Only a week to go....

Cruiser52 · Mar 20, 2016

Finally, after thinking about it for the past 3 years, planning it for the past 2 years, training for the past year, I finally have a week to pack. Flying to Paris next Monday, 28th of March, to hopefully start my Camino on 1st of April.
Feeling a mixture of excitement and fear. Hopefully the excitement will increase and the fear decrease as I go.

BrienC · Mar 20, 2016

Fear is, False Evidence Appearing Real.

Buen Camino

wayfarer · Mar 20, 2016

Have a great Camino.
Buen Camino.

NualaOC · Mar 20, 2016

Buen Camino @Cruiser52!

Seabird · Mar 20, 2016

Buen Camino! Warm up that trail for me!

DanielH · Mar 20, 2016

Cruiser52 said:
Finally, after thinking about it for the past 3 years, planning it for the past 2 years, training for the past year, I finally have a week to pack. Flying to Paris next Monday, 28th of March, to hopefully start my Camino on 1st of April.
Feeling a mixture of excitement and fear. Hopefully the excitement will increase and the fear decrease as I go.

You have already made the biggest decision which is to walk the Camino. It's the unknowns that can sometimes cause us a bit of the jitters or nervousness. You will do great once you get started. Just let go of any worries and embrace the journey! Buen Camino

Chacharm · Mar 21, 2016

Oh I love the last week before you gogogo! All the anxiety falls away on your first day walking. You'll be so tired the first night you'll sleep like a top and wake up with just the excitement left. Seriously, I was a basket case. I just couldn't do it without feeling like I had all my bases covered - and I had no idea what or where the bases were. There really is just no way to avoid the anxiety - but in the end it will all be absolutely fine and you are going to have a great time.

Janet P · Mar 21, 2016

Cruiser52 said:
Finally, after thinking about it for the past 3 years, planning it for the past 2 years, training for the past year, I finally have a week to pack. Flying to Paris next Monday, 28th of March, to hopefully start my Camino on 1st of April.
Feeling a mixture of excitement and fear. Hopefully the excitement will increase and the fear decrease as I go.

Will see you on the way! Buen Camino!

sabbott · Mar 21, 2016

Cruiser52 said:
Feeling a mixture of excitement and fear. Hopefully the excitement will increase and the fear decrease as I go.

I'm with you on this! Leaving in a little over three weeks, and I'm so busy with work, taxes, etc that I don't have time to focus on the nerves--but every now and then I do get the "what the heck am I doing" twinge (as well as the knee twinge, but that's for another thread.) Congratulations to both of us, Cruiser52, and to everyone else here, on "doing it anyway"!

thomryng · Mar 21, 2016

We might see you on the Way. Ultreïa

wendolin · Mar 21, 2016

I am right behind you by a couple of days. Buen Camino!

movinmaggie · Mar 21, 2016

The jitters will fall away soon enough. Wish you Buen Camino.

David · Mar 21, 2016

Buen Camino!!!!!

Peter Fransiscus · Mar 22, 2016

Cruiser52 said:
Finally, after thinking about it for the past 3 years, planning it for the past 2 years, training for the past year, I finally have a week to pack. Flying to Paris next Monday, 28th of March, to hopefully start my Camino on 1st of April.
Feeling a mixture of excitement and fear. Hopefully the excitement will increase and the fear decrease as I go.

Hi, wish you a wonderful journey and a Buen Camino, Peter.

Ali Jones · Mar 27, 2016

Cruiser52 said:
Finally, after thinking about it for the past 3 years, planning it for the past 2 years, training for the past year, I finally have a week to pack. Flying to Paris next Monday, 28th of March, to hopefully start my Camino on 1st of April.
Feeling a mixture of excitement and fear. Hopefully the excitement will increase and the fear decrease as I go.

I'm also feeling that mixture of excitement and fear ! Im starting on 5th April...and only just got onto the forum. Suddenly it seems there are a hundred things I haven't even thought of !
Oh well, I guess I will just have to take it as it comes...surrender to whatever the Camino has in store for me. At some point it will be too late to do any more than 'just do it '. Can't wait now !
Buen Camino

DanielH · Mar 27, 2016

Ali Jones said:
I'm also feeling that mixture of excitement and fear ! Im starting on 5th April...and only just got onto the forum. Suddenly it seems there are a hundred things I haven't even thought of !
Oh well, I guess I will just have to take it as it comes...surrender to whatever the Camino has in store for me. At some point it will be too late to do any more than 'just do it '. Can't wait now !
Buen Camino

You have the right spirit and attitude Ali. Everything will be fine! Buen Camino!

movinmaggie · Mar 27, 2016

Buen Camino Ali....

Ali Jones · Mar 27, 2016

DanielH said:
You have the right spirit and attitude Ali. Everything will be fine! Buen Camino!

Thanks Daniel,
I see you're also walking this year,
Buen Camino !

Ali Jones · Mar 27, 2016

movinmaggie said:
Buen Camino Ali....

Thankyou Maggie

movinmaggie · Mar 27, 2016

Ali Jones said:
Thankyou Maggie

You're most welcome. You are certainly in for a wonderful (understatement) experience….travel safe.

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Got my answer. Thanks

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