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I'm a little over 6 weeks out before I leave and I am feeling such a call to do this that I am much more excited than anxious. I think maybe you know you are supposed to do this so you are not in the "freaking out" category either. Buen Camino!!So I'm 6 weeks out from departure. I feel like I should be freaking out for my first camino. I haven't done a full pack on my gear yet, there still one or two things I'm trying to nail down on my gear as well. I still need to send my backpack belt off to be exchanged, as well as finish booking transportation for the back end of the trip. And yet...I'm not.
I'm not stressed about this at all. I have a tenative itinerary that is initially very conservative (10-15k for 4 days) and then my longest day is only 30 km. - most between 20 and 30. I have 5 extra days planned to go to Finesterre and Muxia. I know I can do this. I know I need to do this. And I know I will do this.
Am I crazy for not being freaked out?
Erin
... Am I crazy for not being freaked out?
Erin
No, you aren't crazy for not freaking out. I'm glad that your plan is tentative, because you really won't know how much you want to walk each day until that day arrives.So I'm 6 weeks out from departure. I feel like I should be freaking out for my first camino. I haven't done a full pack on my gear yet, there still one or two things I'm trying to nail down on my gear as well. I still need to send my backpack belt off to be exchanged, as well as finish booking transportation for the back end of the trip. And yet...I'm not.
I'm not stressed about this at all. I have a tenative itinerary that is initially very conservative (10-15k for 4 days) and then my longest day is only 30 km. - most between 20 and 30. I have 5 extra days planned to go to Finesterre and Muxia. I know I can do this. I know I need to do this. And I know I will do this.
Am I crazy for not being freaked out?
Erin
So I'm 6 weeks out from departure. I feel like I should be freaking out for my first camino. I haven't done a full pack on my gear yet, there still one or two things I'm trying to nail down on my gear as well. I still need to send my backpack belt off to be exchanged, as well as finish booking transportation for the back end of the trip. And yet...I'm not.
I'm not stressed about this at all. I have a tenative itinerary that is initially very conservative (10-15k for 4 days) and then my longest day is only 30 km. - most between 20 and 30. I have 5 extra days planned to go to Finesterre and Muxia. I know I can do this. I know I need to do this. And I know I will do this.
Am I crazy for not being freaked out?
Erin
The preparation is part of the Camino experience!No - you are enjoying your preparations. There is a Dutch word for that which someone posted on here a while back, but I have sadly forgotten it. Can anyone remind me?
Am I crazy for not being freaked out?
No - you are enjoying your preparations. There is a Dutch word for that which someone posted on here a while back, but I have sadly forgotten it. Can anyone remind me?
I planned pretty hard for our first Camino last year and about six weeks out I stopped and decided that I didn't want to plan any more. Once on Camino I found that it's true that the Camino provides what things we need or didn't think about. The best part was that my essential planning took care of all of the important stuff and the rest was serendipitous in a good way. Don't worry, have fun.So I'm 6 weeks out from departure. I feel like I should be freaking out for my first camino. I haven't done a full pack on my gear yet, there still one or two things I'm trying to nail down on my gear as well. I still need to send my backpack belt off to be exchanged, as well as finish booking transportation for the back end of the trip. And yet...I'm not.
I'm not stressed about this at all. I have a tenative itinerary that is initially very conservative (10-15k for 4 days) and then my longest day is only 30 km. - most between 20 and 25. I have 5 extra days planned to go to Finesterre and Muxia. I know I can do this. I know I need to do this. And I know I will do this.
Am I crazy for not being freaked out?
Erin
I'm off on a Camino shortly and feeling pretty voorpretish myself.Voorpret. Literally translates as 'pre-fun'. Happy jitters, cheerful anticipation.
So I'm 6 weeks out from departure. I feel like I should be freaking out for my first camino. I haven't done a full pack on my gear yet, there still one or two things I'm trying to nail down on my gear as well. I still need to send my backpack belt off to be exchanged, as well as finish booking transportation for the back end of the trip. And yet...I'm not.
I'm not stressed about this at all. I have a tenative itinerary that is initially very conservative (10-15k for 4 days) and then my longest day is only 30 km. - most between 20 and 25. I have 5 extra days planned to go to Finesterre and Muxia. I know I can do this. I know I need to do this. And I know I will do this.
Am I crazy for not being freaked out?
Erin
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