Thank you all so far.
I found a few things, thoughts, very interesting, things I never thought about:
(by Paulus) No Sir. Won't do that. But, alas, being me, I can't life without a plan. And preferrably a plan B as well...
it's your camino and we all have to do it in our own way for our own reasons
(by JaneB) That is uplifting. Thank you.
You have acknowledged your invitation. Now you are beginning to prepare.
(by papajohn) "Invitation". Hm. Very interesting idea.
On the flip side, always needing to get somewhere by a certain time and a certain date may prove to be not much fun as it does not allow for anything spontaneous.
(by Lora) This is exactly what I need: a destination to reach. Everyday. All my life. That's just the way I am. Oh, and I
am spontaneous, though. Very much so. Ask my dear wife...
What impressed me most was papajohns article. You see, as I've already said, I see things the naturalistic way. Or so I thought... So why made it "click" reading about "the Camino's invitation"? I don't have any connections to northern Spain, to the catholic church, to the Camino - zilch. Zip. So why did I have this beautiful dream for years, me, walking happily a very long distance all on my own - and only after papajohns article this dream, completely forgotten, suddenly popped up in my consciousness?. A dream, reaccuring many times. For years. Why - no idea. Was that "the invitation"? Hey, I'm a naturalist and don't believe in stuff like that! Or am I wrong? Again? On the other hand I see things - please don't laugh - on quantum mechanic levels. That means in my book: we - everything - is ONE. That certainly is naturalistic - and in itself almost religious (and, btw, frowned upon by the late Pope). To say it in my words: "We are all but sparks from the same fire".
And re the "prebooked idea" and lugagge transport, another surprise: talking about that to my wife she said: "Howie, silly you, of course you need lugagge transport. You can't carry a backpack, stupid". Why? After a motorcycle accident and an injured spine a very long time ago I can't carry anything on my back. No way. Couldn't do that for one hour. But I didn't even think about that when I considered the idea to walk the Camino. Why? To repeat myself: buggered if I know...
The more I think about the whole matter the more mystified I am. And the more my plans to walk the Camino intensify. Why? See above...