25 de Septiembre 23:23 Elorrio
It feels weird organising another journey while im already in one? To plan within a plan, to dream within a dream - it all feels beyond surreal.
Im planning for El Camino de Santiago Compostela.. lento pero seguro, slowly but surely.
Ive written out a day to day plan, which im sure will change within the first week or so. I really look forward to beginning the pilgrimage, but I know that its going to go so quickly.
Im having lots of fun here in Elorrio, on the weekend I was with some of Iratxes friends climbing the mountains for seven hours. I think I struggled a bit and am really greatful that im being so active everday because i will really benefit from it later when im doing el camino.
As Iratxe said to Tia, "youve climbed more mountains in fifteen days than tia has in all her life of living here"
I think my mind is more inept than my body. Slowly slowly my body will follow.
I feel detached from my world at home, excluding family, its as though I dont know what im going to return home to. But I know that when im back at home it will be as though nothing has changed, though im not sure if l want that.
Tonight i ate one of the best tortillas of my life, forgive me abuela and mama, but tio made an amazing tortilla, and im sure to dream about it
tonight.
I think my castellano has improved drastically, especially my comprehension, i dont feel like an incomprehensive child anymore.
mama ive been doing yoga almost every night and feeling really good, as you, sammy and beca keep reminding me, this part of the journey is for me. I will try not to forget it :)
The other day i went for a morning hike to a place i have no idea the name of, but of course i lost myself within my curiosity of the forest. With pure instinct i followed a path down to my left and reached a more suburban area. I had no idea if i needed to turn left or right, in my head i asked "where is elorrio?" and to my far left was a sign written Elorrio. By god's grace.
And just today i was looking for the post office with directions given by my tia but still i couldnt find it, on the edge of giving up a huge truck drove beside me written on it "el correo", and so i followed it to soon find the post office.
Its the little things like this that make me feel safe about going on el camino, i know that someone is watching over me very carefully.
I think the main thing i like about this place is the serenity and tranquility. In the midst of gigantic nature lives very few people and i love tht. Surrounded by mountains, lakes, farmland.
Today i began to write a list for what i need to bring and buy, and have begun packing - very very basic packing!
kiti kiti is small small in a ghanain dialect
whilst txiki txiki (pronounced chiki chiki) is small small in basque
in my head it sounded more similar, written down not so much.
Plan of attack:
Begin el camino 6 o
7 de octubre, but stay with a friend in Sab Sebastian for 3-4 nights (leaving erly the following day)
reach the end of the world (finesterre) by the 9th of octuber the latest
elorrio for another week
then to come home to my loving family and be welcomed by the summer sun and more holidays! viva la vida!
im off to sleep,
gabon, buonna notte, buenos noches, da yie, good night
xoxoxoxoxo