William Garza
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances, The Jakobsweg
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No worries about squashed bag in luggage..simply a folded up pack in a cheap gym bag conveyance
The clothes on my back
The shoes on my feet...
What if i got off the the plane and simply went on a small shopping trip,and bought all that i needed..there?
What would people say? Why..he is in Biarritz and has no...luggage!
E-gads! What a strange man?
Or..
There is a man on a mission
Imagine going down to the local shopping center where the locals go and buy your nessesaries?
Put them in your bag(if you brought one) and simply...
Going.
Out the door
Down the road
Goom by
Tootles
Fair the well
Vaya con Dios
By your leave
Que te vaya bien
See ya
Laters
Thats my cue
Brah..mind the place?
Duuude..and a smile
Aloha
Adieu
Arrivaderci
Ciao
Auf weid..wied..lederhosen..
Bon voyage
Sayonara
Salaam
Shalom
Vale
Zaijian...
And turnt face toward Santiago de Compostella.
Do you think you would pack less...lighter..smarter?
What if...
Such a heavy set of words
So much tied up with them..what if
You simply showed up and trusted to provenence that what you needed
Would be there..when you need it?
What if..it became less about what
And more aboot whome...?
You will really gain a perspective on yourself,who and what you are by winging it
As it may..you done got pushed out the nest
Now its all up to you
Fly
Fall
Bounce on your downey butt
Can you handle the rawness of who you really are?
Its a brutal look into a clean mirror.
What happens if you simply go and bravely face what comes
That is what if defined
Brave Pilgrim
There is so much more to you
Once out the door you are not the same person you were 5 min ago.
Memento Vivere
At St. JPDP, you can get everything you need. There’s a great shop there. I would suggest taking an extra pair of tech underwear as I haven’t seen that yet, but everything from ear plugs, buffs, sticks and socks are available. It’s a tempting idea for sure.
I love this so much. Because this is the advice I give people who now ask me about preparing for the Camino. Book your ticket, put a few things in a sack and go. Everything else will sort itself out. I am preparing to walk again in July on the Camino Luxembourg and will do exactly that.
People have been walking the Way for thousands of years without REI and in much less civilized and modern conditions than we have now.[/QUOTE
I have dreamed of this for literally years and am finally at a place in life that I can go...and then I got scared...I’m still scared...terrified even....but I’m going. Your post and the one you replied to...as well as the other replies...have helped me be a little less fearful. I figure if I never try then I have failed already.
No worries about squashed bag in luggage..simply a folded up pack in a cheap gym bag conveyance
The clothes on my back
The shoes on my feet...
What if i got off the the plane and simply went on a small shopping trip,and bought all that i needed..there?
What would people say? Why..he is in Biarritz and has no...luggage!
E-gads! What a strange man?
Or..
There is a man on a mission
Imagine going down to the local shopping center where the locals go and buy your nessesaries?
Put them in your bag(if you brought one) and simply...
Going.
Out the door
Down the road
Goom by
Tootles
Fair the well
Vaya con Dios
By your leave
Que te vaya bien
See ya
Laters
Thats my cue
Brah..mind the place?
Duuude..and a smile
Aloha
Adieu
Arrivaderci
Ciao
Auf weid..wied..lederhosen..
Bon voyage
Sayonara
Salaam
Shalom
Vale
Zaijian...
And turnt face toward Santiago de Compostella.
Do you think you would pack less...lighter..smarter?
What if...
Such a heavy set of words
So much tied up with them..what if
You simply showed up and trusted to provenence that what you needed
Would be there..when you need it?
What if..it became less about what
And more aboot whome...?
You will really gain a perspective on yourself,who and what you are by winging it
As it may..you done got pushed out the nest
Now its all up to you
Fly
Fall
Bounce on your downey butt
Can you handle the rawness of who you really are?
Its a brutal look into a clean mirror.
What happens if you simply go and bravely face what comes
That is what if defined
Brave Pilgrim
There is so much more to you
Once out the door you are not the same person you were 5 min ago.
Memento Vivere
No worries about squashed bag in luggage..simply a folded up pack in a cheap gym bag conveyance
The clothes on my back
The shoes on my feet...
What if i got off the the plane and simply went on a small shopping trip,and bought all that i needed..there?
What would people say? Why..he is in Biarritz and has no...luggage!
E-gads! What a strange man?
Or..
There is a man on a mission
Imagine going down to the local shopping center where the locals go and buy your nessesaries?
Put them in your bag(if you brought one) and simply...
Going.
Out the door
Down the road
Goom by
Tootles
Fair the well
Vaya con Dios
By your leave
Que te vaya bien
See ya
Laters
Thats my cue
Brah..mind the place?
Duuude..and a smile
Aloha
Adieu
Arrivaderci
Ciao
Auf weid..wied..lederhosen..
Bon voyage
Sayonara
Salaam
Shalom
Vale
Zaijian...
And turnt face toward Santiago de Compostella.
Do you think you would pack less...lighter..smarter?
What if...
Such a heavy set of words
So much tied up with them..what if
You simply showed up and trusted to provenence that what you needed
Would be there..when you need it?
What if..it became less about what
And more aboot whome...?
You will really gain a perspective on yourself,who and what you are by winging it
As it may..you done got pushed out the nest
Now its all up to you
Fly
Fall
Bounce on your downey butt
Can you handle the rawness of who you really are?
Its a brutal look into a clean mirror.
What happens if you simply go and bravely face what comes
That is what if defined
Brave Pilgrim
There is so much more to you
Once out the door you are not the same person you were 5 min ago.
Memento Vivere
I've seen posts on this forum and elsewhere asking very detailed questions about booking albergues and such matters where the OP is planning for a camino two years or more awayIf there is nothing to tie you to home there is really very little forward planning needed. Last autumn I was sitting exactly where I am now - a chair at my kitchen table. The view out of my window was miserable - wet and windy. Not that rare an event in west Wales. From making the snap decision to walk the Via de la Plata to having my travel insurance, flight, ground transport to and from the airports in both countries and first night in a Seville hostel booked took well under an hour. I was in Spain and walking within four days. Disentangling yourself from your daily life may take a lot of time and effort - preparing yourself to walk the Caminos really need not!
It is the bravest of all,
Among the least of us all...
Who steps forth into
Their...unknown
And become he sun that warms us through.
Put on your flying shoes
Dream of things unsaid
Leave the ground behind and shake the cob webs from the mind.
Tis fearfull business for the timid
To step out unto stones among the rapids
Scurling wake
Your soul to take
The thoughts among the vapid
Tis a fearful business
With the ending out of sight
Once
Twice
Thrice away of madding..maddening crowd
They cling..become a crowd
Bourn you are...aiming for the stars
Ripples
Galaxies
The entirety...
Awaits
A simple river it is
A river flows in you
Wanting to join into the milky
Into the mystic
Into the Way
Freedom
Is a step away.
Its only a fearfull business for those who stay.
As for us..we'll see you on the way
Off you go!!
He, he; retired and also thinking about the next journey: One day (I suppose early September) I will decide when to go, order my ticket, up in the loft to get my primary gear, and 2 days later arrive somewhere in Spain and start walking. The best plan is to not have a plan; just do it and go! Spain is a very siviliced country that offers all you need. I need to get another fix of Meseta walking...Yes, sitting at work thinking about the journey!
Yes, sitting at work thinking about the journey!
....ifand......
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