I envy your calm before the flight. I have not flown for 14 years after suddenly developing some sort of claustrophobia on the plane while it is getting ready for takeoff. I'm fine after that. My Dad had a small plane so have flown since childhood. In fact have gone around the world in my...
I understand completely. After losing someone so significant it feels like coming to the end of a timeline on video software. Where do I go from here? You know it just can't stop but can't seem to find the right 'clip' to insert without that person being a huge part of it. Then you realize...
Thank you. I know that many people walk the Camino following the deaths of someone dear to them. I wonder how their grief is affected by the journey. Was it helpful? Was it more for themselves or for dedication to the deceased?
Thank you Allan for your kind words and encouragement. In retrospect, I think that my Camino began when I was informed of my husband's death but I had not attached a 'word' to it yet. I had not heard about this pilgrimage until one month ago. Since then, I have immersed myself into...
I very much like this approach. I just recently told some friends that I have plans to do the Camino in 2016 and that I need to take time to train over the next 18 mos. or so. I will be 68 then and figure that it will take that amount of time to adequately prepare. Many of them were perplexed...
It's either that or dementia. Personally, I think that I can do more than my body will currently permit. So, my solution is to bring my body up to speed. That works to a certain extent. Can't mess with entropy. In the end, it winds. No way around it. But I still believe in maximizing what...
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