- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2009-2022: CFx6, CP, VdlPx2, Mozarabe, more later.
I am 70 on March 30th, 2024, God willing.
The last 15-16 years, I have walked many Caminos. It has changed me, for the better, At least my woman says so, and she is of course a better judge than I am I believe and hope. I think walking the Camino will change others too, and I hope so.
I plan to take a plane to Barcelona the morning after my 70th birthday, take a taxi to the Saints railway station there and buy a Tarjeta Dorada , and hop on a train to Pamplona (frequent departures) the same afternoon, and start out the day after.
I have understood that my knees are not the same as before; neither is my breath. So I realise that I need shorter days in terms of kms/day, but use more days.
Fortunately, my pension allows me to walk endlessly, but I need to stay (mostly) in albergues, which suits me fine: I like the albergue life: It brings me close to other pilgrims, and makes it easy to socialise. (I try to write in English, not American).
I would love to walk slowly (a necessity these days, anyway), and just suck it in. For newbies: it is easier than you think.
As I have reached my age of 70 (surprisingly, considering that I have not always been kind to my body), I am happy to be able to take on my (final?) walk. It will be the Camino Frances, that for some reason resonates with my heart.
I am looking forward to to seeing again the wide open landscape from the top of the Alto del Perdon, the real start of the Meseta from the top of the Alto del Mostalares, walking the river route into Burgos, and much more. I will stop in places that I earlier years passed by. I will very much smell the roses this time and live in the now.
I was attending a a seminar this afternoon about dementia/Alzheimer, and at my age, I realise I can be hit
by the sh*t from a fan anytime, so it's time to go.
Hope to see ya and share stories and food togehter.. I have many Camino stories after so many years.
Edit: And yes, sitting down and enjoying a cold beer, tortilla, and coffee with orujo (got you, @Tinkatinker ) and watching life walking by.
The last 15-16 years, I have walked many Caminos. It has changed me, for the better, At least my woman says so, and she is of course a better judge than I am I believe and hope. I think walking the Camino will change others too, and I hope so.
I plan to take a plane to Barcelona the morning after my 70th birthday, take a taxi to the Saints railway station there and buy a Tarjeta Dorada , and hop on a train to Pamplona (frequent departures) the same afternoon, and start out the day after.
I have understood that my knees are not the same as before; neither is my breath. So I realise that I need shorter days in terms of kms/day, but use more days.
Fortunately, my pension allows me to walk endlessly, but I need to stay (mostly) in albergues, which suits me fine: I like the albergue life: It brings me close to other pilgrims, and makes it easy to socialise. (I try to write in English, not American).
I would love to walk slowly (a necessity these days, anyway), and just suck it in. For newbies: it is easier than you think.
As I have reached my age of 70 (surprisingly, considering that I have not always been kind to my body), I am happy to be able to take on my (final?) walk. It will be the Camino Frances, that for some reason resonates with my heart.
I am looking forward to to seeing again the wide open landscape from the top of the Alto del Perdon, the real start of the Meseta from the top of the Alto del Mostalares, walking the river route into Burgos, and much more. I will stop in places that I earlier years passed by. I will very much smell the roses this time and live in the now.
I was attending a a seminar this afternoon about dementia/Alzheimer, and at my age, I realise I can be hit
by the sh*t from a fan anytime, so it's time to go.
Hope to see ya and share stories and food togehter.. I have many Camino stories after so many years.
Edit: And yes, sitting down and enjoying a cold beer, tortilla, and coffee with orujo (got you, @Tinkatinker ) and watching life walking by.
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