour, a
pilgrimage that has been walked by millions in the history
of Christendom.Off the Road is an unforgettable exploration
of the sites that people believe God once touched: the
strange fortress said to contain the real secret Adam
learned when he bit into the apple; the sites associated
with the murderous monks known as the Knights Templar; and
the places housing relics ranging from a vial of the Virgin
Mary's milk to a sheet of Saint Bartholomew's skin.Along the
way, Jack Hitt finds himself persevering by day and bunking
down by night with an unlikely and colorful cast of fellow
pilgrims -- a Flemish film crew, a drunken gypsy, a
draconian Belgian air force officer, a man who speaks no
languages, a one-legged pilgrim, and a Welsh family with a
mule.In the day-to-day grind of walking under a hot Spanish
sun, Jack Hitt and his cohorts not only find occasional good
meals and dry shelter but they also stumble upon some fresh
ideas about old-time zealotry and modern belief. Off the
Road is an engaging and witty travel memoir of an offbeat
journey through history that turns into a provocative
rethinking of the past.
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