Felix80
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances Leon - Santiago (2009)
Camino de la Costa Gijon - Finisterre (2011)
Camino Frances Leon- Finisterre (2014)
and many more, I hope
Buenos dias, everyone.
After being an unregistered reader for quite a while, now I finally got around to check in.
I'm Felix, 35 years, Bavarian from the northern Upper Palatinate. I consider myself to be an agnostic/atheist, but do not have any proselytization enthusiasm.
The Camino has me in its grip since 2009 when I first set foot on it.
In 2006, my family planned to walk the way, after we read Hape Kerkelings "Ich bin dann mal weg" (I'm off then: Losing and finding myself on the Camino de Santiago). Tragically, my mother died in December, and though I thought about walking in her memory, I put it off for nearly three years. I'm eternally thankful to my best friend who finally 'forced' me to start in August 2009 by simply booking the flights. We walked from Leon to Santiago and it was one of the best experiences in my life. Since then, I'm addicted - not only to the Camino, but to hiking in general.
I've been back to Spain in 2011 (Gijon to Finisterre, partly solo, partly with friends) and 2014 (Leon to Finisterre with my dad), and of course I'm always thinking about and planning my next trip. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to walk from SJPDP to Leon later this year.
In 2009 and 2011, I almost exclusively stayed in albergues, in 2014 I only slept in hotel rooms. Although I slept far better in the hotels, the 2014 Camino left me somewhat excluded and lonely.
Why the Camino? Lots of reasons: I'm attracted by the rich history of the pilgrims' ways, caught by the beauty of the landscapes and the kindness of its inhabitants (although I don't really speak any Spanish) and I do very much enjoy the company of my fellow travelers. The Camino infrastructure makes for carefree hiking and inexpensive holidays. And above all, I've experienced again and again an unparalleled feeling of community with and belonging to my fellow pilgrims.
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Tl;dr - I'm new here, Felix (m, 35), Bavarian, been to the Camino 3 times, want to return lots more.
After being an unregistered reader for quite a while, now I finally got around to check in.
I'm Felix, 35 years, Bavarian from the northern Upper Palatinate. I consider myself to be an agnostic/atheist, but do not have any proselytization enthusiasm.
The Camino has me in its grip since 2009 when I first set foot on it.
In 2006, my family planned to walk the way, after we read Hape Kerkelings "Ich bin dann mal weg" (I'm off then: Losing and finding myself on the Camino de Santiago). Tragically, my mother died in December, and though I thought about walking in her memory, I put it off for nearly three years. I'm eternally thankful to my best friend who finally 'forced' me to start in August 2009 by simply booking the flights. We walked from Leon to Santiago and it was one of the best experiences in my life. Since then, I'm addicted - not only to the Camino, but to hiking in general.
I've been back to Spain in 2011 (Gijon to Finisterre, partly solo, partly with friends) and 2014 (Leon to Finisterre with my dad), and of course I'm always thinking about and planning my next trip. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to walk from SJPDP to Leon later this year.
In 2009 and 2011, I almost exclusively stayed in albergues, in 2014 I only slept in hotel rooms. Although I slept far better in the hotels, the 2014 Camino left me somewhat excluded and lonely.
Why the Camino? Lots of reasons: I'm attracted by the rich history of the pilgrims' ways, caught by the beauty of the landscapes and the kindness of its inhabitants (although I don't really speak any Spanish) and I do very much enjoy the company of my fellow travelers. The Camino infrastructure makes for carefree hiking and inexpensive holidays. And above all, I've experienced again and again an unparalleled feeling of community with and belonging to my fellow pilgrims.
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Tl;dr - I'm new here, Felix (m, 35), Bavarian, been to the Camino 3 times, want to return lots more.
