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They deny it to this day, but I suspect my family had a pool going on when I would quit!
My wife had been listening to me bang on about the Camino for about twenty years so she was glad to see me actualy walk it. She came to St Jean to see me off and she met me in Santiago for the finish. The journey made me a bit more relaxed about life but sometimes the "old me" makes an appearance.
I have been pondering this question this morning. I am wondering how many pilgrims walked the camino against opposition? There are so many practical reasons for not doing this pilgrimage. It is not an easy decision to leave family/friends/work for several weeks/months. What was the reaction you received when you decided to walk? Were you supported? How did it turn out?
Look forward to hearing your stories
It really does sound 'mad' doesn't it. My tickets are booked and I am ready to go. I had just wondered upon the experiences we have all had trying to get there. For some I know it was straightforward, but for others it has been more challenging.Like Falcon, I knew they thought I would quit after one day or so...tehe My youngest daughter even told me so afterwards!
Reaction was mixed.
Some who knew me said, "That's mom! She'll be fine!"
Some who didn't know me thought I should be afraid.
I have always ALWAYS followed my heart.
Then, as someone else said, once on the Camino, you should follow your head.
All well be well.
Do it!
So far I've actually found less opposition than expected - my employers willingly gave me 3 months off, to my great surprise (I had been planning a battle!). We'd been expecting more opposition/expressions of concern to be directed at my mother, who will be almost 79 when we start our Camino next September - to the extent of delaying telling people about it for a while after we decided to go because she was worried about the reactions, but so far there has been none of the expected "What? At your age?!" even though most of our friends hadn't heard about the Camino. It helps that she is very fit and healthy so it's not much of a stretch to imagine she can do it. Most have been enthusiastic - or to our faces at least! There may well be a pool going in the background, and I am sure there are some who think we're mad but are too polite to say. My father died 7 years ago next May, and my sister 20 years ago in April, but I know both would have been enthusiastic - Dad would probably want to come along, and my sister would have thought we were all mad but not have wanted to be left out so would have come too (I think!). One or two of Mum's family will probably be a bit worried as the departure date approaches but so far are supportive.
You must have different family/friends/work than me.It is not an easy decision to leave family/friends/work for several weeks/months.
You must have different family/friends/work than me.
I don't care how much I care for them.....I'm gone.
Hi there.... I hope to see you there! I'm doing my first Camino September next year .... I got the 3 months off work too .... and it may very well take that long! Where abouts in NZ are you from? Good luck with training and preparation. Cheers, Trish.So far I've actually found less opposition than expected - my employers willingly gave me 3 months off, to my great surprise (I had been planning a battle!). We'd been expecting more opposition/expressions of concern to be directed at my mother, who will be almost 79 when we start our Camino next September - to the extent of delaying telling people about it for a while after we decided to go because she was worried about the reactions, but so far there has been none of the expected "What? At your age?!" even though most of our friends hadn't heard about the Camino. It helps that she is very fit and healthy so it's not much of a stretch to imagine she can do it. Most have been enthusiastic - or to our faces at least! There may well be a pool going in the background, and I am sure there are some who think we're mad but are too polite to say. My father died 7 years ago next May, and my sister 20 years ago in April, but I know both would have been enthusiastic - Dad would probably want to come along, and my sister would have thought we were all mad but not have wanted to be left out so would have come too (I think!). One or two of Mum's family will probably be a bit worried as the departure date approaches but so far are supportive.
lol. Well done Gerard!! My family is pretty supportive except for the odd one or two. I don't believe any of them actually think I will make it though!
I posted the thread to just hear each others stories
Hi Karen ... my tickets booked too ... makes it all a bit more real don't you think? Are you off in the spring or autumn next year? TrishIt really does sound 'mad' doesn't it. My tickets are booked and I am ready to go. I had just wondered upon the experiences we have all had trying to get there. For some I know it was straightforward, but for others it has been more challenging.
So happy to hear you and your husband are now hooked into the camino together
BTW..I haven't read the Shirley McLaine book. Sounds like it could be ...interesting? lol
I have been pondering this question this morning. I am wondering how many pilgrims walked the camino against opposition? There are so many practical reasons for not doing this pilgrimage. It is not an easy decision to leave family/friends/work for several weeks/months. What was the reaction you received when you decided to walk? Were you supported? How did it turn out?
Look forward to hearing your stories
It is an interesting perspective from twenty years ago, but she seems to confuse her imagination with reality, so she comes off as a lunatic. It is possible that the Hollywood years have eroded her differentiation of a script from life. Not everything that our minds conjure up is "true." LSD causes random firing of synapses, but many of the visions exist nowhere else but the one mind at one moment. MacLaine seems to confuse her synapse firings as reality. If she wrote L. Ron Hubbard-style science fiction, it would be much more entertaining!I haven't read the Shirley McLaine book. Sounds like it could be ...interesting?
Pop PhyscologyIt is an interesting perspective from twenty years ago, but she seems to confuse her imagination with reality, so she comes off as a lunatic. It is possible that the Hollywood years have eroded her differentiation of a script from life. Not everything that our minds conjure up is "true." LSD causes random firing of synapses, but many of the visions exist nowhere else but the one mind at one moment. MacLaine seems to confuse her synapse firings as reality. If she wrote L. Ron Hubbard-style science fiction, it would be much more entertaining!
Pre-Camino I followed my head... you know all that planning one thinks one has to do, on the Camino I followed my heart, post-Camino I now follow my heart all the time with the odd "head" interference. Some of the old me is pushing its way in... it's time for a Camino refresher course. Once I decided to walk the Camino, my husband raised his eyebrows and in his usually manner said "now, don't get religious on me", my then 29 year old son gave me a high 5 and a"you go mom - don't get lost" ... now why would he think that, I never get lostI have been pondering this question this morning. I am wondering how many pilgrims walked the camino against opposition? There are so many practical reasons for not doing this pilgrimage. It is not an easy decision to leave family/friends/work for several weeks/months. What was the reaction you received when you decided to walk? Were you supported? How did it turn out?
Look forward to hearing your stories
I have been pondering this question this morning. I am wondering how many pilgrims walked the camino against opposition? There are so many practical reasons for not doing this pilgrimage. It is not an easy decision to leave family/friends/work for several weeks/months. What was the reaction you received when you decided to walk? Were you supported? How did it turn out?
Look forward to hearing your stories
It sounds to me as if you are back on the fence about walking or not.
Nope..not on the fence. Post is for fun/interest only
You will complete this walk. I am confident of that.lol. Well done Gerard!! My family is pretty supportive except for the odd one or two. I don't believe any of them actually think I will make it though!
I posted the thread to just hear each others stories
Hello,
Although you were referring to this thread, I'm compelled to share how much FUN I have on the Camino. I have an absolute blast. Somedays I am beaming, and I don't beam. I laugh at nothing, waddle up hills, run down hills, play with puppies, eat as much chocolate as I want, drink wine in the middle of the day. Of course there is much more. My fun comes from the elevated spirit and the greatness provided by the Camino, the beautiful people I meet, the silence, prayer, and reflection I receive. Tending to others, having an open heart, giving time. These too provide.
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