Kellbell408
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I am on day 13, but I decided to bus today because I was feeling so meh. We have been in mostly albergues which I don’t mind too much. It’s not my favorite but I don’t hate it. I met some really good people in the beginning but they are ahead of us now and I just haven’t really connected with anyone else. I loved the scenery in the beginning but we are on the meseta now so I’m getting super bored with it. The towns are beautiful and I love being in them I just hate the walking miles and miles being bored out of my mind to get there. I think that answered your questions? Thanks so muchYep, felt like that a few times on my first Camino.
How many days have you been walking so far?
That may determine my thoughts and advice
Also....
Are you enjoying ‘any’ aspect of it?
Scenery.
Meeting people?
Old buildings?
Anything?
Also, what type of accommodation are you using?
And do you like it?
Sorry for all the questions, but advice will differ depending on the answers.
And be prepared.......
You are going to get lots of advice from lots of members here !
Hopefully it will help
Ok. Thanks.
It might just be, that this is not for you
But all is not lost.
Would you be ok, to let your friend go on ahead without you?
That way you could slow down to your own pace.
It sounds like you have not quite broken through to stage three yet.
You know the stages people often talk about.
1. Dealing with the physical.
2. Coping with the emotional aspect (maybe where you are now)
3. The really cool bit where it all just clicks. The spiritual.
Are you spiritual at all? If you are not, then maybe this is just a long walk, rather than a Camino?
Not related to a Camino, but a lesson nonetheless.
I was on a really ‘out there’ residential course for a week.
A friend bullied me to go.
Song writing and singing!!
I was sooooo out of my comfort zone, with all the yoga and chanting stuff each morning. Yea.....it was out there ... big time.
Searching each day for our different energy sources (archetypes). Meditating...
Me and a lady on the course thought they were all nuts.
But we agreed, that we should not waste our time, but try to ‘get it’
In fact we agreed to fake it! Just so we could participate....
Within 24 hours we ‘got it’. Big time.....
So what does that all mean here?
Maybe, just maybe, you need to relax, and just fake it for a bit
Wonder at the skies.
Pick wild flowers.
Sit under a tree gazing at the clouds.
Watch how the wind makes waves on the fields of barley.
Say hi to some people you would never ever normally say Hi too.
Stop and talk to the animals!
Stop at those road side crosses and offer up a prayer.
Visit every open church, and just sit quietly. And talk to God, even if you don’t really believe there is one...... ask for his help on the journey.
Listen to some really cool music (on ear phones)
Put yourself ‘out there’ for a few days.......
And maybe, just maybe......things will click for you
If not. You can always take a bus to a beach resort
Let us know how you are going.....
Oh, most of the people I meet go on ahead. Because I walk so slowly.
I just say Hi to the next bunch coming along...
I know this might all sound a bit weird.
But IMHO ‘getting’ the Camino is about letting go.....and just engaging with everything around you.....
You are the person that can really know if the Camino is for you or not. And if it isn´t, that's ok!
Or maybe, as others raised in previous comments, you have to let other people go and do your own camino? Personally, I think this is one of the most important things. We spend so much of our lifes trying to conform and accomodate other people's needs and opinions... If the camino can be YOURS, then you will be able to really feel it and be sure if it's your thing or not.
Maybe bus accross the meseta until León and go on from there, when the scenary will vary more? And you can stop and sleep wherever you want, instead of having to agree with walking partners?
Whatever you decide, as long as it's the best for you, it's perfectly fine
EDIT: @bhavagrahidasa, what a BEAUTIFUL post. Thank you
Spot on! Took me about fifteen bloody years and three caminos and fearful chunks of the vdlp BEFORE it all settled in that I was a pilgrim and whatever was out there would still be there long AFTER me!Ok. Thanks.
It might just be, that this is not for you A
But all is not lost.
Would you be ok, to let your friend go on ahead without you?
That way you could slow down to your own pace.
It sounds like you have not quite broken through to stage three yet.
You know the stages people often talk about.
1. Dealing with the physical.
2. Coping with the emotional aspect (maybe where you are now)
3. The really cool bit where it all just clicks. The spiritual.
Are you spiritual at all? If you are not, then maybe this is just a long walk, rather than a Camino?
Not related to a Camino, but a lesson nonetheless.
I was on a really ‘out there’ residential course for a week.
A friend bullied me to go.
Song writing and singing!!
I was sooooo out of my comfort zone, with all the yoga and chanting stuff each morning. Yea.....it was out there ... big time.
Searching each day for our different energy sources (archetypes). Meditating...
Me and a lady on the course thought they were all nuts.
But we agreed, that we should not waste our time, but try to ‘get it’
In fact we agreed to fake it! Just so we could participate....
Within 24 hours we ‘got it’. Big time.....
So what does that all mean here?
Maybe, just maybe, you need to relax, and just fake it for a bit
Wonder at the skies.
Pick wild flowers.
Sit under a tree gazing at the clouds.
Watch how the wind makes waves on the fields of barley.
Say hi to some people you would never ever normally say Hi too.
Stop and talk to the animals!
Stop at those road side crosses and offer up a prayer.
Visit every open church, and just sit quietly. And talk to God, even if you don’t really believe there is one...... ask for his help on the journey.
Listen to some really cool music (on ear phones)
Put yourself ‘out there’ for a few days.......
And maybe, just maybe......things will click for you
If not. You can always take a bus to a beach resort
Let us know how you are going.....
Oh, most of the people I meet go on ahead. Because I walk so slowly.
I just say Hi to the next bunch coming along...
I know this might all sound a bit weird.
But IMHO ‘getting’ the Camino is about letting go.....and just engaging with everything around you.....
Everyone taking a partner should discuss this issue before leaving, and have a plan for when you may need to "part." It is always possible for the one who has lost motivation or is injured to take buses, taxis, and trains. You can meet daily or every couple of days. Just think about it in advance so no one has hurt feelings.My traveling companion was more into it, faster at walking, goal oriented, wanted to do it as quick as possible, loved the alburgues ( I did not) etc. I wanted to go straight to Sarria to do the last 100KM but my companion did not. So I left because I didn't want to go alone, wasn't my original plan to go alone
This is some of the best advice I’ve ever read.Ok. Thanks.
It might just be, that this is not for you
But all is not lost.
Would you be ok, to let your friend go on ahead without you?
That way you could slow down to your own pace.
It sounds like you have not quite broken through to stage three yet.
You know the stages people often talk about.
1. Dealing with the physical.
2. Coping with the emotional aspect (maybe where you are now)
3. The really cool bit where it all just clicks. The spiritual.
Are you spiritual at all? If you are not, then maybe this is just a long walk, rather than a Camino?
Not related to a Camino, but a lesson nonetheless.
I was on a really ‘out there’ residential course for a week.
A friend bullied me to go.
Song writing and singing!!
I was sooooo out of my comfort zone, with all the yoga and chanting stuff each morning. Yea.....it was out there ... big time.
Searching each day for our different energy sources (archetypes). Meditating...
Me and a lady on the course thought they were all nuts.
But we agreed, that we should not waste our time, but try to ‘get it’
In fact we agreed to fake it! Just so we could participate....
Within 24 hours we ‘got it’. Big time.....
So what does that all mean here?
Maybe, just maybe, you need to relax, and just fake it for a bit
Wonder at the skies.
Pick wild flowers.
Sit under a tree gazing at the clouds.
Watch how the wind makes waves on the fields of barley.
Say hi to some people you would never ever normally say Hi too.
Stop and talk to the animals!
Stop at those road side crosses and offer up a prayer.
Visit every open church, and just sit quietly. And talk to God, even if you don’t really believe there is one...... ask for his help on the journey.
Listen to some really cool music (on ear phones)
Put yourself ‘out there’ for a few days.......
And maybe, just maybe......things will click for you
If not. You can always take a bus to a beach resort
Let us know how you are going.....
Oh, most of the people I meet go on ahead. Because I walk so slowly.
I just say Hi to the next bunch coming along...
I know this might all sound a bit weird.
But IMHO ‘getting’ the Camino is about letting go.....and just engaging with everything around you.....
I am so sorry to hear that you found the Meseta boring. We walked it (I think it was 2 weeks ago - I loose track of the days) in the pouring rain, deep mud but loved every minute of it. It was 4 days of bliss. We saw very few people - 2 old men gathering snails for “escargot” was about it apart from our planned stops.I am on day 13, but I decided to bus today because I was feeling so meh. We have been in mostly albergues which I don’t mind too much. It’s not my favorite but I don’t hate it. I met some really good people in the beginning but they are ahead of us now and I just haven’t really connected with anyone else. I loved the scenery in the beginning but we are on the meseta now so I’m getting super bored with it. The towns are beautiful and I love being in them I just hate the walking miles and miles being bored out of my mind to get there. I think that answered your questions? Thanks so much
Here's the nub, and @allysophie has the same issue. A faster partner puts a lot of unreasonable expectation, competition, and emotional stress into an experience the charm of which is the (usual) absence of those qualities. As @falcon269 points out, it's best to sort out these differences prior to starting, but it is often impossible to be so farsighted. And so you're exhausted, both physically and emotionally. Can you give yourself a break? Both emotionally and physically? Bus ahead, meet up with your friend after a couple days, and see how you feel then.my friend that I’m with is a lot faster....
Everyone taking a partner should discuss this issue before leaving, and have a plan for when you may need to "part." It is always possible for the one who has lost motivation or is injured to take buses, taxis, and trains. You can meet daily or every couple of days. Just think about it in advance so no one has hurt feelings.
So, I don’t really know where else to go to for advice on this but I feel like the Camino is not for me. I’m not enjoying the walking, my feet hurt, I feel anxious all of the time, and I just want to take the bus every day.
I know there is a part of me that needs to push through it but i just don’t know if I can, or better yet want to.
My anxiety is so bad I’m getting sick in the morning, and as much as I wish I was enjoying it I am not at all. I feel miserable all the time. I’m not in shape so the walking has been hard and my friend that I’m with is a lot faster and told me at one point she never wants to leave. I just kind of feel like I’m alone in this feeling because so many people say the Camino changes their lives.
I hate to be so negative too but with anxiety and depression it just feels like I’m sinking further and further with no way out or no way to make myself feel better. Anyone ever experience these feelings?
Ok. Thanks.
It might just be, that this is not for you
But all is not lost.
Would you be ok, to let your friend go on ahead without you?
That way you could slow down to your own pace.
It sounds like you have not quite broken through to stage three yet.
You know the stages people often talk about.
1. Dealing with the physical.
2. Coping with the emotional aspect (maybe where you are now)
3. The really cool bit where it all just clicks. The spiritual.
Are you spiritual at all? If you are not, then maybe this is just a long walk, rather than a Camino?
Not related to a Camino, but a lesson nonetheless.
I was on a really ‘out there’ residential course for a week.
A friend bullied me to go.
Song writing and singing!!
I was sooooo out of my comfort zone, with all the yoga and chanting stuff each morning. Yea.....it was out there ... big time.
Searching each day for our different energy sources (archetypes). Meditating...
Me and a lady on the course thought they were all nuts.
But we agreed, that we should not waste our time, but try to ‘get it’
In fact we agreed to fake it! Just so we could participate....
Within 24 hours we ‘got it’. Big time.....
So what does that all mean here?
Maybe, just maybe, you need to relax, and just fake it for a bit
Wonder at the skies.
Pick wild flowers.
Sit under a tree gazing at the clouds.
Watch how the wind makes waves on the fields of barley.
Say hi to some people you would never ever normally say Hi too.
Stop and talk to the animals!
Stop at those road side crosses and offer up a prayer.
Visit every open church, and just sit quietly. And talk to God, even if you don’t really believe there is one...... ask for his help on the journey.
Listen to some really cool music (on ear phones)
Put yourself ‘out there’ for a few days.......
And maybe, just maybe......things will click for you
If not. You can always take a bus to a beach resort
Let us know how you are going.....
Oh, most of the people I meet go on ahead. Because I walk so slowly.
I just say Hi to the next bunch coming along...
I know this might all sound a bit weird.
But IMHO ‘getting’ the Camino is about letting go.....and just engaging with everything around you.....
Though I loved almost all my time on the CF it is not for everyone and perhaps it is not for you at this time. As much as it strength to go on it also takes strength to stop, if you wish try busing ahead through the Meesta and walk from there, or if you have looked into your heart and truly feel this is not for you speak with your friend and tell him/her you've tried and decided this is not your time for the CF and you will meet them later, wish them the very best on the Camino. Anxiety is a very real condition and should be treated with respect and only you and your Medical Professional Team know the best way to deal with it. Know that you are not alone in how you feel.
Wonderful advice!Ok. Thanks.
It might just be, that this is not for you
But all is not lost.
Would you be ok, to let your friend go on ahead without you?
That way you could slow down to your own pace.
It sounds like you have not quite broken through to stage three yet.
You know the stages people often talk about.
1. Dealing with the physical.
2. Coping with the emotional aspect (maybe where you are now)
3. The really cool bit where it all just clicks. The spiritual.
Are you spiritual at all? If you are not, then maybe this is just a long walk, rather than a Camino?
Not related to a Camino, but a lesson nonetheless.
I was on a really ‘out there’ residential course for a week.
A friend bullied me to go.
Song writing and singing!!
I was sooooo out of my comfort zone, with all the yoga and chanting stuff each morning. Yea.....it was out there ... big time.
Searching each day for our different energy sources (archetypes). Meditating...
Me and a lady on the course thought they were all nuts.
But we agreed, that we should not waste our time, but try to ‘get it’
In fact we agreed to fake it! Just so we could participate....
Within 24 hours we ‘got it’. Big time.....
So what does that all mean here?
Maybe, just maybe, you need to relax, and just fake it for a bit
Wonder at the skies.
Pick wild flowers.
Sit under a tree gazing at the clouds.
Watch how the wind makes waves on the fields of barley.
Say hi to some people you would never ever normally say Hi too.
Stop and talk to the animals!
Stop at those road side crosses and offer up a prayer.
Visit every open church, and just sit quietly. And talk to God, even if you don’t really believe there is one...... ask for his help on the journey.
Listen to some really cool music (on ear phones)
Put yourself ‘out there’ for a few days.......
And maybe, just maybe......things will click for you
If not. You can always take a bus to a beach resort
Let us know how you are going.....
Oh, most of the people I meet go on ahead. Because I walk so slowly.
I just say Hi to the next bunch coming along...
I know this might all sound a bit weird.
But IMHO ‘getting’ the Camino is about letting go.....and just engaging with everything around you.....
So, I don’t really know where else to go to for advice on this but I feel like the Camino is not for me. I’m not enjoying the walking, my feet hurt, I feel anxious all of the time, and I just want to take the bus every day.
I know there is a part of me that needs to push through it but i just don’t know if I can, or better yet want to.
My anxiety is so bad I’m getting sick in the morning, and as much as I wish I was enjoying it I am not at all. I feel miserable all the time. I’m not in shape so the walking has been hard and my friend that I’m with is a lot faster and told me at one point she never wants to leave. I just kind of feel like I’m alone in this feeling because so many people say the Camino changes their lives.
I hate to be so negative too but with anxiety and depression it just feels like I’m sinking further and further with no way out or no way to make myself feel better. Anyone ever experience these feelings?
So, I don’t really know where else to go to for advice on this but I feel like the Camino is not for me. I’m not enjoying the walking, my feet hurt, I feel anxious all of the time, and I just want to take the bus every day.
I know there is a part of me that needs to push through it but i just don’t know if I can, or better yet want to.
My anxiety is so bad I’m getting sick in the morning, and as much as I wish I was enjoying it I am not at all. I feel miserable all the time. I’m not in shape so the walking has been hard and my friend that I’m with is a lot faster and told me at one point she never wants to leave. I just kind of feel like I’m alone in this feeling because so many people say the Camino changes their lives.
I hate to be so negative too but with anxiety and depression it just feels like I’m sinking further and further with no way out or no way to make myself feel better. Anyone ever experience these feelings?
My anxiety is so bad I’m getting sick in the morning, and as much as I wish I was enjoying it I am not at all. I feel miserable all the time. I’m not in shape so the walking has been hard
I am on day 13, but I decided to bus today because I was feeling so meh. We have been in mostly albergues which I don’t mind too much. It’s not my favorite but I don’t hate it. I met some really good people in the beginning but they are ahead of us now and I just haven’t really connected with anyone else. I loved the scenery in the beginning but we are on the meseta now so I’m getting super bored with it. The towns are beautiful and I love being in them I just hate the walking miles and miles being bored out of my mind to get there. I think that answered your questions? Thanks so much
@Kellbell408 , hi. In addition to what @Robo says, I suggest:
Turn this trip into a bus holiday, stopping where YOU will and catch-up with your friend from time to time.
Then I suggest you return home when originally planned.
Then I suggest you prepare for your next big walk, both body and equipment.
For equipment search out really low weight pack and sleeping bag. Try to keep every thing below 6 kg including water, snacks and techmology.
For training I suggest you work up to:
1) say 15 km (10 miles) before stopping for breakfast
2) say 400 m of elevation gain before stopping for breakfast
3) always wear all you gear
The objective is to have distance, height and weight just so common place it is normal. And you may find the energy and inclination to look around.
I wish you well for your next camino, wherever it may be.
Kia kaha (take care, be strong, get going)
LOL! I had the same reaction. If I tried to walk 15km without first having breakfast I'd probably bonk halfway through from low blood sugar15 km before breakfast !
Sometimes 15 Kms is my whole day on Camino
LOL! I had the same reaction. If I tried to walk 15km without first having breakfast I'd probably bonk halfway through from low blood sugar
Yes, please!Kellbell 408,
WE ARE ALL WITH YOU...LET US KNOW HOW THNGS ARE GOING!!
It took a few days before the gerbil wheel in my head went still
So, I don’t really know where else to go to for advice on this but I feel like the Camino is not for me. I’m not enjoying the walking, my feet hurt, I feel anxious all of the time, and I just want to take the bus every day.
I know there is a part of me that needs to push through it but i just don’t know if I can, or better yet want to.
My anxiety is so bad I’m getting sick in the morning, and as much as I wish I was enjoying it I am not at all. I feel miserable all the time. I’m not in shape so the walking has been hard and my friend that I’m with is a lot faster and told me at one point she never wants to leave. I just kind of feel like I’m alone in this feeling because so many people say the Camino changes their lives.
I hate to be so negative too but with anxiety and depression it just feels like I’m sinking further and further with no way out or no way to make myself feel better. Anyone ever experience these feelings?
Edit: I so appreciate everyone’s kind words and advice I have no words for how great everyone has been! I decided to bus a few days ahead to Leon so now I will have a few days off to hopefully chill and figure out the rest of my way! Probably going to keep walking but shorten my distances and then bus every other or every few days to catch up with my friend after this. Thanks for everything everyone I am so positively overwhelmed by the support!
Edit: I so appreciate everyone’s kind words and advice I have no words for how great everyone has been! I decided to bus a few days ahead to Leon so now I will have a few days off to hopefully chill and figure out the rest of my way! Probably going to keep walking but shorten my distances and then bus every other or every few days to catch up with my friend after this. Thanks for everything everyone I am so positively overwhelmed by the support!
15 km before breakfast !
LOL! I had the same reaction. If I tried to walk 15km without first having breakfast I'd probably bonk halfway through from low blood sugar
So, I don’t really know where else to go to for advice on this but I feel like the Camino is not for me. I’m not enjoying the walking, my feet hurt, I feel anxious all of the time, and I just want to take the bus every day.
I know there is a part of me that needs to push through it but i just don’t know if I can, or better yet want to.
My anxiety is so bad I’m getting sick in the morning, and as much as I wish I was enjoying it I am not at all. I feel miserable all the time. I’m not in shape so the walking has been hard and my friend that I’m with is a lot faster and told me at one point she never wants to leave. I just kind of feel like I’m alone in this feeling because so many people say the Camino changes their lives.
I hate to be so negative too but with anxiety and depression it just feels like I’m sinking further and further with no way out or no way to make myself feel better. Anyone ever experience these feelings?
I love that, I always wondered if a walker would trigger it. Now I know.Kia ora tatou (greetings to you both. The list was prefaced by "consider working up to: ... " or similar
My first training trip more than six years ago and was 5 km down hill with no pack etc. At the end of it I was buggered and my feet needed much TLC.
Within two months I was doing 30 km with heavy gear. At that time I was a mere 70 year old and weighed well over 90 kg.
My 22 km walk yesterday included a loo stop of 10 minutes, a savoury bread stop of 10 minutes and a height gain of only 150 m (100 m of that over 3 km). And all at nearly 6 km per hour on average*. And with my pack at just over 7 kg all up. Apart from the savoury bread stick I had my breakfast (porridge and fruit from the pack) when I got home, And had used about 100 ml of water. It is winter with temperatures between 2 and 10 C when I was walking.
This is training. I don't expect to do those speeds when en route
On the other hand, in two months I intend to be walking from Canterbury towards Rome with sparse accomodation and food opportunities on much of the route. So will need to make good speeds and endure the heat. Hence the training advice to build stamina and endurance for the awkward times.
Kia kaha to you both (take care, be strong, get going)
* from my trip notes and from the photo attached taken yesterday approaching a Speed Monitor, normally used for motorists.
Good God man! You are my hero? I pray to God that when I reach your age I'm half that fast. You put me to shame. Thank you for sharing that.Kia ora tatou (greetings to you both. The list was prefaced by "consider working up to: ... " or similar
My first training trip more than six years ago and was 5 km down hill with no pack etc. At the end of it I was buggered and my feet needed much TLC.
Within two months I was doing 30 km with heavy gear. At that time I was a mere 70 year old and weighed well over 90 kg.
My 22 km walk yesterday included a loo stop of 10 minutes, a savoury bread stop of 10 minutes and a height gain of only 150 m (100 m of that over 3 km). And all at nearly 6 km per hour on average*. And with my pack at just over 7 kg all up. Apart from the savoury bread stick I had my breakfast (porridge and fruit from the pack) when I got home, And had used about 100 ml of water. It is winter with temperatures between 2 and 10 C when I was walking.
This is training. I don't expect to do those speeds when en route
On the other hand, in two months I intend to be walking from Canterbury towards Rome with sparse accomodation and food opportunities on much of the route. So will need to make good speeds and endure the heat. Hence the training advice to build stamina and endurance for the awkward times.
Kia kaha to you both (take care, be strong, get going)
* from my trip notes and from the photo attached taken yesterday approaching a Speed Monitor, normally used for motorists.
I hesitate to say ...
I love that, I always wondered if a walker would trigger it. Now I know.
Find out what works for you..
Kellbell, how did it all go in the end? I hope it all worked out for the best.Edit: I so appreciate everyone’s kind words and advice I have no words for how great everyone has been! I decided to bus a few days ahead to Leon so now I will have a few days off to hopefully chill and figure out the rest of my way! Probably going to keep walking but shorten my distances and then bus every other or every few days to catch up with my friend after this. Thanks for everything everyone I am so positively overwhelmed by the support!
So, I don’t really know where else to go to for advice on this but I feel like the Camino is not for me. I’m not enjoying the walking, my feet hurt, I feel anxious all of the time, and I just want to take the bus every day.
I know there is a part of me that needs to push through it but i just don’t know if I can, or better yet want to.
My anxiety is so bad I’m getting sick in the morning, and as much as I wish I was enjoying it I am not at all. I feel miserable all the time. I’m not in shape so the walking has been hard and my friend that I’m with is a lot faster and told me at one point she never wants to leave. I just kind of feel like I’m alone in this feeling because so many people say the Camino changes their lives.
I hate to be so negative too but with anxiety and depression it just feels like I’m sinking further and further with no way out or no way to make myself feel better. Anyone ever experience these feelings?
Simply perfecto!Ok. Thanks.
It might just be, that this is not for you
But all is not lost.
Would you be ok, to let your friend go on ahead without you?
That way you could slow down to your own pace.
It sounds like you have not quite broken through to stage three yet.
You know the stages people often talk about.
1. Dealing with the physical.
2. Coping with the emotional aspect (maybe where you are now)
3. The really cool bit where it all just clicks. The spiritual.
Are you spiritual at all? If you are not, then maybe this is just a long walk, rather than a Camino?
Not related to a Camino, but a lesson nonetheless.
I was on a really ‘out there’ residential course for a week.
A friend bullied me to go.
Song writing and singing!!
I was sooooo out of my comfort zone, with all the yoga and chanting stuff each morning. Yea.....it was out there ... big time.
Searching each day for our different energy sources (archetypes). Meditating...
Me and a lady on the course thought they were all nuts.
But we agreed, that we should not waste our time, but try to ‘get it’
In fact we agreed to fake it! Just so we could participate....
Within 24 hours we ‘got it’. Big time.....
So what does that all mean here?
Maybe, just maybe, you need to relax, and just fake it for a bit
Wonder at the skies.
Pick wild flowers.
Sit under a tree gazing at the clouds.
Watch how the wind makes waves on the fields of barley.
Say hi to some people you would never ever normally say Hi too.
Stop and talk to the animals!
Stop at those road side crosses and offer up a prayer.
Visit every open church, and just sit quietly. And talk to God, even if you don’t really believe there is one...... ask for his help on the journey.
Listen to some really cool music (on ear phones)
Put yourself ‘out there’ for a few days.......
And maybe, just maybe......things will click for you
If not. You can always take a bus to a beach resort
Let us know how you are going.....
Oh, most of the people I meet go on ahead. Because I walk so slowly.
I just say Hi to the next bunch coming along...
I know this might all sound a bit weird.
But IMHO ‘getting’ the Camino is about letting go.....and just engaging with everything around you.....
Off topic but since you have a thing with bed bugs I recommend you walk in winter or spring...I've experienced these feelings too.
I did my first Camino with my older sister - we argued the whole time. In addition to that, we were stressed about the bed race, kept getting bitten by bedbugs and were terrified most mornings walking together alone before the sun came up. Our collective anxiety was fed from the other.
My whole camino I couldn't shake it. I put on a good front for our camino family but was depressed the whole time. I actually came back this year to do the Frances again with my partner. It was just as hard but in a different way (3 days of no rain for our whole hike and again with the bedbugs - they drove me mad).
It hasn't stopped me from wanting to walk Le Puy sometime in the next couple of years but I know that as soon as I'm on Camino, I'll want to hop off (most likely due to bedbugs - yes they really affected me).
I have no advice except to say that I knew I would regret it if I hopped off. I think finding good people to walk with saved us each time. Good luck and whatever you're decision is, I'm sure it will be the best one for you.
Ultreia,
Tara
@Kellbell408 posted back in June.I had a curiosity as to how many kms are you doing per day. Maybe you can slow down a bit and walk as much as you feel that day not attempting to push thru the selected stages in some guide books. I recommend taking a day or two off get. Rest your feet. Take the bus to Leon get a hotel if you can afford it explore the city and relax. Then if you decide to go on start slow and at your own pace...your feet will thank you. Hopefully if you decide to separate from your friends with a promise to meet up in Sarria or Santiago then you can go on together from there. You can do it! After all you were brave enough to go on the camino in the first place. If you decide not to finish it that is ok too....like a few others said in their post lots of nice places to see in spain On and off the camino no guilt. Whatever you decide be ok with it. Camino will be there if you decide to do it at another time.
Thanks hahahah. I swear I am on a role today ....I need the not so serious thread. I will delete@Kellbell408 posted back in June.
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