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Between the Path and the Way: A 1000 Mile Journal
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF (2018)
VF (2022)
Hi all,
My flights are booked: Montana, USA to Biarritz to SJPdP. Back from Santiago Oct 28. I have been collecting my gear and have made reservations for my first few nights. I already walk miles every day, so I just keep on with that. Even though I have three months before I leave, I feel like I have already begun. Is that strange?
I can't say exactly why I am going. So much appeals: knowing what I am to do every day: walk, and only walk. Not knowing anything else: how long, what I will see, who I will meet, what I will think about. Solitude. And companionship. Silence. And stories. Speaking Spanish. Not speaking at all. Relying on myself (I will be sola) and relying on the kindness of strangers. I really have no idea what to expect and, for the very first time in my life, I am so comfortable with that. I can't say that I am walking the Camino for any purpose--other than I feel called to do it. So as I take my morning walks, whether I walk 2 miles or 10, I already feel as if the steps I take now are an echo of the ones I will take this fall.
Mostly, I want to say how very grateful I am for all of the generous comments on this forum. I have been reading and digesting them all. Very reassuring.
My flights are booked: Montana, USA to Biarritz to SJPdP. Back from Santiago Oct 28. I have been collecting my gear and have made reservations for my first few nights. I already walk miles every day, so I just keep on with that. Even though I have three months before I leave, I feel like I have already begun. Is that strange?
I can't say exactly why I am going. So much appeals: knowing what I am to do every day: walk, and only walk. Not knowing anything else: how long, what I will see, who I will meet, what I will think about. Solitude. And companionship. Silence. And stories. Speaking Spanish. Not speaking at all. Relying on myself (I will be sola) and relying on the kindness of strangers. I really have no idea what to expect and, for the very first time in my life, I am so comfortable with that. I can't say that I am walking the Camino for any purpose--other than I feel called to do it. So as I take my morning walks, whether I walk 2 miles or 10, I already feel as if the steps I take now are an echo of the ones I will take this fall.
Mostly, I want to say how very grateful I am for all of the generous comments on this forum. I have been reading and digesting them all. Very reassuring.
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