Lovely commentary and also a great reading list! Also, have you heard of or read The Mission Walker, by Edie Littlefield Sundby? She's in my Mexico writers group - and after discovering some years ago now that she had cancer, think stage 4, she decided to walk to all the Calif. missions -which she did, and wrote a great book in the process. Thaks for a nice post!
"I’ve thought about putting words together to detail our walk, but doing so now would undo the sheer freedom of our journey." That's a great point, Narina. I often face this dilemma, and I choose to mature the content in my inner self first. The benefits of freedom surpass the benefits of don't lose a note.
I'm so with you on this, Mateus! One of the best pieces of writing advice I've received came from my English teacher in high school... "If you want to see an example of bad writing," she'd said, "take a look at the deaths notices in the newspaper. Often when people feel very emotional about something and write straight away, their thoughts aren't wholly together. Take notes, yes, but write later."
We walked the French Way back in 2019. It was getting busier then but not what I’ve heard it is now. Coming home after 38 days on the Camino was the most jarring re-entry to our home lives that I’ve ever experienced. We still have more thoughts and stories to tell about our walk and I hope we can return for another Camino soon.
Lovely commentary and also a great reading list! Also, have you heard of or read The Mission Walker, by Edie Littlefield Sundby? She's in my Mexico writers group - and after discovering some years ago now that she had cancer, think stage 4, she decided to walk to all the Calif. missions -which she did, and wrote a great book in the process. Thaks for a nice post!
Thank you Jeanine - and thank you for the recommendation. I'll look up Edie Littlefield Sundby. Thank you!
"I’ve thought about putting words together to detail our walk, but doing so now would undo the sheer freedom of our journey." That's a great point, Narina. I often face this dilemma, and I choose to mature the content in my inner self first. The benefits of freedom surpass the benefits of don't lose a note.
I'm so with you on this, Mateus! One of the best pieces of writing advice I've received came from my English teacher in high school... "If you want to see an example of bad writing," she'd said, "take a look at the deaths notices in the newspaper. Often when people feel very emotional about something and write straight away, their thoughts aren't wholly together. Take notes, yes, but write later."
Nuns what a lovely report back on your amazing trip. You and Mark must have had such a special time together!!
And thanks too for the video with all the memories. Awesome 💖
Thank you Graham!! It was SUCH a special trip
We walked the French Way back in 2019. It was getting busier then but not what I’ve heard it is now. Coming home after 38 days on the Camino was the most jarring re-entry to our home lives that I’ve ever experienced. We still have more thoughts and stories to tell about our walk and I hope we can return for another Camino soon.
Beautiful post and such lovely memories. It was an absolute dream hiking with you. Here's to the next one! Xx