Nervous!

Hi nonieconnor,

Your post struck a chord. Brought me back to the time leading up to my first camino. There's nothng like it and you're now in that anxiety/anticipation/doubting/craziness stage that will fall away when you take your first step. If you're like me, you'll be pinching yourself every so often to make sure it's really finally happening and isn't just another dream. The camino is a great opportunity to be truly thankful for life, and I hope it brings that thanksgiving to you.

With so many newbies setting out in the near future, it's hard to wish each and every one an individual buen camino, but know that there are lots of us "serial pilgrims" watching and wishing all of you a buen camino. Looking forward to your reports back as you go from "newbie" to "experienced" -- hearing from people on the road is one of the best parts of this forum.

Buen camino, Laurie

p.s. And don't think that the pre-camino jitters go away after your first camino. I've been walking every year since 2000 and I still have a lot of the feelings and doubts you describe. It's just another one of the realities that equalizes all of us on the camino!