T minus 3 days to my camino.
“We are companions on a journey, breaking bread and sharing life,….“
This is the start of a hymn I used to sing in church, back in the day when I was church going.
So 3 days before I am to leave on a solo trip, I have a companion who will join me at the start. My Thai massage lady has been working with me to “unclog” my meridians. She’s been super excited ever since I mentioned (very casually) I was going for a walk…, well, a rather long walk. And out of the blue (to me anyway), she is joining me. She said that she felt in her bones that she needed to seize the day and walk. And in one day, she has reorganised her life to do so. What a powerful lady. Carpe diem, indeed.
It is lovely to be the source of someone else’s inspiration. It is a gift back to me to keep living an inspired life. How lovely if all of us could be to each other Generosity, Kindness and Compassion. Alas, the opposite is often true and many of us experience the discharge of others’ hurt through selfishness and judgment – all because these (often) unconscious beings cannot manage themselves.
This now makes 3 the number of peregrinos I’ve added to the walk. (My friend and her companion will join me in Sarria in a few weeks time.) Plus several others who now “wish” they could do it, and many more who “couldn’t” (their words, not mine). I would say that I once was a person who couldn’t “hike”, so I would not wish it to. Then I wished to do it but I could not see how. Then the universe moved in such a way that I could not say no. So I became a person who can do this.
For many months, I thought I would journey alone and meet people along the way. I was abit afraid, intimidated. Now I have companions at the end, and at the beginning. Had my trip not been delayed, I would still have had companions through our impromptu walking group from an online forum.
I now realise I was always going to have company, and that the universe did not intend for me to be alone on this Walk. I think Steve Jobs is right. There is a thread that runs our lives perfectly when we see it at the end, but not from the beginning.
April 17, 2015 at 7:10 am
I am so excited for you! 7 days!! We have 19 days until we leave Australia. Then 2 days after that we set off from SJPP to Roncevalles. Buen Camino my friend!! Xx
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April 17, 2015 at 7:12 am
Oops 3 days!! I was reading all your posts together. 😍
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April 17, 2015 at 7:36 am
No, it’s 3 days. I leave this weekend. After waiting for so long, it’s come very quickly. Buen camino to you, too! It will be upon you soon enough. Will you be blogging along the way?
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April 18, 2015 at 2:45 am
Yes blogging on the way. We are getting so excited! Off to buy another merino tshirt and a hat today!
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April 17, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Hope you have a nice weekend planned! I had friends pulling out of me before *I* left, wanting to see me, as though I was never coming back. I curled up on the couch with Handsome Husband instead & am delighted I did 🙂
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April 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm
Thanks. I’m spending time with the family since I won’t see them in a long time.
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April 17, 2015 at 2:55 pm
I start from St. Jean Pied de Port on Tuesday, April 21st! Buen Camino!
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April 17, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Ah, you are only one day behind me. We may yet meet in Roncevalles. Buen camino!
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April 17, 2015 at 3:06 pm
Please post a clip on the condition of the pass after you walk. The weather is looking up there, I see. Other than the crossing from Orisson to Roncevalles, I plan on keeping my miles under 10 a day until Pamplona: this is to keep injuries down and allow myself time to adjust. A tactic I used in Marathon training. Hope to meet you! Do you have a picture of your pack? I’ll look for it in a queue somewhere! Lol
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April 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm
I have a photo under post First pack expedition about 2 weeks ago. We aren’t going fast either. Say hi if you recognise my pack!
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