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Shopping by menfolk can cause tension regardless of how they get to the shops. On one memorable occasion, cucumbers not zucchinis and a cabbage instead of a cauli. Guests were startled by the vegs with the roast turkey that Easter.Thank you for sharing. It always create some tension in my household to hold the fort that it is better for me to walk in the bush than to the shops. I now have some independent support!
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Kanga, your comment rings many bells in our household!Very droll. Although my husband would disagree. Its not obvious to him at all. He thinks walking in nature is a kind of purgatory imposed on him in order to eat good food and drink good wine.
Maybe this is why we're addicted! True, most Caminos have parts that do not fit the "walking in nature" description, but you can't walk a camino without walking in nature!
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/...=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article
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I read this article yesterday and think it is the walking, not the nature, that changes the brain, although there is positive synergy between the two. When I returned from the Camino in June 2014, I started walking to work whenever possible (5 miles roundtrip), a route that is neither peaceful or much green, but walking nonetheless. The rhythm of walking becomes almost meditative and allows the mind to expand and the emotions to quiet. Love walking.
Maybe this is why we're addicted! True, most Caminos have parts that do not fit the "walking in nature" description, but you can't walk a camino without walking in nature!
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/...=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article
KSM, I had exactly the same feeling - I am in Santiago and just finished the Primitivo - I got so used to walking alone for hours in beautiful nature that when the Frances joined the Primitivo I ended up forging my own route south off the main trail to get away from it all, it was wonderful, I ended up walking an extra 20 but didnt mind, today I have been in Santiago all day and now feel I need to walk again tomorrow, it is addictiveThank you for sharing. It's interesting to read about the studies being done. I think being on the camino hi lighted this fact even more for me. I would be maybe approaching a bigger town or city on a particular day, thinking maybe this is where I will take a day of and explore. But upon arriving to the city I couldn't stand it. I never stopped, and never had a rest day. As soon as I arrived in a city I could not wait to walk through it and get back to the more enjoyable energy the camino offered. The couple of times it happened I couldn't explain it to myself or understand, I just kept walking.... But later in the camino I realised there was something about walking in the city that heightened the anxiety levels in me.... Now I know everyday I need to find a peaceful place to walk to stay connected. And I'm even working towards living in a less populated area, in the countryside.
Very addictive !KSM, I had exactly the same feeling - I am in Santiago and just finished the Primitivo - I got so used to walking alone for hours in beautiful nature that when the Frances joined the Primitivo I ended up forging my own route south off the main trail to get away from it all, it was wonderful, I ended up walking an extra 20 but didnt mind, today I have been in Santiago all day and now feel I need to walk again tomorrow, it is addictive
I would be maybe approaching a bigger town or city on a particular day, thinking maybe this is where I will take a day of and explore. But upon arriving to the city I couldn't stand it. I never stopped, and never had a rest day. As soon as I arrived in a city I could not wait to walk through it and get back to the more enjoyable energy the camino offered. The couple of times it happened I couldn't explain it to myself or understand, I just kept walking....
I much prefer the Meseta, but if all I've got is Leon type environment.....I'll take it. Walking out of doors, is I guess the key (for me at least). I can't stand treadmills.Did you prefer walking on the Meseta or walking in Leon?
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