long-time a lurker, finally a pilgrim!

[rojasa]

Hola! I hardly dare say it, but after 8 years of deferred dreams and cancelled plans, I am planning to walk el Camino de Santiago (from SJPdP) this September/October. God-willing, In sha'Allah, si Dios quiere, I leave the US 15 sep to Paris, train to SJPdP, and begin. Been reading this site obsessively for a couple years (!), went to the last APOC meeting in Lake Tahoe, CA, and have already developed the beginnings of a camino familia. Ultreia, suseia, Santiago!

 

[kelleymac]

Welcome Perigrina!

 

[lovingkindness]

Buen Camino!

 

[jcat]

I'll be starting in Sarria in October, so maybe I'll see you along the way!

I love Tahoe!

 

[VNwalking]

Welcome, @rojasa. And buen camino!

 

[NualaOC]

Welcome to the forum and @rojasa and thanks for sharing your story.
Happy planning and Buen Camino!

 

[Sue127]

I'll be starting in Sarria in October, so maybe I'll see you along the way!

I love Tahoe!

I also love Tahoe and may well be starting in Sarria with my OH in October!

 

[Bob from L.A. !]

Great title Lurkers are welcome. Welcome !

 

[CarolamS]

Buen camino rojasa

 

[Marbe2]

Tahoe is great fun and beautiful! Buen Camino!

 

[zenofmatthew]

See you out there, I’ll be starting in Ponferrada beginning of October.

 

[The Camino Calls]

I’ll be setting off from SJPP on the 18th. Hope to see you out there!

 

[David with new Kit!]

Has @rojasa actually started her camino?
I'd love to know her experiences
Perhaps its on a different thread that I missed, anyone?

 

[heydave101]

Buen Camino! I’m starting my first from Pamplona on Sept. 12

 

[Nick B]

Will change your life, you'll have a ball...

 

[vjpdx]

Has @rojasa actually started her camino?
I'd love to know her experiences
Perhaps its on a different thread that I missed, anyone?

God-willing, In sha'Allah, si Dios quiere, I leave the US 15 sep to Paris, train to SJPdP, and begin.

Rojasa, I'm hoping you can do a Live From The Camino thread too! Ojalá!

 

[rojasa]

Has @rojasa actually started her camino?
I'd love to know her experiences
Perhaps its on a different thread that I missed, anyone?

Hi David and vjpdx, I did indeed start on Sep 15, and arrived in SdC on Oct 24, 2021. Thank you for the well-wishes! From the ankles up, it was the most profound experience of my life to date. While I did bring a cellphone, I relied on wifi and generally asked for help in calling ahead by one day to reserve a bed in albergues from Sarria into SdC. So, no blog or other communication, but I’m so tickled anyone wanted to know how I did! This forum is filled with kind and caring people…just like the Camino…and I relive the joy of the pilgrimage every time I log on. Don’t want to hog too much time and space here but will say that the experience overwhelmingly involved a) attention to feet constantly (they had a very hard time and often needed lots of encouragement), and b) a kind of a ressourcement, a going back to theological sources, on a personal level. And, crucially, the pilgrimage restored/confirmed my fundamental belief in the goodness of people. I am not exaggerating when I say that every single day I met a Camino angel, and/or was able to pay forward the gift of generosity I received. Love abides.

I have logged onto this thread to post the dates of my next Camino, and had to take a moment to share that, yes, I was able to walk the Camino Frances from SJPdP to Santiago. I am “hooked.” God and feet willing I will return to Camino as often and as long as I am able!

PS “vjpdx”: are you in Portland OR? I’m in Corvallis!

 

[vjpdx]

I'm so glad you had a great Camino!

PS “vjpdx”: are you in Portland OR? I’m in Corvallis!

I'm in Portland!