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Love love love!!! Posts like this.
You are awesome!!
Thank you for sharing.
Hi Dee,Hi all, I am just on my last night on the bus from finisterre back to Santiago before I go home. I just wanted to share a little with you all.
I was a very nervous, first time, solo traveller before I began this adventure! Little did I know at the beginning all that would experience on this camino! This is such a special special place.
I have spent more time alone than I have probably before in my life. I also met some very special people. I heard that the camino provides, and boy it does just that! Emotionally, mentally and physically. I have cried as laughed many times, I have walked singing out loud and swinging my stick and not worrying who heard me
Keep your heart strong xox
Good for you! My wife referred to it as the "Camino glow" when my oldest son and I came home, and she can still tell when I'm contemplating the next one with my middle son.Thank youI sometimes see a bit of negativity on this forum but for me the camino just reinforced my belief in the good nature in all people! From pilgrims to albergue owners, to the locals who walked with me many times until they were sure I was on the right path again (with me speaking no Spanish and them no English!) it's amazin how you can communicate so well with a complete language barrier the camino is life changing and my heart feels fuller going home, and a little bit of my heart will be left here also! I CANT STOP SMILING!!
When are setting off Tom ? I'm also walking in July, leaving around 7/8th - perhaps our paths will cross.I am a fifty year old man setting out in July. I have led an indulgent life...pretty selfish...completely useless at practical things...you get the picture. I just know I have to do the Camino now. I am %*@^^@!G myself about it. One moment excited the next thinking of reasons to postpone. I have read a lot of conflicting opinions on this site. There are some really inspiring people on here and yes there are some pretty negative ones as well...but I read your post this morning and felt a surge run through me...I felt 19 again...just off backpacking around the med. You are an inspiration young lady....thankyou.
Ditto for me, dear Dee! I loved, smiled at and thoroughly enjoyed the song/video clip - so much emotion.. and fun! Wow, how I'd love to tumble down that hay-sided waterslide.. and not only to see the dumbfounded stares of passing cowsThank you so much for sharing that AND your words. I hope the Camino after-effects carry you through the may days and months ahead...
Well done, Dee! If you are alone in Santiago today (Monday, the 9th), let me know...I am here, also alone, last night before heading to Madrid. I'd love to hear some of your stories!
Tom go for it!! It is never too late for anyone to start livingI am a fifty year old man setting out in July. I have led an indulgent life...pretty selfish...completely useless at practical things...you get the picture. I just know I have to do the Camino now. I am %*@^^@!G myself about it. One moment excited the next thinking of reasons to postpone. I have read a lot of conflicting opinions on this site. There are some really inspiring people on here and yes there are some pretty negative ones as well...but I read your post this morning and felt a surge run through me...I felt 19 again...just off backpacking around the med. You are an inspiration young lady....thankyou.
Haha was I what!!! I was shaking the whole way from the airport at home until Santiago!!! I just said goodbye to really really special people tonight that I only spent two or three days with and my eyes are tearing up thinking about it now. There is something so so special about the camino I cannot put into words! I really never expected to find what I did during this trip! It was a birthday present for myself for turning 30 next month and I have never been so appreciative of what I learnt on this camino for carrying on now into the rest of my life and into my sons life xSo glad it all worked out for you Denise, I remember when you first posted in Nov. 2013, you were nervous about the whole thing. You will have great memories.
Now.......... when is the next one?
I really never expected to find what I did during this trip! It was a birthday present for myself for turning 30 next month and I have never been so appreciative of what I learnt on this camino for carrying on now into the rest of my life and into my sons life x
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I held myself together a lot through my pilgrimage, but when my ten year old daughter, Georgia handed over her passport and I heard that satisfying whump and they handed her her Credential..... I wailed like an Italian grandmother.... I knew I couldn't afford to be indulgent like that in a queue..... so I pulled it all back inside again and walked downstairs to where a number of fellow pilgrims we had walked into santiago with all cheered and cried and laughed and wooped for all the world to see. When we walked into the Irish Pub everyone stood up and applauded Georgia, then she sat with the 81 year old who had walked from Pamplona and we all drank to how wonderfully clever we all were!! You are never alone on the Camino
Absolutely loved the song. I have tears streaming down my face. This is exactly what I want to find out there......You are an inspiration. Just when I get the...."what on Earth are you doing this for" moment I see this. Thank you and blessings in your life. My mantra for today is "Keep your head up, Keep your heart strong!"Hi all, I am just on my last night on the bus from finisterre back to Santiago before I go home. I just wanted to share a little with you all.
I was a very nervous, first time, solo traveller before I began this adventure! Little did I know at the beginning all that would experience on this camino! This is such a special special place.
I have spent more time alone than I have probably before in my life. I also met some very special people. I heard that the camino provides, and boy it does just that! Emotionally, mentally and physically. I have cried as laughed many times, I have walked singing out loud and swinging my stick and not worrying who heard meI walked in severe pain (tendinitis to my knee and ankle...which I still have!) and somehow always with a smile on my face! This camino for me has been a wake up call! I regret to say that I don't think I appreciated all I have or have really lived my life prior to this trip. All that has been in my head is 'Life begins after the Camino' and I can't wait to experience it fully!
The one song that also got me through a lot was this... http://yout.be/ADP65wbBUpc
Keep your heart strong xox
Burn camino to all!
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Cheers Dee. I am twitching to be off! Over the last twenty years I have forgotten how to connect with people. I've always been a grumpy bugger, my nickname is 'badger' but the last few years since dad died have been horrendous... I have developed a misanthropic side I don't want. I have become a coward... for the first time in years I am about to take the road less taken.Tom go for it!! It is never too late for anyone to start livingthere was an 87 yr old man that I seen a number of times, making his way slow but sure! He was a true inspiration! It is a moment if a lifetime if you have the oppertunity! And it can be a life changing one at that!! All I can say from my experience is there is always other pilgrims that have your back, whether you see them or not, they are there...like little angels
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Should be the same time Gilly. I am training it to the jump off... I love train journeys, time to mull over what the hell you've got yourself into. I live in the welsh mountains so doing a few walks but to be frank my preparation is minimal... I know if I fuss about too much my 'black dog' me will talk myself out of it. Good luck! See you on the Camino!When are setting off Tom ? I'm also walking in July, leaving around 7/8th - perhaps our paths will cross.
Gillyweb and tomWhen are setting off Tom ? I'm also walking in July, leaving around 7/8th - perhaps our paths will cross.
Tom - it was partly to beat that Black Dog that I suddenly announced out of the blue last year I was off to Spain. I only did the last 120 miles but it was the most incredible 8 days of my life - and I have quite an interesting life anyway. Don't fuss too much, carry as little as possible - realising we all carry too much in life, physically and mentally and emotionally - was one of my great eye openers for me. Throwing away stuff, possessions and fears was so wonderful. Do train a bit if you can in the next three and a half (gulp !!!) weeks. It will help a lot and perhaps prevent injury on the first few days. And most importantly when you start walking - remember to look UP !! Sometimes I would walk for miles before I realised I'd been watching my feet and missing the world around me. After that I would remind myself to always look up and see the world and the people around me. Hope to see you on the wayShould be the same time Gilly. I am training it to the jump off... I love train journeys, time to mull over what the hell you've got yourself into. I live in the welsh mountains so doing a few walks but to be frank my preparation is minimal... I know if I fuss about too much my 'black dog' me will talk myself out of it. Good luck! See you on the Camino!
Brenda - hope to see you too. I'm hoping to stay at Orisson on 7th so may see you along the way ?Gillyweb and tom
I also am beginning July 7 or 8 ...love to meet up with both of you...I have had more inspiration from this forum in the last six months of so than with my spiritual group of ten years...
And most importantly when you start walking - remember to look UP !! Sometimes I would walk for miles before I realised I'd been watching my feet and missing the world around me. After that I would remind myself to always look up and see the world and the people around me.
...Also found when you look up in the physical sense, a lot more people smile and say hello just like on the camino! Spread a wee smile, you don't realise the positive effect it can have
Oh it really truly was! And don't forget to look up when you come home! It's very easy to fall back into routine when you come home, and spend your days 'looking at your feet'. Appreciate all you have at home, because I know I missed a lot! Also found when you look up in the physical sense, a lot more people smile and say hellojust like on the camino! Spread a wee smile, you don't realise the positive effect it can have
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