The Journey

[hopefultraveller24]

Hi Hopeful here. Canadian (yay!), from B.C (yay!) but living in Alberta (rolling my eyes and gagging). Hopeing to do my Camino in 2024. It feels like a long way away. At that point it will be a decade from the time I started planning to walk. So many many things happened over this last decade and my life took sharp turns I wasn't expecting; life is like that... Anyway. I expect to get my degree in Anthropology by then and will be ready to move towards a new chapter. I am 56 now and will be 59 when I walk it the first time. I don't feel older than 30 but time and gravity can throw a kybosh into the best laid plans. I am determined this time. I am due for knee surgery sometime next year. Everything is slow because of covid. Surgeries are backed up, so I have no idea when it will happen but I am giving myself three years to have this done and to get back to walking. I want to see the running of the bulls or be in the tomato fight at least once in my life and it happens right around my birthday so I will plan for that...

I have thought about staying after...the best thing with my work in ethnography and research is that in some cases, I can do it from where I am in the world. So I am hoping to be able to travel and work, hopping between Canada and where ever else I am travelling. I have thought of doing a research paper on the Camino so that is in the back of my mind as well.

Anyway...said a lot more than I intended to.

I borrowed this from James Arlington Write; an excerpt from The Journey:

The secret
Of this journey is to let the wind
Blow its dust all over your body,
To let it go on blowing, to step lightly, lightly
All the way through your ruins, and not to lose
Any sleep over the dead, who surely
Will bury their own, don’t worry.​

Buen Camino everyone...may your walk lead you to your destination...

Best,
Hopeful.

 

[Davey Boyd]

Hi Hopeful here. Canadian (yay!), from B.C (yay!) but living in Alberta (rolling my eyes and gagging). Hopeing to do my Camino in 2024. It feels like a long way away. At that point it will be a decade from the time I started planning to walk. So many many things happened over this last decade and my life took sharp turns I wasn't expecting; life is like that... Anyway. I expect to get my degree in Anthropology by then and will be ready to move towards a new chapter. I am 56 now and will be 59 when I walk it the first time. I don't feel older than 30 but time and gravity can throw a kybosh into the best laid plans. I am determined this time. I am due for knee surgery sometime next year. Everything is slow because of covid. Surgeries are backed up, so I have no idea when it will happen but I am giving myself three years to have this done and to get back to walking. I want to see the running of the bulls or be in the tomato fight at least once in my life and it happens right around my birthday so I will plan for that...

I have thought about staying after...the best thing with my work in ethnography and research is that in some cases, I can do it from where I am in the world. So I am hoping to be able to travel and work, hopping between Canada and where ever else I am travelling. I have thought of doing a research paper on the Camino so that is in the back of my mind as well.

Anyway...said a lot more than I intended to.

I borrowed this from James Arlington Write; an excerpt from The Journey:

The secret​

Of this journey is to let the wind​

Blow its dust all over your body,​

To let it go on blowing, to step lightly, lightly​

All the way through your ruins, and not to lose​

Any sleep over the dead, who surely​

Will bury their own, don’t worry.​

Buen Camino everyone...may your walk lead you to your destination...

Best,
Hopeful.

I hope your plans come to fruition, and I hope to see you on the Camino in 2024!

Best wishes and Buen Camino to you
Davey

 

[Lexicos]

Sounds like a plan 24. It’ll come round before you can say boo. And you have plenty of time ahead of you. I like your quote. Some people know how to say something just right, don’t they. Judging by what you write in your post, the Camino will fulfil your hopes. It’s a wonderful experience. A long time in the planning for you to be sure but worth the wait and I hope it all comes together just so…. One thing for sure, you’ll be in good company once you get there.
Good luck with your preps.

 

[Arn]

I found a long time ago that making plans for the future are great. That said, as the date approaches many questions will begin to arise that may appear, on the surface, a reason NOT to go. Don't be fooled. Stick with your plans and
Buen Camino,
Arn

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I've sent you a private message (PM) @hopefultraveller24. Since you're new I thought that I should point out that you are notified of these by the envelope icon on the top of the page.

 

[bergmannfamily]

Hi Hopeful here. Canadian (yay!), from B.C (yay!) but living in Alberta (rolling my eyes and gagging). Hopeing to do my Camino in 2024. It feels like a long way away. At that point it will be a decade from the time I started planning to walk. So many many things happened over this last decade and my life took sharp turns I wasn't expecting; life is like that... Anyway. I expect to get my degree in Anthropology by then and will be ready to move towards a new chapter. I am 56 now and will be 59 when I walk it the first time. I don't feel older than 30 but time and gravity can throw a kybosh into the best laid plans. I am determined this time. I am due for knee surgery sometime next year. Everything is slow because of covid. Surgeries are backed up, so I have no idea when it will happen but I am giving myself three years to have this done and to get back to walking. I want to see the running of the bulls or be in the tomato fight at least once in my life and it happens right around my birthday so I will plan for that...

I have thought about staying after...the best thing with my work in ethnography and research is that in some cases, I can do it from where I am in the world. So I am hoping to be able to travel and work, hopping between Canada and where ever else I am travelling. I have thought of doing a research paper on the Camino so that is in the back of my mind as well.

Anyway...said a lot more than I intended to.

I borrowed this from James Arlington Write; an excerpt from The Journey:

The secret​

Of this journey is to let the wind​

Blow its dust all over your body,​

To let it go on blowing, to step lightly, lightly​

All the way through your ruins, and not to lose​

Any sleep over the dead, who surely​

Will bury their own, don’t worry.​

Buen Camino everyone...may your walk lead you to your destination...

Best,
Hopeful.

I had bilateral knee replacements in 2017. I had not been able to walk much before the surgery due to pain. I did aggressive physio for ten weeks after the surgery and then for week eleven my family went to Waterton Lakes and hiked 54 km in four days. You will be able to do it! We were going to do the camino frances last fall but covid stopped the trip, so we went to Jasper and Banff and hiked 450 km over the month of September. God willing we will be doing the frances this fall, as it looks like Canadians should not have a difficult time getting into Spain.
Terence