Emia
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Well folks, we're really doing fine! Though I have to admit I sometimes feel rather desperate
We went shopping for some hardware and I think we did a good job - doesn't the rainponcho look sexy? But OMG, it's really hard to get the right gear for 6 young adults. One of them insisted on walking the Camino in.... € 20,00 chucks. While breaking them in (and while learning by doing) she noticed this wasn't a such good idea. Which meant another trip to the outdoor shop....
We also bought some real good socks ("I don't like these grey ones, I want blue socks"), light & fast drying T-shirts ("why don't they have them in yellow?"), waterbottles ("why do they smell so funny?") and fleece sweaters ("I don't like this collar!"). After three shopping tours I nearly lost my patience. "Why do I need earplugs?" Because I say so. Period. My holiday app says only 113 days to go. By then I will be a nervous wreck LOL.
I stopped counting, but I have at least 7 Compostellanums and several certificates from Finisterra and Muxia, and I always walked solo. This is definitely another league. My coworker is 50 years old and in a very good condition, but she's totally inexperienced regarding walking trips, packing a backpack, dealing with blisters, wet feet and pulpo for dinner. And she also carries some serious troubles in her backpack.
Sometimes I'm afraid that I won't be able to make the switch from my solo Caminos to this on duty Camino. This Camino is not about me, but about my young adults and my coworker - and all of them have so many issues to handle, so many borders to cross, new experiences to make - it really feels like a huge challenge. I hope and pray that I'll be able to supervise those issues.
We went shopping for some hardware and I think we did a good job - doesn't the rainponcho look sexy? But OMG, it's really hard to get the right gear for 6 young adults. One of them insisted on walking the Camino in.... € 20,00 chucks. While breaking them in (and while learning by doing) she noticed this wasn't a such good idea. Which meant another trip to the outdoor shop....
We also bought some real good socks ("I don't like these grey ones, I want blue socks"), light & fast drying T-shirts ("why don't they have them in yellow?"), waterbottles ("why do they smell so funny?") and fleece sweaters ("I don't like this collar!"). After three shopping tours I nearly lost my patience. "Why do I need earplugs?" Because I say so. Period. My holiday app says only 113 days to go. By then I will be a nervous wreck LOL.
I stopped counting, but I have at least 7 Compostellanums and several certificates from Finisterra and Muxia, and I always walked solo. This is definitely another league. My coworker is 50 years old and in a very good condition, but she's totally inexperienced regarding walking trips, packing a backpack, dealing with blisters, wet feet and pulpo for dinner. And she also carries some serious troubles in her backpack.
Sometimes I'm afraid that I won't be able to make the switch from my solo Caminos to this on duty Camino. This Camino is not about me, but about my young adults and my coworker - and all of them have so many issues to handle, so many borders to cross, new experiences to make - it really feels like a huge challenge. I hope and pray that I'll be able to supervise those issues.