Counting down to the day I actually begin the walk. Have I already begun My Camino? Did it begin with the first stirrings of curiosity? With the decision to go? As I ponder my meditations and the meaning of being a pilgrim?
Today I am building the first day of my Camino blog. My intended start day is 18 April from Porto, Portugal. My first day of travel is 15 April. I am feeling a little panic that I will not leave my house in order when I leave Monday morning. I comfort myself with the fact that I will have plenty of internet connectivity and all sorts of resources. I am not heading out to the wilds of Alaska. I am on a modern, well-travelled path. Everything will be fine.
I was nervous that my credential wouldn’t arrive before I left. But today, it is here. One very solid piece of evidence that I’m really going to do this.
I received the credential from American Pilgrims. They have a local chapter, Portlandia, that I didn’t have time to connect with in person yet.