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I have been traveling for over three months now so have postponed completing my blog detailing my walk until I return home . Winewater.com is my blog from Easter 2013 to May 8th.
A story begun but as of yet,unfinished.
I'll look forward to the rest of my story and yours.
Reading the threads from this interesting discussion revealed a tendency to judge,"self righteous, and pilgrim snobs" while condemning others for perceived judgments!
Goodness! There is a huge difference from those sleeping in Albergues,walking with a pack and walking every day to hostels and...
I decided that I would walk the Camino and two weeks later my husband decided to walk as well. We have traveled together extensively in Latin and Central America but this trip came from a very deep place in me and for my husband it stared out as another opportunity to speak Spanish.
The very...
Shortly after talking with someone from my community about his Camino, I knew I would walk. There was no question in my mind, no conflict and seven months later I flew into Madrid and two days later I was walking. The questions( why the hell am I doing this?) and conflicts(!why the hell am I...
Intending to walk the mountain pass out of St. Jean in March ,we were met with enough discouragement from locals plus the recent death of a pilgrim to change our minds . We started our walk from Roncesvalles instead and looked at our disappointments and accepted and knew we missed nothing at...
The definitive drink of the Camino for me was the wine poured from the hand and grown from the handful of vines from the yard of the Spaniard who invited us into his home . I shall never taste it's equal.
I am beginning to think that it does not matter when we go! I arrived on the Camino in the snow and walked through mud puddles and road slides and cold and then hot! It worked perfectly. Ok, not overly crowded but plenty to deal with on the road.
It is true is it not,that we do not know what is going on with others who are walking beside us. When our critical and judging minds appear we need to remember that fact. We have a long way to go and the more friends we have on the path the richer the experience.
There are easier ways to lose weight than walking 500 miles carrying a pack! In my non Camino life I am very careful about my diet,no bread or sugars while maintaining a daily exercise routine.
On the Camino, I ate and drank everything I was offered and more and lost 15 pounds. I did not...
Walking 38 days on the Camino, we had two near misses with our bicycle friends. One was minor and just a little scare but another was very close to a hit and scared us and soon after we were dealing with some anger about this. We finally met a solo bicyclist from Barcelona who had a meal with...
Recent pilgrims assured me , before my journey, that the best part of the Camino would be the people I met. A bit of a scoff from me as I felt I had already wonderful people in my life and was not as interested in this aspect.
From Roncesvalles to Burgos , I became part of seven walking...
You do your best to prepare for your walk. Shoes,pack,gear ,maps ?,guide book?,and then you walk. It is joy. It is difficult. You get lost and then you find your way. Letting go of what you think it should be will grow trust in what is. It is body mind and heart working together.
Of course it is your Camino. But, I pose the question wondering if one is truly a pilgrim if controlling emergencies or or our ideas of pain is part of the plan? We can be vacationers,walkers,travelers and the like and take the Camino but are we truly pilgrims trying to control so much with our...
Yes, congratulations! We love to walk and we love to tell our stories about our walk and read other's stories too! I do look forward to reading your story.
There are many things we think we can not do,like live with what we carry for a month or more,or walk every day in the snow,in the rain,in the blazing heat,or love strangers almost instantly or eat meat and potatoes every day. But we do. We let go of our preferences and accept what is.
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