tomp734444
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I have just looked at my profile and, much to my surprise and not a little regret, I learn that I joined this forum on 28 September, 2012. I presume that the purpose of my enrolment was the thought of undertaking a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in the near future.
I will start my first Camino on 7 September 2019 - fully SEVEN YEARS later! What kept me away for so long?
Well, there was the small matter of recovery from a cardiac arrest; then there were family concerns that I was “past it”. Life in general formed an impenetrable barrier to my wish to hike The Way.
And of course, FEAR! “Fear of what?” you may ask. Well fear of pain & discomfort, fear of injury, fear of ridicule and above all, fear of failure. Well, I have decided to set aside all of the above and booked my trip. I fly from Stansted to Biarritz two weeks tomorrow 5 September (Ryanair pilots permitting). After an overnight stay in Bayonne, and a train to SJPdP the following day, I get my first taste of Albergue life before setting-out on 7 September.
As I mused on these things, I started to wonder if it was unusual to put the Camino off for so long? Or did others also take time to build-up to it? It would be good to hear other people’s experiences.
Buen Camino!
I will start my first Camino on 7 September 2019 - fully SEVEN YEARS later! What kept me away for so long?
Well, there was the small matter of recovery from a cardiac arrest; then there were family concerns that I was “past it”. Life in general formed an impenetrable barrier to my wish to hike The Way.
And of course, FEAR! “Fear of what?” you may ask. Well fear of pain & discomfort, fear of injury, fear of ridicule and above all, fear of failure. Well, I have decided to set aside all of the above and booked my trip. I fly from Stansted to Biarritz two weeks tomorrow 5 September (Ryanair pilots permitting). After an overnight stay in Bayonne, and a train to SJPdP the following day, I get my first taste of Albergue life before setting-out on 7 September.
As I mused on these things, I started to wonder if it was unusual to put the Camino off for so long? Or did others also take time to build-up to it? It would be good to hear other people’s experiences.
Buen Camino!
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