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I am walking right now.
There's a lot of fearmongering going on (again) it seems.
I stayed in Zubiri very recently.
That day, there was a rumor starting that Zubiri was already fully booked (or almost). So people started to book like crazy...
Silly now, but I worried that people would think my feet were unattractive in my sandals since I don't wear nail polish on my toenails. I think I even made a post about.
I try to remember that now when I respond to others and help them feel more...
EVERYONE has worries before a first camino. It is human and I bet you fall under the human category!
I too have walked many caminos. I have walked some that I never saw more than a few pilgrims the entire camino. In fact 2 caminos I walked I only...
Personally I have a much different take on the "camino family" experience. When I first walked in 2012 I believe (oly 8 to your 11 so I am a rookie haha). There were no camino families nor did I hear that term used. People I encountered walked...
For many people the last 100 km to Santiago could be, in their minds, quite a challenge if they haven't done a multi-day hike before. Often people start with the CF and go on to do the Northern Camino or Via de la Plata. Some people book their...
A couple of weeks before my 2012 Camino my son, probably unlawfully, downloaded/ streamed The Way. He kept interceding with "That'll be you Dad", "That'll be you Dad". At the scene of Tom's arrest for drunkenness he said "That'll definitely be...
Some people don't understand why people walk the same route again. Some people don't understand why people won't. If hear a great song, I don't say "That was a great song. I never want to hear it again. There are too many other great songs out...
Carry less.
Walk further.
Walk even slower ;)
I'm starting to realise that a Camino is best not measured in kilometres walked, but in how many times the heart smiles. :rolleyes:
Why?
Because it really is all about the journey, not the...
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