Introduction

[Shadowfox]

I live in Ireland and in 18 months time will be 40. I wanted to do something significant to mark it. As I have wanted to travel and like to walk the camino somehow appealled to me

 

[Garate77]

The Camino will you mark you more than turning forty... You will see...

 

[Shadowfox]

From what I have read so far I understand what you say. I think each individual who does it will take something unique to them away from it. I don't have a clue what mine will be but I know there will be something. After all its the journey and not the destination that counts

 

[papajohn]

Hi,
I had a similar experience, only at age 60. I would say that if you will be open and allow the idea to develop, you will know whether or not the camino pilgrimage is being offered to you. I truely believe that the camino experience is a gift that is offered to some people and they can accept or refuse. When I got on the plane to Spain, I knew exactly why I was making the pilgrimage. When I left Spain, I knew why I had walked, only it was completely different. Now, 3 months later, I am continuing to be enlightened and motivated by this experience. The words that express it best for me are ultreia y suseia. I was walking up a steep incline where I came upon a man that I had seen in the refujio the night before. His feet were a bleeding mess. He was barely able to walk. Another man walking in front of me, stopped, picked up the man's backpack and simply said," Ultreya mi amigo". John

 

[Shadowfox]

Now that was a good experience. For me I know at this stage one definite reason why I want to do it. When I am old I want to have a lifetime of experiences to draw on. Not the normal things of work and family but others such as the Camino. Its a chance to learn.