Fact: I'm going to give up modern conveniences in return for hiking shoes, two changes of clothing, and cold out-door showers to wash myself briefly with micro-thin soap petals (google soap petals, if not sure what that is). No more Sealy posturepedic queen-sized fluffy bliss, hello miniscule cot with 20+ roommates and my ultra-light mummy sleeping bag! And to add to my pleasure, carrying everything I own for the pilgrimage on my back for 10-20+ miles per day, while hiking in the mountains and trails of Northern Spain, rain, storm, monsoon, or shine. The get-away of a lifetime!
It's a biting, exciting reality! I'm a triathlete and am hoping that this strength and endurance will help evade injuries, but we'll see.....(Ouch, I can already feel the blisters on my feet---just kidding, I'm a storm-trouper----at least this week, lol....)
The next question: "Do I want to televise this amazing spiritual, psychological, and physical journey for perfect strangers and most dauntingly, friends and family to see!?" and "Do I want to be tapping on some keyboard constantly during the Camino at every Refugio (auberge, hostel) that I sleep in?" Ahhhh!
I've attempted that once before and I was THAT American---you know who I'm talking about----who missed out on so many tender morsels of experiences due to my eyes being glued to the mesmerizing portal screen into the cyberworld. Noooo, I don't want that to happen again.
I want to share information for fellow virgin Camino travellers, especially solo women travellers, but I actually need to "travel" and "experience", instead of ravenously typing at every crook in the winding, rocky road.
Answer: I'll write as much as I can before I leave, and post the bulk of my material when I return and I have more time and reflection in my rear-view mirror.
Next comes the gastrointestinal distress of the few weeks prior to leaving, The History of The Camino de Santiago, planning, packing lists, Spiritual intent, the "why's" and the "how's" et. al.----not in that particular order.
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