Camino Documentary

Saw this on a forum ( Yahoo Group Santiagobis)

"This spring we will be filming about a half a dozen pilgrims, braiding their stories together as they make this extraordinary journey. One of our subjects will be Annie O'Neil, a comedic actress and spiritual seeker from Los Angeles, on the Camino to overcome her fears, including her unrelenting fear of death. Additionally we will be featuring a professional windsurfer, Juan Pablo Velilla, a 26 year old bilingual Colombian. He walks the Camino to mourn the untimely death of his soulmate/cousin, Francisco. Annie and Juan Pablo's stories will be interwoven with the other featured pilgrims of various nationalities, ages, religious and spiritual beliefs as well as non-believers, each with their own reason to walk this ancient mystical and arduous path. Approximately one fifth of the people who set out to do the Camino don't make it. Will all of our pilgrims make it all the way to Santiago? How will each of them cope with all the challenges? What lessons need be to learned? How does the Camino change them and way they live their life?"

Check out this site

http://www.caminodocumentary.org/

"What's your Hurry?"

"What's your hurry?....there's nothing up ahead that is anything better than it it is right here"

This is a quote from the 60's classic 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance' which was a reflection on the meaning of life in a road trip metaphor.
I guess it is about ' stopping to smell the flowers' or about the modern cliche on the journey and not the destination.
The Camino is getting closer and it is beginning to take on a bit of a scary look....the distance is huge....However, We won't be in a hurry actually and we will journey by foot and if not by transport.....

I think the camino will not be about a path but about PEOPLE. It has been more interesting to follow blogs about the people walking than just learn about the WAY
That sounds a bit 'soapy' but I am looking forward to this regardless of how far we walk or pilgrimage

So we will festina lente - hasten slowly

really " what's the hurry?........."

Waterfall Walks and Stops (what's the hurry?") Barrington Tops; North of Sydney ( July 09)

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SIMULATED CAMINO WALK

Forget about looking at a map of the camino. This site allows you to experience every step of the way using google earth

http://www.godesalco.com/maps/frances

It has markers which plot the track on the satellite map where the topographical features bring the whole area to life.This is very helpful and you would not find it harder to find the actual way on google earth.

It also indicates refuges in the towns.

There is also a great trip planner

http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances

Choose your itinerary
For your entire journey through the Camino de Santiago, please choose a starting place (on the left-hand side of the table) and a finishing place (on the right-hand side), separated for at least one intermediate locality. You can see the cumulative distances in the middle of the table.
In the bottom you can enter your name to customize the output files.

PACK UP ALL YOUR TROUBLES............

Selecting a suitable pack for a long distance walk has been a dilemma. We have packed our present packs and found that they are not quite suited. On the Cumbria Way we had the luxury of Sherpa van to move our packs ahead each day. However there were in between transitions where we needed back packing ........... the secret seems to be in the harness and waist belt which must assume the bulk of the weight.....so here were some decisions we made for the Camino

DECISIONS!!! DECISIONS!!
AND THE RIGHT PACK
FOR THE CAMINO
BETTY'S PACK Altai Pack 40

Highly featured day walking or small overnight pack. Padded airmesh harness with adjustable sternum strap. Padded, stiffened removable hipbelt. Rear carry handle. Hydration loops on shoulder straps. Internal hydration pocket with exit ports. Side compression straps. Wand pockets. Front stretch pocket. Lid pocket with water resistant zip. Removable bungy loops on lid. Top internal compression strap. Internal pack extension gusset. Internal zip mesh pocket with keyclip.PU water resistant coating. Foam and plastic composite framing to give support and stracture. Back small to medium - not adjustable.

420D Nylon Oxford/ 420D Nylon Diamond Ripstop
840D Ballistic Nylon
JIM'S PACK/////////////// Vardo Pack v4base

Larger capacity,

dual compartment pack

for extended bushwalking

or mountaineering.

Includes Gluon™ Front Pocket v2 5L.x-Pac™VX21 with VX51 base fabric65
70L: 2180gm