Why?

A few weeks ago I was waiting for an appointment and sitting in a waiting room.  I started musing on our trip, and why I was doing this!!  I decided to jot down a few reasons that came spontaneously into my mind.  I was quite surprised that I had scribbled twelve reasons in my notebook.  My reverie ended abruptly as the time for my appointment had arrived!  There could well have been more 'reasons why', but my flow of thoughts had been interrupted!!  Below I've typed out what I had written that day, unaltered, and scribbled onto paper in a few minutes!

Camino Why?

1. Challenge of a long walk. (New to me!)

2. Sense of history.  Camino is an ancient route.

3. Romance of the symbolism and the history.

4. Safety - with bone fide company who are just a phone call away if I can't walk!

5.  Companionship - this is not a wild route, expecting to meet fellow travellers, and going with friends!

6. Time away persuing something different.

7. Route has a goal - Santiago, and a unique celebration of achievement, with a certificate on completion, and a Mass of celebration in the Cathedral.

8. The 'passport' appeals to the collector in me!

9. Opportunity to visit ancient places en route.  oh the art!

10. Time to reflect!

11. I'm not a religious person anymore, but like spiritual things and aspirations. I've been intrigued by this particular path for many years.

12. Act of journeying slowly.