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The Fear of Missing Out
The Fear of Missing Out Yesterday while I was walking I found myself reflecting on what seems like a common malady of our times - the fear of missing out. Engaged as I am in this amazing experience of walking the Camino de Santiago, I am profoundly aware that there...
Camino – Day 26
Camino - Day 26 A happy gift, resulting from me not knowing what I was doing, leaves me slowing down my pace. When I made my plane reservations several months ago I had only a vague idea how much time to allow, so I chose to err on the side of excess because I...
Perceptions of Time and Space
Perceptions of Time and Space A few days ago an interesting awareness occurred to me. I’ve been pondering it ever since (off and on), and I’m still not sure I’ve wrapped my head around it, but I’m going to take a stab at it. I was leaving Leon and had been walking...
Camino – Day 25
Camino - Day 25 Today has been a very good day. 21km through really lovely country. Yesterday I walked into the hills. That continued today and my heart was singing. For the first eight kilometers or so I was alone on the path, walking west as the sky began to...
Leaving Markers
Leaving Markers A few days ago on Facebook I said, “One of the things I will miss when I get home will be the Camino markers. How am I supposed to navigate the world without these markers?” To which my friend Randy replied, “Perhaps ‘tis your lot to be one who...
Camino – Day 24
Camino - Day 24 I woke up early. The combination of massive snoring in the dorm and a mattress with inadequate padding over the springs, added to my normal proclivity to wake up early, resulted in a very early morning. The gift hidden in that situation, however,...
Camino – Day 23
Camino - Day 23 I began the day in the beautiful heart of the city of Leon, pausing for a moment in the pre-dawn darkness, with Venus shining bright in the eastern sky, to admire the majestic cathedral one final time. And then I set out once more following the...
Camino – Day 22
Camino - Day 22 I am now in week three of this pilgrimage journey, and I’m a couple of days away from crossing the 500km mark. Today was my shortest day yet (12km), due to the downstream spacing of available accommodations. Tomorrow I should be back on track for a...
Camino – Day 21
Camino - Day 21 I have now been walking the Camino for three weeks. In that time I have walked about 450km. It was a 26km/5 hour day, and my legs and feet are feeling a bit tired. Long stretches of open agricultural land, with only a few villages. The Camino ran...
Camino – Day 20
Camino - Day 20 After a rest day yesterday I set off early this morning with Venus still shining bright in the eastern sky. Leaving Sahagun I crossed an ancient stone bridge and headed west on the Camino, which ran relatively straight for most of the morning....