Details of talks given by Penelope Buckley
I am in my 70s and a keen cyclist having completed several long distance rides, mostly in France. The longest (1276 mls) from Bournemouth to Santiago de Compostela in north west Spain. This was on the pilgrimage route, the Camino. I speak french with a modest ability and now look after pilgrims in a refuge in central France for a fortnight in the summer.
My talk, 'What it takes to be an *hospitalière on the Camino de Santiago' is 45- 60 minutes long, based on a PowerPoint presentation.
*hospitalier (ière) - a person who looks after pilgrims in a refuge.