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[QUOTE="AikidoSteve, post: 164332, member: 18426"] I am an infrequent lurker on this forum and almost never a responder but this topic is so dear to me that I feel the need to reply. One of my discoveries on my first (of two caminos) was my love of the dark. I never felt the need to race for a bed in either October or June but my very favorite part of the day was the hour before sunrise. To begin walking in the dark of night and to experience the world waking up is one of the very best parts of my camino experience. I insisted upon solitude for this part of the day and would stop sometime after sunrise for a cup of coffee and chocolate croissant and wait for my traveling companion(s) to join me for the day. My preparation was to pack the night before and to organize my gear so I could quietly carry it all outside and get started without waking others. My alarm was set to vibrate and not ring. It really bothered me when others would be up at the same time and inconsiderately wake the whole albergue. It also really bugged me to be walking in peaceful solitude in the darkness only to feel intruded upon by others with headlamps or engaged in conversation. Yes, this was my own issue to deal with and I spent a lot of time practicing patience and forgiveness and learning to turn off my voice of judgement. This past June, I took my love of the darkness to another level when I did a solo night walk under the full moon on the meseta. I began walking at 1am and walked through until mid-day the following day. I saw no one except an occasional owl and experienced the world in a very different way. Walking through sleeping villages, finding my way by moonlight, noticing and releasing the occasional fear, and feeling immense awe and gratitude for the gifts of darkness, solitude and life. For me, it doesn't get much better. The journey is, after all, a spiritual pilgrimage - at least for me it is - and part of that experience is best found in darkness and solitude. So, yes perhaps I did travel all the way to Spain to miss some of the scenery while walking in the darkness but what I found in that darkness was far more precious and far more important to my soul. So, please, when you see me in the future walking before sunrise, please suspend your judgements of me. I am not racing for a bed; I am experiencing the camino in a way that is most meaningful for me. [/QUOTE]
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