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  1. Wokabaut_Meri

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2020?

    Lovely to be back... dreaming of Caminos... facemasks from Ivar best I can do and closest I can get at the moment... 🤣
  2. Wokabaut_Meri

    One Day at a time, One Photo at a Time (Part 3)

    Then there's all those zero calories pastries in Burgos... can smell the café con leche from here ☕
  3. Wokabaut_Meri

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2020?

    Been a while since I last logged on... caught up in the TimeSoup of Covid2020 :rolleyes: o_O but still walking, still planning... First of our recent walks was a neighbourhood green space where the Council has retained the almond trees and the smell of the blossom is just gorgeous... then a...
  4. Wokabaut_Meri

    The ’Real World’ - consensus reality or The Camino

    Dearest @VNwalking the synchronicity of the Way is alive and well and calling across continents in this time of Corona Virus. Hallo! You may have noticed that I’ve been absent for awhile - again :) recovering - again!... shortly after our wonderful conference that initiated this topic I had a...
  5. Wokabaut_Meri

    Pensioners 'rule' OK?

    Coincidences link us to the Unknown and weave us into It. Doug Dillon You may not realise it yet but you’ve already taken your first steps upon your first Camino. Walk on!
  6. Wokabaut_Meri

    Help Albergue Santa Cruz in Sahagun

    Done. Knew that there was a reason that I logged on tonight.
  7. Wokabaut_Meri

    First Camino

    If you want to change real bad, you are already changing :) and anything that you can see and describe, you are already bigger than. It's wonderful that you're so open to changing. Relax... enjoy the journey and don't look for change... it will find you along the Way in ways you cannot even...
  8. Wokabaut_Meri

    Australian Friends of the Camino October Conference

    Beautifully said! It was wonderful to meet a Forum member in the ‘real world’. Totally agree regarding the ‘too much Camino discussion is never enough’ as the weekend was nowhere near long enough :) And, once again, all credit to @jl and the organising committee - the best run and on time...
  9. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    ...and doesn’t Johnnie Walker encapsulate it so beautifully in his book It’s about time: Some people say that Camino only works if you do it in the ‘correct way’. In any group of pilgrims this will be a hot topic. Some will argue that you aren’t a real pilgrim if you don’t sleep in albergues...
  10. Wokabaut_Meri

    The ’Real World’ - consensus reality or The Camino

    Oh Anna! Spot on! I heard exactly those same emotions expressed by so many. It was truly like being on a Camino and spending the evenings in an Aussie Albergue. ...and John Brierley was a gift - so moving and yet challenging as well. I think, like any Camino, we’ll be processing our...
  11. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    Yes we were a great surprise to him :) particularly for how many had walked a Camino. ...and watching Señor Isais cope with his first bad experience of jet lag and still give 110% to the Conference was a credit to the man. The Camino is in very good hands
  12. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    ...and I haven’t even got to the more contentious discussions yet 🤣
  13. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    Thank you! Yes, that’s all my posts are folks - just an unofficial participant’s experience of an absolutely fabulous and thought provoking weekend. ...but seeing the response to this topic gives you all an appreciation of the many, many lively discussions that were had :p
  14. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    Oh definitely not!
  15. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    Oh yes!! All of the above and more were discussed but such a broad subject can only be touched upon. Of courseesources are limited and how best to spend them is the critical issue. Certainly rubbish and toilets were top topics but also we were looking at the decade beyond so broader issues...
  16. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    That was exactly the context in which the statement was made :) we were looking at challenges facing the Camino into the next decade and participants began - unconsciously - protecting ‘their’ experience to the exclusion of others. It was definitely focussed on our acceptance of all as...
  17. Wokabaut_Meri

    All Welcome on the Camino

    Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, come, come. Jelaluddin Rumi Still processing and buzzing from the weekend... I was privileged to...
  18. Wokabaut_Meri

    The ’Real World’ - consensus reality or The Camino

    No need to apologise at all. I started this topic to open discussion and learn pilgrims’ views and opinions. I’m very interested in the concept of a taking a holiday to recover from the Camino other than by necessity to recover from an injury.
  19. Wokabaut_Meri

    The ’Real World’ - consensus reality or The Camino

    Exactly what John Brierley was referring to: the concept of ‘the bubble of sorts’ while on the Camino and the reference to the consensus term ‘daily grind’ of our lives. Seeing the two experiences as separate and challenging us to bring the Camino back with us into the daily grind and, in doing...
  20. Wokabaut_Meri

    The ’Real World’ - consensus reality or The Camino

    Time and again during the Australian Friends of The Camino Conference a theme would arise in various conversations. Freshly back from a Camino, enthused and alive with all sorts of emotions, ideas and experiences, a pilgrim re-enters the world they left. Be it family, a workplace, a marriage or...

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