Thursday, October 18, 2012
Eventually
It's been several weeks since we've been home and we still haven't written our conclusions about our Camino. There's not a day that goes by that we don't talk about it or make reference to it in one way or another. I never imagined that this journey would have such a big impact on our lives. People's perspectives always get a reality check when put in a much different environment. Some folks would soon forget that view on life and return to their pre-trip ways. That will not be the case for us. This started as a trip to Europe. It became so much more. We'll figure out how to describe it eventually.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Frequently Asked Questions
(By Ed) Since we have been home, we have repeatedly been asked some of the same questions so I thought I would try to answer those here.
How was your vacation?
Well, I guess you could call it a vacation. I mean, technically, we were away from home. But this journey was not like any vacation I've every done nor heard anyone talk about before. We walked an ancient pilgrimage route and we traveled 12 to 21 miles per day on foot with backpacks carrying just a few essential items, staying in mostly meager accommodations and mostly eating just enough to get by (we did have days where we ate quite well). We walked almost 300 miles in all. Along the way we experienced so many things. We had so many feelings: joy, sadness, accomplishment, frustration, exhaustion (mentally and physically), invigoration, anxiousness. We laughed, we cried. We talked about so many things. We saw some incredibly beautiful vistas. We saw some very quaint old towns and hamlets. We saw the most indescribable architecture and artwork. We experienced the power of the ocean. We met people from all over the world. I guess to answer the original question I could say, "It was good" but that wouldn't begin to describe how it was. Vacation? Well, ok.
What group did you travel with?
Our group consisted of Joan and me (and when we tell people that, for some reason, they seem shocked) and those we met along the Way.
Did you have a map?
We had a guidebook but basically we just followed the spray painted yellow arrows and these signs:
Would you do it again?
I'm not sure we would do it again. I think it might somehow cheapen the original experience. I feel like we would like to go back to several of the places we visited. We sort of missed out on Astorga due to our timing so to go back to that crazy big cathedral and to go to their chocolate factory would be cool. And to spend a bit more time back at Muxia would be nice (we loved it there).
FYI: We have finally put captions on all the pictures we posted online to hopefully describe the many scenes. The link to those photos is on the previous blog post.
How was your vacation?
Well, I guess you could call it a vacation. I mean, technically, we were away from home. But this journey was not like any vacation I've every done nor heard anyone talk about before. We walked an ancient pilgrimage route and we traveled 12 to 21 miles per day on foot with backpacks carrying just a few essential items, staying in mostly meager accommodations and mostly eating just enough to get by (we did have days where we ate quite well). We walked almost 300 miles in all. Along the way we experienced so many things. We had so many feelings: joy, sadness, accomplishment, frustration, exhaustion (mentally and physically), invigoration, anxiousness. We laughed, we cried. We talked about so many things. We saw some incredibly beautiful vistas. We saw some very quaint old towns and hamlets. We saw the most indescribable architecture and artwork. We experienced the power of the ocean. We met people from all over the world. I guess to answer the original question I could say, "It was good" but that wouldn't begin to describe how it was. Vacation? Well, ok.
What group did you travel with?
Our group consisted of Joan and me (and when we tell people that, for some reason, they seem shocked) and those we met along the Way.
Did you have a map?
We had a guidebook but basically we just followed the spray painted yellow arrows and these signs:
Would you do it again?
I'm not sure we would do it again. I think it might somehow cheapen the original experience. I feel like we would like to go back to several of the places we visited. We sort of missed out on Astorga due to our timing so to go back to that crazy big cathedral and to go to their chocolate factory would be cool. And to spend a bit more time back at Muxia would be nice (we loved it there).
FYI: We have finally put captions on all the pictures we posted online to hopefully describe the many scenes. The link to those photos is on the previous blog post.
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