At one point I thought about changing my plans and continuing to walk all the way to St Jacaues and then to Cape Finisterre. I don't feel that need now. What I need to do is get back to a more normal life and practice what I have learned on the camino - easier said than done I think. There will always be another time to walk the Spanish section - maybe I will need a refresher on the lessons. And there are lots of other routes!!! It does become a little bit addicting and I found it strange not to be planning my next days walk.
I've been told that there is life before the camino, life during the camino and life after the camino. It is said that it is sometimes difficult for some people after the walk to slide back into their normal lives. I figure my life wasn't very normal before the walk so it shouldn't be too much trouble.
I've meet some interesting people along the way - both people walking and people who live and work along the way. Each one of them has left an impression on me. The special ones have, little by little, helped to fill the hole in my heart.
I don't think that I will ever be able to really explain what it is like - it is something that I think people have to experience for themselves and for each one it will be different. I think that there are some people who won't like it (I've met some) and there are others who will just enjoy it for what it is and others who will have a profound, maybe even spiritual experience. I've reallly enjoyed walking it on my own but I have seen a group of three women that were having a special time and a couple who held hands all day long.
I am now in Montmin (close to Annecy) visiting my dear friend Judy and her husband and then it will be up to Dijon for a few days to see Jean-Luc's sister, Paris to see his brother, back to Thonon to see another brother, Chamonix and then off to Toronto on the 28th. That is if Air Canada's flight attendants don't go on strike. If they do is that my sign that I should live in France for a while? Ha not yet there is a little boat who is patiently waiting for me and family and friends in Can