Unsettled.........

I don't know whether it is the case with everyone before they set off on some daunting "adventure", but I've been feeling completely unsettled for the last month and feel as if nothing but the preparations for the Camino matters. I do my daily chores mechanically and almost resent any request that does not have anything to do with the Camino. And guess what, that is most of the time as there are only two of us going - friend Janine and I. My poor long-suffering husband. I bet he can't wait for me to be on my way so he doesn't have to listen to camino-camino all the time.

Today, exactly a week before we fly to Madrid, is particularly bad. And it is raining cats and dogs so the road to our farm is muddy and the roof has sprung a leak so we've had to mop up intermittently throughout the day. When I'm not mopping up, I'm reading other Camino blogs and forum entries but am too lethargic to even respond. And it is raining way too hard for me to even go on a good walk. In any case I haven't bought my rain gear yet. The waiting simply feels way too long now for an impatient person;-)

I did do at least one thing today (of all rainy wet days) - washed my "camino clothes" so that I can pack them. Of course they're still wet and I will probably have to wait another day before hanging them out again. It was liberating though to imagine that in a short few days I will carry so few belongings on my back for nearly seven weeks. So little hassle and everything you need right there.



My "Camino" wardrobe