nonieconnor
New Member
I'm leaving the US in a week. . .hard to believe! I've been reading the forum all year, and picked up lots of great tips--what to pack, what to wear, socks and liners, and best of all Bag Balm, to grease up the feet and prevent blisters. Thanks everybody!
I've been wondering all along why people seem anxious before they depart and now I know! Will I make it? Can I do it? Am I taking too much/too little? What about weather? rain? mud? Will I make friends? Above all, why am I doing this??? Not at all sure, but there must be something there that motivated me to train for seven months, read everything I can get my hands on, fill my thoughts for hours a day.
Thanks to all who offer so much advice and encouragement. The best advice I've heard is to "let it go." I'm not a let-it-go kind of person--if the Camino teaches me how to do that better it will be well worth it!
I've been wondering all along why people seem anxious before they depart and now I know! Will I make it? Can I do it? Am I taking too much/too little? What about weather? rain? mud? Will I make friends? Above all, why am I doing this??? Not at all sure, but there must be something there that motivated me to train for seven months, read everything I can get my hands on, fill my thoughts for hours a day.
Thanks to all who offer so much advice and encouragement. The best advice I've heard is to "let it go." I'm not a let-it-go kind of person--if the Camino teaches me how to do that better it will be well worth it!