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India and Nepal 2022
I am now ready to go. From Colchester to Stansted to Biarritz to Bayonne to St Jean Pied de Port by taxi, bus, plane, coach and train. This is the eve of my Camino adventure which starts tomorrow and I am feeling in a good place. The rucksack is full and a number of items have been left at home before setting off - I remember that it is me who has to carry the pack every day for six weeks! 'Wear one, wash one' is the general advice and so I am travelling as light as possible. The night before my journey from England, my mind has been working overtime sifting and sorting various conflicting thoughts and emotions. A bit like a boxing match - 'In the red corner there are doubts, apprehension and uncertainties and in the blue corner there are hopes, excitement and a sense of adventure. After a few rounds of tentative thought boxing, I receive a number of fabulous supportive and affirming emails, texts and phone calls from family and friends. Positive thoughts win by a knockout and I am ready to go! Now I am on the brink of my Camino adventure - an initial feeling of being out of my comfort zone has now been replaced by a drive and ambition to meet this Camino challenge. I am really looking forward to meeting new people and experiencing life along 'The Way' The start of the walk is from St Jean Pied de Port in the French Pyrenees and which lies in the heart of the Basque Country. The local Basque flag is proudly flown in these parts. The hostel contains pilgrims or 'peregrinos' from a number of countries - USA, Canada, Australia, France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and the UK. Tomorrow the 500 mile journey begins.
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