I am done with my training period. I am now into my quasi-camino phase. I now am walking in a relaxed-camino way, meandering thru my neck of the woods, gazing at the flowers, checking the exterior design of the houses I pass, looking at the clouds and trees and shadows being cast by the sun. My walking sticks are now my gawking/walking/rhythm sticks. I am one with nature and my being. Oh what bliss.
Which reminds me. There is a very big problem looming in the future. If PCR is an acronym for "pre-camino reflections" what do we do with post-camino reflections? And what about post-camino reflections from a prior camino? Which is what I'm going to reflect on right now.
My post-camino reflection from a prior camino (PoCRPC?) was at the tale end of the journey. My sister had promised we'd stay at a hotel that night. But as is the Camino's way, it didn't exists in the town that was our night's stop. So, being in a real pissy/grumpy mood I was not paying attention as I went to take my shower. The girls were to the left/the boys to the right. But there was no door between the two. So here I am, getting out of the shower having already very carefully put on my clothes after taking my shower (I put them on while I'm actually still in the shower) only to turn to my left and see a totally naked, old man who was white as a sheet and his back was not turned to me. BOY, was I now really not happy with my lot in life. What do I do to calm down? I go to my bunk and try to relax. While I'm trying, I gaze up at the ceiling (because I never look to the right or left.....don't know and don't care who's by me) only to be staring at this bunch of black stuff. You guessed it......mold. WELL, that was it. I now knew I was going to die in the night inhaling the black stuff (when if I had gotten my hotel room this all never would have happened). But I thought, there's no dead bodies piled up in the corner so it must be ok. So I fell asleep. End of PoCRPC.
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PCR will mean Pre before you leave and Post after you return. As far as reminiscing about the previous trip, well those are stories, CS - Camino Stories.
I laughed out loud reading the story. Thanks for sharing. I love you.
what a hilarious story. thanks for sharing! We are going to have such fun !
PCR
CS (which in my blog world of cards
is also card stock)
such a blast already with this blog, fun, fun, fun!!!!!!!!!!
Duh! You're a genius. So now we have PCS's with CS's (but be careful using those around Lizzy!)
What a hoot!!! The visuals that CS brought up were really something!! Thanks for sharing and for the heads up that I need to pay attention to the signs and not just on the walking paths.
I too am still laughing at what you "endured" and the unknowns that await us.
I am glad to hear that you are so ready....I am approaching the point of "so get here already" but know that I need a bit more tweeking, so I continue to give all the people in the neighborhood something to laugh at as I walk about with my pack, looking like a drowned rat because it is so #***!# hot that I am soaked within minutes of going out.
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