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Your photo speaks! Milestones are not redundant yet...congratulations, you deserve it.A couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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A couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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A couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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Hi BjorgtsA couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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I wish I were in your club! Five caminos and a sixth coming up and I still lag far behind you.Congratulations and welcome to the club.
A couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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God loves a trierA couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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What have I learned?Hi Bjorgts
You look fantastic.
Please share your top 5-10 tips on what you have learnt including preparation, footwear and daily averages.
I am only half way to your total.
Buen Camino
Mark
Wow! Congrats. You are very lickyA couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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Yes, important!A couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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Wow!!! I'm seriously impressed! And inspired! I've only walked about 2000km (in 3,5 years, but have no plans on stoppingA couple of weeks ago, when I crossed the Roman bridge into Cordoba, I reached the milestone of ten thousand kilometers (6213miles) walked on pilgrim roads in Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. We walked out of Pamplona on our first Camino in spring 2003. Since then we have not seen any good reason to stop walking.
It has given me many wonderful experiences, some very wet days, and has been important in keeping me fit.
Important? No!!! But fun! And a long way, as my son says: "As long as from north in Alaska to Bogota in Colombia."
But this is important: I am so grateful that I still have good health and can keep walking!
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Dear bjorgts, thank you for the deep lesson for today, and tomorrow, and the days after... My English is not perfect either. I'm Scottish... !What have I learned?
A year ago, I was asked to give a lecture titled: "What have the long walks taught me?" Then the answer is not about the practical aspects of walking, but about the great lessons: What has the hiking meant to my vision of what is important in life? Here are some answers:
A) "We end up where we set our goal - on the road and in life." If you know what your goal is, you make thousands of small choices that lead you there ... even in life.
B) "Lighten your burdens! Carry on as little as possible! Carry lightly! ”… On the road and in life… What is my house full of that is absolutely unnecessary? How do I want it? What have I learned about the importance of packing lightly? What do I have with me mentally, which I do not have to carry? Can I work on any of it and put it away from me?
C) Be careful! Long walks can change you! You may discover what is essential in life. This is my summary of the most essential - four points:
1: Life - that I actually live.
2: People - some are mine, others are good helpers
and some need help.
3: The Earth - that we live by it.
4: God - that He carries it all.
To number 3: We live by what the earth gives us. I have now walked 10000 km through agricultural lands; millions of steps between fields, meadows and forests. It has done something to me. I know now, in a different way than before, that we come from the earth and are closely related to it. We depend on the thin soil that covers this globe, and what grows out of this earth. This is our foundation of life! Millions of farmers and agricultural workers around the world make sure you have food on the table every day. Many of these live in very poor conditions and are low status. - It's crazy! - If you can do something about it, do something about it! (This was my speech today.)
Maybe I'll come back to practical things I've learned a little later.
Sorry for my English. I know it's not perfect. I'm Norwegian.
- Thank you!Wow!!! I'm seriously impressed! And inspired! I've only walked about 2000km (in 3,5 years, but have no plans on stopping
Do you have a blog or something similar? You must be sitting on so incredibly much information (that I want) haha
Would love to know how it was, walking through Germany for example..
Anyway - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Thank you Bjorgts,What have I learned?
A year ago, I was asked to give a lecture titled: "What have the long walks taught me?" Then the answer is not about the practical aspects of walking, but about the great lessons: What has the hiking meant to my vision of what is important in life? Here are some answers:
A) "We end up where we set our goal - on the road and in life." If you know what your goal is, you make thousands of small choices that lead you there ... even in life.
B) "Lighten your burdens! Carry on as little as possible! Carry lightly! ”… On the road and in life… What is my house full of that is absolutely unnecessary? How do I want it? What have I learned about the importance of packing lightly? What do I have with me mentally, which I do not have to carry? Can I work on any of it and put it away from me?
C) Be careful! Long walks can change you! You may discover what is essential in life. This is my summary of the most essential - four points:
1: Life - that I actually live.
2: People - some are mine, others are good helpers
and some need help.
3: The Earth - that we live by it.
4: God - that He carries it all.
To number 3: We live by what the earth gives us. I have now walked 10000 km through agricultural lands; millions of steps between fields, meadows and forests. It has done something to me. I know now, in a different way than before, that we come from the earth and are closely related to it. We depend on the thin soil that covers this globe, and what grows out of this earth. This is our foundation of life! Millions of farmers and agricultural workers around the world make sure you have food on the table every day. Many of these live in very poor conditions and are low status. - It's crazy! - If you can do something about it, do something about it! (This was my speech today.)
Maybe I'll come back to practical things I've learned a little later.
Sorry for my English. I know it's not perfect. I'm Norwegian.
Can you explain "intrinsic" with other world? I have problem understanding this world.
About being disappointed on arriving in Santiago:Thank you Bjorgts,
really appreciate your insights. Will file for further reflections.
Was this the Camino working on you at some intrinsic level?
I know it changed me in ways I couldn't identify at the time.
One of the first shocks was on arriving at Santiago I felt disappointed with what I felt and saw. Not the same spirit I had been experiencing; preferred to be back walking in the fields; might sound like heresy to some however it was very real to me.
I can often only understand things by looking backwards.
The understanding came when some months later back in Australia I was reading a newspaper that spoke about "eco therapy" and outlined the benefits of being in nature for extended periods; Then I realised that was exactly what had happened to me during my 6 weeks walking. There was some sort of transformation at a deeper level that I didn't realise at the time; just knew when it was diminished when I got to a big city i.e Santiago. Light a light bulb being dimmed.
Now when walking I really try and establish a mental connection with the fields, forests, wind and rain. I can see why early man reverenced nature.
Its one of the enduring benefits of my first Camino and draws me back for more therapy!!
Wishing you many happy days walking.
Mark
I like the quote although don’t fully understand it. Looks very profound. Quite deep.About being disappointed on arriving in Santiago:
The walking need an aim, but it is the walking on the road that makes it worth the trouble. For many years (eight years to be exact) I have carried with me in mind something lovingkindness wrote here on the forum when she was almost on target in Santiago and had walked all the way from Trondheim in Norway. She wrote: "..... Santiago dC is the end of dreams.......a place where peregrinas die.... Santiago is a soaring cliff a ´wall´I just can´t scale....." I have never seen it expreced more clearly. Something ends when we reach Santiago...
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