Jean Costa
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- May 3, 2017
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I will soon set off on my 4th Camino.This is a gift/treat to myself for my 70th birthday.I am starting in Burgos and will walk for between 2 and 3 weeks.The difference this time is I have booked the first 2 weeks in small hotels rather than my usual rush for a bed in hostels.I have been saving for this treat,but why do I feel a touch of guilt for "taking the easier way".I will still walk,I will still carry my pack,and have left the 3rd week to how I feel at the time,but I still have difficulty getting that guilt gremlin out of my brain.There's no right or wrong way to do the camino, it's all about what makes you happy, congratulation.
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I will soon set off on my 4th Camino.This is a gift/treat to myself for my 70th birthday.I am starting in Burgos and will walk for between 2 and 3 weeks.The difference this time is I have booked the first 2 weeks in small hotels rather than my usual rush for a bed in hostels.I have been saving for this treat,but why do I feel a touch of guilt for "taking the easier way".I will still walk,I will still carry my pack,and have left the 3rd week to how I feel at the time,but I still have difficulty getting that guilt gremlin out of my brain.
Wow I just looked at their site it is almost $5000 for single occupancy. That is a LOT! I just got back from 6 weeks of language school in Mexico, wonderful experience, about half that.I'm glad that you enjoyed your experience, but be aware that most of us who walk the Camino independently, without a tour group spend less than $50 a day on food and lodging. A far cry from the $4,000+ that Road Scholar charges for two weeks!
Where in Mexico did you go? Which language school?Wow I just looked at their site it is almost $5000 for single occupancy. That is a LOT! I just got back from 6 weeks of language school in Mexico, wonderful experience, about half that.
I went to the Spanish Institute in Puebla, www.sipuebla.com. It is a wonderful school and great program. Puebla is a great city, lots of art, culture, music. You fill find almost no English spoken. I have done an other program in San Miguel de Allende, www.ahaspeakspanish.com, which is also good. The difference is that Puebla is a large Mexican City without tourists while SMA is full of expats and tourists. It depends on what one is looking for.Where in Mexico did you go? Which language school?
.....but why do I feel a touch of guilt for "taking the easier way"....
I still have difficulty getting that guilt gremlin out of my brain.
So you are disappointed that you are getting older, and have different needs? I am only 69, but I long since recognized the silliness of getting fixated on arbitrary standards. On a daily basis, I could think of hundreds of things that more rightly deserve my guilty feelings - starting with the fact that I have a warm and comfy reserved bed every night at home, and I can afford to travel to Spain.why do I feel a touch of guilt for "taking the easier way." I will still walk, I will still carry my pack
As the original of this thread made no mention of 'guilt' I assume you have got my reply and it mixed up. 5k you mention would I imagine pay for a lot more than I could justify or even save.I don't see what guilt has to do with it. It's more about what else I could do with 5K.
Which is a LOT! I travelled for 6 months in Asia on that a few years ago.
Nothing is mixed up. I am just saying that 5K is a lot of money.As the original of this thread made no mention of 'guilt' I assume you have got my reply and it mixed up. 5k you mention would I imagine pay for a lot more than I could justify or even save.
Trust me, it will wear off after a few nights of decent sleep between clean sheets and your own bathroom. By the time you arrive in SdC and check in to the Reis Catolicos the guilt will be gone, trust meI will soon set off on my 4th Camino.This is a gift/treat to myself for my 70th birthday.I am starting in Burgos and will walk for between 2 and 3 weeks.The difference this time is I have booked the first 2 weeks in small hotels rather than my usual rush for a bed in hostels.I have been saving for this treat,but why do I feel a touch of guilt for "taking the easier way".I will still walk,I will still carry my pack,and have left the 3rd week to how I feel at the time,but I still have difficulty getting that guilt gremlin out of my brain.
Hi Heidi, we began in Burgos and ended in Finesterra. The journey hasn't ended even though the walk is over. For me one of the highlights was being present for the incense swinging before and after the pilgram's mass. A second one was all the people I encountered on and off the trail. It gave me a lot of hope for this world of ours. There are so many many caring, kind and compassionate people.Where did you walk? What were the highlights?
So, it sounds like you didn't walk continually?Hi Heidi, we began in Burgos and ended in Finesterra. The journey hasn't ended even though the walk is over. For me one of the highlights was being present for the incense swinging before and after the pilgram's mass. A second one was all the people I encountered on and off the trail. It gave me a lot of hope for this world of ours. There are so many many caring, kind and compassionate people.
Actually....staying in hotels and pensions is really a positive thing and not something to feel guilt about.
You are freeing up a bed in the crowded albergues for those on a more limited budget.
It is really too bad that more people who do not need the budget help don't free up space for others.
The modern albergue system was set up to accommodate those who could not afford other accommodations.....not as a cheap bed for those of us who can afford existing rooms.
No guilt at all. You should get a medal!
You are absolutely right. There are many other options for this pilgrimage. I was blessed with the ability to go with Roads and I'm very grateful for it. One should examine all the options and choose what's best for them.I'm glad that you enjoyed your experience, but be aware that most of us who walk the Camino independently, without a tour group spend less than $50 a day on food and lodging. A far cry from the $4,000+ that Road Scholar charges for two weeks!
Each evening the path was described and the weather was predicted. We had several people who were not capable of walking some of the routes and who would sometimes meet us at the end and walk towards the group. We had one woman who became very ill a few days into the trip and didn't get to walk at all. We averaged about 4-5 hours each day.So, it sounds like you didn't walk continually?
Thank you! Buen Camino!Jean...don't let them get you down because of the cost of your trip. It is YOUR money and YOU get to determine what it is spent on. You spent 9 days enjoying yourself and seeing the sights while walking down an historic track. Good for you. You will have memories to last a lifetime and maybe next time you will want to try it solo or with a group of friends and not on a guided tour.
I have not traveled the Camino yet, scheduled for next April. I will carry my own pack but am going for different reasons, as I need time to think about my life and where it is headed. The solitude will, for me, be beneficial. But a guided tour does sound nice!!
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