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Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
... I think anyone who walks for weeks on end without having to worry about everyday life stuff starts to awaken something deep inside that would otherwise remain closed to them.
We walked this year. Our 9 year old was planning his next Camino while still walking our first. He wants to walk every ten years until he is 90 - some of those he might cycle..Le meme pour moi.
Why? I have no idea, it is the mystery of the Camino.
Next year I am starting in Le Puy en Velay and walking the GR65, I wonder if I will find myself walking somewhere in Spain before I am finished.
I fill my days with similar things, but have no grandchildren. I absolutely HAVE to research and plan another Camino. Since retirement, I can't imagine the void of no Caminos in my future and hope my good health continues for many more years, yet take it one year at a time. I have other vacations planned, but walking Caminos top my list!LesBrass:
You are definitely not alone. I am eagerly awaiting the new year so I can walk again.
Many times I feel the same as you have stated but fill that time with the joy of Family, friends other hobbies and particularly my grandchildren. Never a bad day with them.
Ultreya,
Joe
Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
Had a lot of those day's this year.Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
That’s why I returned 2 years later and did a different route. Bom Camino.Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
Lesbrass, just read your blog. You live on the camino, put on your boots!
So true! There's no albergue at the end of the day. No bar with tortilla and fresh orange juice. No fellow pilgrims to share even a bad pilgrim dinner with.I've been out today... I try to walk 2 or 3 times a week but walking near home for some reason just isn't the same.
My sentiments entirely. It is an addiction at the end of the day, but one I love giving into as often as I can! 2 walks planned next year. Le Puy route for the 3rd time and probably the Franconian Mountain trail on the Czech Border.Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
I read somewhere ...can't remember in which of the many guides or books I've read in my preparation for walking the camino soon, a quote (and I am shortening the whole quote a bit): " This was an ancient way of life,......you walked in search of food, shelter, slept and started again. When you adapt to the rhythm, many ancient, dead parts in the head return to life".Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
I met a university prof this year who was looking into how people changed over the course of the camino. Just mailed with him last week and the results will be available in january. Maybe he can give us insight in why this happens. It might be the “surprise” effect of being in a truly different environement. I felt the same comming back from war. I really missed it how strange that might sound. Home felt ackward and thats a serious understatement. I have been strugeling since. To me the camino somehow felt like being back in the army. I know it must sound weird.
@LesBrass , given what @Caminolou just said...this haiku is for you:
While in Kyoto,
hearing the cuckoo's call,
I long for Kyoto.
(Basho)
I'd be interested to know peoples thoughts about whether the magic for them is in the Camino de Santiago itself or just walking and enjoying the exploration. For me I walk along more of the gr routes than the Camino's where its more wild and natural and much prefer this than the main Camino trails.
Lou, I know little of this program other than its existence but I think you should check it out.I met a university prof this year who was looking into how people changed over the course of the camino. Just mailed with him last week and the results will be available in january. Maybe he can give us insight in why this happens. It might be the “surprise” effect of being in a truly different environement. I felt the same comming back from war. I really missed it how strange that might sound. Home felt ackward and thats a serious understatement. I have been strugeling since. To me the camino somehow felt like being back in the army. I know it must sound weird.
I find I only miss it on days ending with a "y".Since my first outing in 2013 I can honestly say I've only missed the Camino on 3 days: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
Other than that I haven't given it a thought........
On a non-Camino note, I remember Gimmelwald well. I was there in 1982. I was supposed to be there a day but ended up staying a week. I never did see the Matterhorn. I wonder how much it has changed in the last 36 years. In 1982 it was like 6 houses on a street winding up the mountain and a small youth hostel.There are two places in the world I long for 1. Gimmewald, Switzerland I love it there. 2. Another Camino pilgrimage. We will walk again next October the Portuguese central route we only have a short time. I retire next summer, but my wife will continue working another 18 months. Upon her retirement we are considering going to Jerusalem, then Rome and walking from Rome to Santiago. I will be 71 years old and by the grace of God I will be able to do that.
Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
Do you ever get days when you simply ache to return? Honestly over the last week or two it feels like I've lost something... there's almost a sadness in the air. I get consumed with planning... checking the calendar to see when I could walk again. Am I alone with this? Has anyone really figured out why?
I do not think you would find Gimmelwald the same if you were to go back. Although I've not been to that amazing village, I have seen u-tube videos of it, my first one was in a Rick Steves travel video. Well, you know what's happened to the Cinqua Terre in Italy after he made the region known to the masses. I'll assume the same has most likely happened with this other little lesser known jewel of past decades.On a non-Camino note, I remember Gimmelwald well. I was there in 1982. I was supposed to be there a day but ended up staying a week. I never did see the Matterhorn. I wonder how much it has changed in the last 36 years. In 1982 it was like 6 houses on a street winding up the mountain and a small youth hostel.
.On a non-Camino note, I remember Gimmelwald well. I was there in 1982. I was supposed to be there a day but ended up staying a week. I never did see the Matterhorn. I wonder how much it has changed in the last 36 years. In 1982 it was like 6 houses on a street winding up the mountain and a small youth hostel.
Actually Gimmewald is a village protected by the Swiss government. They are trying to beep as historically like it was before 'Rick Steves' entered the picture.I do not think you would find Gimmelwald the same if you were to go back. Although I've not been to that amazing village, I have seen u-tube videos of it, my first one was in a Rick Steves travel video. Well, you know what's happened to the Cinqua Terre in Italy after he made the region known to the masses. I'll assume the same has most likely happened with this other little lesser known jewel of past decades.
Nice to hear that. Too bad Italy didn't have the same forethought in protecting the Cinque Terre.Actually Gimmewald is a village protected by the Swiss government. They are trying to beep as historically like it was before 'Rick Steves' entered the picture.
WoW, its so beautifull! Nice to hear you are feeling at least a bit back on track! Have a wonderfull time this xmas, celebrate new year if it was your last and maybe see you on the camino next year! Buen camino!@Caminolou ... I had a little stroll today. A varient of the Vezeley runs over the hills to the rightI feel revitalised now as our Madrid/San Salvador/Primitivo camino is much more a reality... I feel I'm in training now Happy Feast of Saint Stephen's day one and all!View attachment 50175
Beautiful photo and such great lighting!@Caminolou ... I had a little stroll today. A varient of the Vezeley runs over the hills to the rightI feel revitalised now as our Madrid/San Salvador/Primitivo camino is much more a reality... I feel I'm in training now Happy Feast of Saint Stephen's day one and all!View attachment 50175
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