Chronicles of Spain, 1966 \u201cAmerican Passport\u201d<\/p>\n
(bodhisattva connotes a being who is \u2018bound for enlightenment\u2019; a person whose aim is to become fully enlightened.)<\/p>\n
American Passport<\/p>\n
By Kate Chamberlin<\/p>\n
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Aloud tap on the Citreon\u2019s driver\u2019s window woke the four of us up from a sound sleep. We\u2019d driven south until our eyes drooped, but, there was no inn or hostel in sight. We\u2019d pulled over into, what was probably a scenic look-out spot, put our heads back, and slept.<\/p>\n
La Guardia tapping on my window said we couldn\u2019t spend the night there. An inn was about two miles ahead of us. We left and found clean beds to sleep in. The morning\u2019s sunny view of a harbor, little boats, and greenery was picture postcard perfect.<\/p>\n
I drove our little Estropizio\u00a0 the rest of the way to the border of Gibraltar. We spent a few minutes atop the rock, posing with the little monkeys, who made their home there.<\/p>\n
We boarded a boat and sailed through the Straights of Gibraltar to Algeciras, Morocco. The totally foreign sights of the garb people wore, smells of the exotic food, and crowds were intimidating. Adding to our fear was the dire warning to not take any photos of anything.<\/p>\n
Once back on the mainland of Gibraltar, we relaxed in Estropizio and headed for the Spanish border. We happened to be behind a car of four British girls we\u2019d met in Gibraltar. At the border, the gardarmes had them pull over to the side of the road and they all got out.<\/p>\n
When we pulled up to the stop spot, he asked for our passports, looked at them, and waved us onward.\u00a0 Apparently, relations between Spain and England over the ownership of \u201cthe rock\u201d, was still a festering sore.<\/p>\n
I was very appreciative of the positive influence of my American passport. My Mother, however, would have paled at any descriptions of my Arabian tales. So, I didn\u2019t tell her.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m still on my journey toward bodhisattva and when I\u2019ve achieved full enlightenment,<\/p>\n
I will tell my Mother.<\/p>\n
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