LIVE from the Camino Emotional arrival

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anna pugh

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #1

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #2

Congratulations, Anna!! Please forget the comparison: your journey is no small thing.

anna pugh said:

And perhaps it isn't.

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You'll see!

 

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anna pugh

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #3

Viranani said:

Congratulations, Anna!! Please forget the comparison: your journey is no small thing.

You'll see!

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Gracias!

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #4

Way to go!!

anna pugh said:

the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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perhaps the Camino is Rilke-like: you will have to live the question now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #5

anna pugh said:

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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Congrats.
...................................."And perhaps it isn't.".............................. Probably not

Buen (planning your next) Camino

 

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anna pugh

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #6

JohnMcM said:

Congrats.
...................................."And perhaps it isn't.".............................. Probably not

Buen (planning your next) Camino

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Haha.. no.. this was enough of a pilgrimage. It took nearly 60 years to need this much penance. .

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #7

Well done !

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #8

Isn't it a wonderful feeling. And I have to warn you that I thought I would never desire to walk another Camino after completing my first CF. I am shortly to set off on my forth Camino. Congratulations.

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #9

Congratulations Anna - that's a great achievement. Hope you enjoy your time in Santiago.

 

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anna pugh

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #10

domigee said:

Well done !

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GRACIAS x

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #11

Congrats! The distance isn't important, it's the journey.

 

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anna pugh

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #12

However I've passed through some beautiful places I may need to return to with more time to properly enjoy. All in all I feel overwhelmed.. both by the camino/my journey (horrid hackneyed phrase).. and the glory of Santiago

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #13

Yeuh!!! happy dance.

 

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anna pugh

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #14

Oh something I have learned... when you're wearing your headphones don't dance like a crazy person because although you haven't seen another person for an hour , there's bound to be a whole troupe of school kids looking at you ....

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #15

anna pugh said:

Haha.. no.. this was enough of a pilgrimage. It took nearly 60 years to need this much penance. .

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Tehe ! When the going was tough I used to say 'I must sin some more to make this suffering worth it' or something like that

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #16

anna pugh said:

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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Congratulations!! Your words really ring so true with me, it's something I certainly thought when I arrived in Santiago the first time (also from the English route). And I suspect for you the Camino won't end. Hopefully you'll get to come back again and again! Buen (future) Camino!!

 

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• Mar 17, 2016

• #17

anna pugh said:

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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Congratulations Anna. Now, for your next camino I recommend ....

 

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• Mar 18, 2016

• #18

anna pugh said:

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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well done, Anna. No prizes for guessing how you feel. I am arriving on Sunday, 20 March at 8.30 pm at the airport. I simply am so happy and free. Buen Camino, Caesar

 

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• Mar 18, 2016

• #19

mylifeonvacation said:

Congratulations!! Your words really ring so true with me, it's something I certainly thought when I arrived in Santiago the first time (also from the English route). And I suspect for you the Camino won't end. Hopefully you'll get to come back again and again! Buen (future) Camino!!

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Sister mylifeonvacation..... once a pilgrim, a pilgrim for life. Buen Camino , Caesar

 

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• Mar 18, 2016

• #20

I congratulate you for your achievement. And I am sure you will be planning for the next one soon..

 

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• Mar 18, 2016

• #21

Congratulation.

 

Al the optimist

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• Mar 18, 2016

• #22

My first Camino was the Ingles. I have walked a few times since and even slipped in a cheeky revisit to the Ingles last year. That first one still remains very special to me and changed my life. Returning last year brought back so many memories and was just as joyful. Congratulations on your achievement. Enjoy the wonderful feelings you are having right now.

 

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• Mar 18, 2016

• #23

All of us who walk into Santiago de Compostela whatever our reasons or beliefs share similar quickened emotions upon arrival. The weight of history is so great with the accumulated layers of centuries, both visible and invisible. One can see much and also feel or imagine even more such as hordes of past pilgrims following the same timeless route towards the cathedral. ...Celebrate your achievement and cherish your memories!

 

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• Mar 18, 2016

• #24

You made it! Glory be......and congratulations Anna.

 

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• Mar 19, 2016

• #25

Congratulations!!
I try to live by the saying "its not the destination, but the journey"
We too are walking the Ingles and although its not the 800 km of the Frances, it will still be a huge undertaking for my husband and me, if not for our kids as well

 

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• Mar 20, 2016

• #26

anna pugh said:

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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anna pugh said:

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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Congratulations and you are right the Camino never stopps

 

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• Apr 3, 2016

• #27

anna pugh said:

Finally here. I know I haven't walked the million miles other have.. but for me it has been an achievement, which at several points I thought I'd give up; the camino seemed never ending. . And perhaps it isn't.

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Don't ever put down your achievements. Every step is one. Well done you. The Camino is never ending. Keep on finding a way to go on.