RETURNING TO CAMINO

June 6, 2023

Every day I feel as though I am on Camino. I look at the challenges and blessings that come into my life as events that shape who I am. I am grateful for the knowledge that I am still becoming. I have potential and these caminos guide me along a growth path. And yet…

And yet…sometimes I feel like there is no camino quite like the one I walked in 2019. A camino was a blank slate to me. I had no idea what to expect. I tried to open my heart to whatever this Camino had in store for me and I was changed. And so…

And so…I walked the camino Frances again I’m 2021. It was different but still had a profound impact on my life. In 2021 I walked alone and I learned more about who I am and what I can do. And still…

And still…I yearn to return to that Camino rhythm of walk, wash, eat, sleep. We had settled on walking The Way of St. Francis from Florence to the Vatican City this year. It’s a 340 mile pilgrimage. However on closer inspection we realized that the elevation climbs are more difficult over all than the Frances. Training will need to be more rigorous than we have been doing. And so…

And so…we have decided to walk the Frances again in September. We are training…walking, cardio classes at the Y, bicycling, and whatever else we can manage. We also made the decision to skip the Pyrenees portion of the Frances and start in Pamplona. Frankly it’s hard to climb the Pyrenees and there are two difficult rocky descents and I have no need to prove myself by doing that portion a third time. There are plenty more climbs and descents along the rest of the road to Santiago. And so…

And so…I am back in training. It feels good and I am excited to return to this very simple rhythm of life. I will continue to share this journey with you. Til next time…

Buen Camino!