One year ago...

[nickymd1]

In six hours time, I will wake up to receive the keys to my new apartment. It will at the same time be a year since I stopped at the bridge that divides France and Spain, Hendaye and Irun, ate my first cold breakfast on the Camino, cried at my own silliness for embarking on such a harebrained scheme, and then followed my first yellow arrows.

I cannot believe it has already been a whole year. I still miss it every day. I walked into Santiago on the 17th of August 2017, and yet I know that my Camino is not over because I still constantly want to go back. I've walked in Germany, and it's not the same. I can't wait to be back in Spain and I'm hoping it won't be too long...

I just needed to share that with some people who will understand. It's been a year. 365 days. I am forever changed. And I miss being an active peregrina.

If you are excited, nervous, nostalgic, frustrated... please know this: The Camino is a gift. The Camino is worth it. All of it; any of it.

 

[tomnorth]

Congrats on the new apartment. Isn’t it amazing how the Camino gets in your blood. What is it about the experience that causes us to think about it most every day of the year when we’re back home. I can’t explain it, but I know it’s real.

 

[Suzanne S.]

@nickymd1 , that's beautiful!

 

[Michael-FL]

In six hours time, I will wake up to receive the keys to my new apartment. It will at the same time be a year since I stopped at the bridge that divides France and Spain, Hendaye and Irun, ate my first cold breakfast on the Camino, cried at my own silliness for embarking on such a harebrained scheme, and then followed my first yellow arrows.

I cannot believe it has already been a whole year. I still miss it every day. I walked into Santiago on the 17th of August 2017, and yet I know that my Camino is not over because I still constantly want to go back. I've walked in Germany, and it's not the same. I can't wait to be back in Spain and I'm hoping it won't be too long...

I just needed to share that with some people who will understand. It's been a year. 365 days. I am forever changed. And I miss being an active peregrina.

If you are excited, nervous, nostalgic, frustrated... please know this: The Camino is a gift. The Camino is worth it. All of it; any of it.

Nicky, Congrats on the new apt. Funny, I limped into Santiago the same day last year from the C. Portugues. I felt the same way starting and ending and I still think about it. It’s like I left a part of me on the Camino. I will be back for the Holy Year in 2021, walking a hybrid route of CF to Leon, north to Oviedo via C del Salvador, then the Primitivo to SdC. Buen Camino

 

[NualaOC]

Beautiful post, @nickymd1. Today marks the start of another exciting year for you - wishing you well with your new apartment and your next Camino.

 

[Dorpie]

I totally understand. I couldn't tell you for sure the date of some of my best friend's birthdays, but caminoversaries are etched on my brain.

 

[Pink Girl]

I feel the call of the Camino every day. In the beginning of September it will be a year since I began as well and I yearn so much to go back. It’s hard to save up money when you have a new apartment, but stay strong; you’ll get back! I’m hoping to go back in December and if that isn’t possible September 2019.

 

[Paul S.]

I still miss it every day. I walked into Santiago (...), and yet I know that my Camino is not over because I still constantly want to go back.

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If you are excited, nervous, nostalgic, frustrated... please know this: The Camino is a gift. The Camino is worth it. All of it; any of it.

What you say resonates so deeply within me...