Keeping you updated

Its been a very long and very tuff few weeks back form Spain, and its now culminating in me resigning from work and leaving the same day. I have a month to find a new job.....Will write again when I have something to write about.

2010

Its a new year. Its 2010. Its South Africa's big chance to shine!!!

I want to vomit.

I came back from my amazing pilgrimage and all I wanted to do since I have been back here, was to go back there again. I started working again this week. While on the pilgrimage I realised that I am on a career path that I am not happy with. I don't want to be what I am. The problem is that I don't know what I want to do. At work things are returning to normal. The pressure of finding appointments is in full swing, and that is what I hate. I don't want to battle to find appointments, and then go to them and beg them to stay in our hotels. I am sick and tired of doing that. I want a job where I do something completely different, maybe a little more creative industry than tourism.

2010 is not starting out very well for me. I have figured out that I don't want to be in the career I am in anymore, but I don't know what I want to do. On top of that, I only know how to be a sales person, as that is what I have done my entire working life.

Blog posts will slow down dramatically for now, as I am not very inspired at the moment, and don't really have much to say.

Happy 2010!!!!

Santiago!

So we have arrived in Santiago, my leg scared for life and with great uncontrollable emotion. Now my Camino ends and my journey begins. From here on till I am back I am on holiday and will post no more. Peregrino Todo!

But then

We left the Albergue and checked into a Pension and its much better and cleaner!

The last night

So its been 310km over 13 days and we are now on our last leg of the trip. Tonight we sleep in Pedrouzo in this Albergue but its really not nice. We have spent the past few days in some nice places and even the provisional one in Melide was nicer than this. Its not clean, its ugly, its cold. So now we will go for dinner somewhere and come back here only to sleep! Tomorrow is the last day and tomorrow we will get to Santiago. Amen

Making it real

These two kids arrived with their mothers and were running around shouting and playing. This made the time on this path much more real for me. It made it human again. There is a real world with real people, who are not on this ancient path, out there and for them life goes on regardless. I wonder how long I will be back at home and back at work doing the same boring things before I become one of these real people. I would like to think that I will always keep some little bit of the experience and the path in me, even when I do become a regardless person again. I know I wont be able to get away from the past 13 days of my life!

Representing

In the supermarket you can buy Rooibos tea! But they say its made in Spain.

The lonely life

Its the 3rd last day of our time on the Camino and I have loads of emotions. This morning I was very upset coz I left my cell behind at the Albergue and that made me curse se way, the country and all around me. Now I am sad that it is coming to an end. Its such a mixture of feelings that I will miss for sure.

Feliz Navidad!

The Hunchback of...

Spain! Today is poncho weather. Don't we look pretty in our incubation tents?

The wet province

Today was such a beautiful walk. Through country groves and up streams. The only problem is that because of the constant rain, everything is flooded. We met up with cows, farmers and had a great lunch in a local bar. Apart from the 23km walk, it was a nice day. Now we sitting in a bar/Albergue in Portomarin and about to fall asleep!

Km's to go

After walking for 10 days, 230km, one whole pack of Panado's and a sheet or two of anti-inflammatories!

Snow to rain

From the snow to this beautiful rainy valley. What a difference. I preferred the snow and the company has gone very sour very quickly.

Perfect spot

What a great place for eternal rest, overlooking the flowing river.

Tristiqu

Doing evening prayers

This afternoon

This morning

Church

They have flat steeples here with three bells in. Unusual for me!

Day 6

So after the 30km walk and the walk today, my blister has grown into a nice sore! But the guy at the Albergue did some Reike on it and I can hardly feel it now. Another angel! Today we have walk only 8km.

30km

Today we had to walk 30km coz the Albergue we wanted to stay at was closed. After the long trek my body was in shock. I was shaking for hours until I could get a nice hot shower. I have blisters on both feet but thanks to angel Michael and pads, I don't feel them so much today.