Maple Leaf Walker
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
My flight is booked. I'm testing my newer gear and still finding ways to keep trimming down the weight of my pack to under 10kg. Focusing on simplicity. I'm doubling my daily walking regime. Bought the excellent Wise Camino Guide for my iPad mini. I've also told friends and associates of my plans so that I can't back out.
All I have to now--for the next eight weeks before I land in Spain--is to resist all my lingering doubts and fears about what I've gotten myself into.
There are the usual worries for a man my age: What if I get hurt? What if I'm lonely? But then there is the catastrophized thinking: What if someone steals my bank card? What if the ATMs for some reason won't work? What if there's never room at albergues and I'm left sleeping on the street? What if something happens back home and I have to end my walk early?
What if I fail?
The what ifs are endless.
I silence them only with my resolve.
There's a YouTube series from a few years ago by a married couple who did the CF in winter with their infant.
So I remind myself of that every time I get worried: "hey someone with a baby did this. You can too."
So I'm giving in and doing this.
Feet on the ground July 11.
Wish me luck.
And all advice is welcome.
All I have to now--for the next eight weeks before I land in Spain--is to resist all my lingering doubts and fears about what I've gotten myself into.
There are the usual worries for a man my age: What if I get hurt? What if I'm lonely? But then there is the catastrophized thinking: What if someone steals my bank card? What if the ATMs for some reason won't work? What if there's never room at albergues and I'm left sleeping on the street? What if something happens back home and I have to end my walk early?
What if I fail?
The what ifs are endless.
I silence them only with my resolve.
There's a YouTube series from a few years ago by a married couple who did the CF in winter with their infant.
So I remind myself of that every time I get worried: "hey someone with a baby did this. You can too."
So I'm giving in and doing this.
Feet on the ground July 11.
Wish me luck.
And all advice is welcome.