Why? Because ...
... it is there
... I love walking
... I love Spain and I love to see it close-up
... I love seeing and connecting with history
... because I am here.
I will be going by myself ... though the (French) camino is a well-traveled, well-marked route and I will meet a lot of people along the way. Of course, I will bring my parents, Sarah Bush, Sherri Prestangen, and other angels in my heart.
On May 22, my friend Susan, is going to meet me and we will walk the last 100+ kilometers together. As she said, we will contemplate important things in life such as "Do these hiking shorts make my butt look big?" and "How far do you have to walk to burn off a Spanish breakfast pastry?"
The average pilgrim takes about 30 days to complete this particular route. I'm giving myself 40 days because I want to "smell the roses" along the way. Plus, I walk slow. I figured I couldn't finish the whole thing in 30 days without killing myself so I bumped it up to the next nice even number. Also, 40 is a biblical number. If God wants to work on me, I'll give Him 40 days to get started. (You are probably thinking that God will need 40 years. I agree.)
Three weeks after I leave, my brother, Eugene, will begin the camino. (I'm just hoping that Eugene doesn't pass me before I get to the end.)
The easiest part is packing. I have to carry everything so I'm not packing very much. I am wearing almost all the clothes that I'm bringing ... (yes, including my blue SPSS sweater that I have worn almost every day for the past 10+ years).
The hardest part will be - being away from my family. Matthew and I have never been the type to want vacations away from our kids (though, at times, it would probably be rejuvenating). Most of the time, we really enjoy being with the kids. One of the reasons we came to Spain at this time in our lives is because we wanted to experience it with our kids.
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