Trip Anthems
On each camino, I like to have theme songs that I can sing in my ahead (if with other hikers) or aloud (if alone). Not only do these songs help pass the miles as I hike along the Camino, but they are reflective of where my head is.This weeks honorable mention is:
Somewhere Only We Know
Lily Allen
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
Emotions
2 Sep - felt that nervous feeling in the belly, "butterflies" with the realization that I will be gone from family, friends, my dog and cat, work and all the social structures that make up my daily life. This is my fifth time heading off to the Camino de Santiago and sometimes I still feel like a virgin at this.
7 Sep - Reading a Camino memoir by John Zachman . In an interesting twist of fate, in spring of last year, I was hiking with Genesee Valley Hiking Club and met a man who was training for the Camino. We chatted and that was pretty much it. After returning to Rochester, having completed the Camino Frances in 2017, I was moving from my apartment and chatting with my next-door neighbor whose father had just completed the CF, as I had. Well, my neighbor's father was my son's next door neighbor. On my next visit to my son, John had already given my son a copy of his memoir for me. I went over to John's house and we relived our Camino experiences.
His story moves me so much that I can only read a few pages at a time because of the powerful emotions that that his memoir evokes.
7 Sep - Reading a Camino memoir by John Zachman . In an interesting twist of fate, in spring of last year, I was hiking with Genesee Valley Hiking Club and met a man who was training for the Camino. We chatted and that was pretty much it. After returning to Rochester, having completed the Camino Frances in 2017, I was moving from my apartment and chatting with my next-door neighbor whose father had just completed the CF, as I had. Well, my neighbor's father was my son's next door neighbor. On my next visit to my son, John had already given my son a copy of his memoir for me. I went over to John's house and we relived our Camino experiences.
His story moves me so much that I can only read a few pages at a time because of the powerful emotions that that his memoir evokes.
Training
| Date | Exercise | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | YMCA | Zumba, Pilates, Racquetball |
| 1 Sep | Downtown | 2 mile hike |
| 2 Sep | 7 Mile GVHC hike | Bridges of Downtown |
| 3 Sep | 10 Mile GVHC hike | Seneca Park to Ontario Beach and back |
| 8 Sep | 7 Mile hike | Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge |
| 9 Sep | 6 Mile GVHC hike | Genesee Greenway - Scottsville |
