We often speak about the number of times some of us have walked the Camino and the experiences never seem to be the same. We get hurt, we find someone, we get lost, we lose our Way...so many scenarios. All the same and all different. Well, looking at the threads now appearing and the excitement which abounds, I am soooo pumped!
It appears, and I hope it's true, the Camino, once again, is cautiously opening to welcome pilgrims to walk the Way to Santiago. This is, for me at least, as exciting as my first Camino in 2008.
Consider this, the Forum was in it's infancy back then. The availability of bunks along the CF was a matter of who can arrive first, or is willing to sleep on a mat in the doorway of a church. And, the nationality of the preponderance of pilgrims could be credited to a book, a movie, or the latest "loose weight" TV travel show.
Well, I believe, the cautious suspension of COVID restrictions shall usher in a new wave of pilgrim..better prepared (because we have spent nearly a full Camino season researching and planning), better centered (we have mulled over just WHY we are going on Camino), and better situated for the return home when folks ask why did you go in Camino (they have had an earful of our griping about rescheduled plane tickets, cancelled and rebooked accommodations, clothes don't fit, etc), they just want you to go already.
I am a believer it's better to be in the first wave, than wallow in the back wash. Yes, things may never be the same as we remember, but then, that's what change is all about. We assess the current situation, modify and adjust, then press on.
This is a new day!
Buen "Santiago...I'm on the Way" Camino
Arn
It appears, and I hope it's true, the Camino, once again, is cautiously opening to welcome pilgrims to walk the Way to Santiago. This is, for me at least, as exciting as my first Camino in 2008.
Consider this, the Forum was in it's infancy back then. The availability of bunks along the CF was a matter of who can arrive first, or is willing to sleep on a mat in the doorway of a church. And, the nationality of the preponderance of pilgrims could be credited to a book, a movie, or the latest "loose weight" TV travel show.
Well, I believe, the cautious suspension of COVID restrictions shall usher in a new wave of pilgrim..better prepared (because we have spent nearly a full Camino season researching and planning), better centered (we have mulled over just WHY we are going on Camino), and better situated for the return home when folks ask why did you go in Camino (they have had an earful of our griping about rescheduled plane tickets, cancelled and rebooked accommodations, clothes don't fit, etc), they just want you to go already.
I am a believer it's better to be in the first wave, than wallow in the back wash. Yes, things may never be the same as we remember, but then, that's what change is all about. We assess the current situation, modify and adjust, then press on.
This is a new day!
Buen "Santiago...I'm on the Way" Camino
Arn