tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81996712671843335852024-03-08T13:15:29.468-08:00My CaminoSue Kenney is a pilgrim. She first walked 780 kms on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela after she was downsized from her corporate telecom career. She wrote a book My Camino which is now a Canadian best seller and is in development as a feature film. Sue has since written another book Confessions of a Pilgrim and Directed a feature length documentary film Las Peregrinas, about the Camino. www.suekenney.caBarefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-72963991947137227592015-06-03T04:46:00.001-07:002015-06-03T04:46:23.331-07:00"Sorrow Stones" as Camino Intentions<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"It is said if you pick up a stone and put your sorrow into it, when you place the stone down you leave some of your sorrow behind." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From the book My Camino</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by Sue Kenney</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSSVYucNxdlzhoIcguL84JbuxQcCpmYtDDR1l1Hozv1KMy7hwgQ9-Mq5I36qMvNPPYKj9LnCm2LRAO5iXSPH-iWJcE6mLTX6MUzp5KW4i6tHcAAkdei3ski64hNL8Yr7KVay_xGJfgXY/s640/blogger-image--391420143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSSVYucNxdlzhoIcguL84JbuxQcCpmYtDDR1l1Hozv1KMy7hwgQ9-Mq5I36qMvNPPYKj9LnCm2LRAO5iXSPH-iWJcE6mLTX6MUzp5KW4i6tHcAAkdei3ski64hNL8Yr7KVay_xGJfgXY/s640/blogger-image--391420143.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Caminio has given me so much to be grateful for that I like to give something back to it each time I walk. Before I begin a group journey I make an offer to family, friends and even strangers by email and social media by asking to receive an intention from them. It could be for themselves, another person or for the world. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHplVgKYCmS-bQ7XBgNIqVVk1KpuC1tAyyyK4fTzaXUzR4Qojt8sjEC-c-DE2qDZipUTPn7Y_NFZjSNeiH5wvOSMpsr4Q3z5is7qyRgpYWDeisXiKljjyNjoRCoEfaRtWBZTURSTW12k/s640/blogger-image-1795093787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHplVgKYCmS-bQ7XBgNIqVVk1KpuC1tAyyyK4fTzaXUzR4Qojt8sjEC-c-DE2qDZipUTPn7Y_NFZjSNeiH5wvOSMpsr4Q3z5is7qyRgpYWDeisXiKljjyNjoRCoEfaRtWBZTURSTW12k/s640/blogger-image-1795093787.jpg"></a></div></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For each request I receive I pick up a different stone. I put their intention into it by gripping the stone while I walk and then shift the thought to the stone. When the time feels right, I let it go by setting it back down on the path as a way to give it over to the Camino with the confidence and trust it will be received. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b5p8TXbDFGtglFVXvdPstzvVnt2GY-doMaJJ4Ml7qiv9PjHZrwK4eU-ouadeZ1ecoM5ul3_gvbfsmKW97qLFgmo7IXWrkSjX9163XYoAyrIgDfQBVO8NDBtgHIxb7YC4uiWclhDx9lI/s640/blogger-image--1963977692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b5p8TXbDFGtglFVXvdPstzvVnt2GY-doMaJJ4Ml7qiv9PjHZrwK4eU-ouadeZ1ecoM5ul3_gvbfsmKW97qLFgmo7IXWrkSjX9163XYoAyrIgDfQBVO8NDBtgHIxb7YC4uiWclhDx9lI/s640/blogger-image--1963977692.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Some of the stones are small and some are big. It doesn't really matter. I just look for the one that is calling to me. Stone is the slowest moving organism on our planet, and by virtue of that, they are alive and so I listen to them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxeZjVtbE-hLMYpPis-9LFJT8ZFalD4Zhw0Rm_B0E8lQg3M0hya0ewQJUhbVyYh9u6uTqvQZvdWHkfxIrcIUVv-9mX4dtLL1QqCxdM8iepWduegiE6iPzCWAtT1d0Jal6fVbUF38Bu60/s640/blogger-image--1274368250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxeZjVtbE-hLMYpPis-9LFJT8ZFalD4Zhw0Rm_B0E8lQg3M0hya0ewQJUhbVyYh9u6uTqvQZvdWHkfxIrcIUVv-9mX4dtLL1QqCxdM8iepWduegiE6iPzCWAtT1d0Jal6fVbUF38Bu60/s640/blogger-image--1274368250.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are rock cairns all along the Camino Frances path and as you can see by the picture, pilgrims leave all sorts of odd items like a pair of boots with the toes cut out! There must be a story behind those shoes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqxqsYUFK5t466XI_7Cia1xK6cGNFoFnc0Qjz8V9dRv1X91MyL18n6riVB7b4HrBbReiNA_yuGZFe7kZxKsy9f7Ed-hjApPc_QlPteyi2xwUd99ZwGKAG_KKXiTAwrtBjREsUHJUdYP8/s640/blogger-image-1848136170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqxqsYUFK5t466XI_7Cia1xK6cGNFoFnc0Qjz8V9dRv1X91MyL18n6riVB7b4HrBbReiNA_yuGZFe7kZxKsy9f7Ed-hjApPc_QlPteyi2xwUd99ZwGKAG_KKXiTAwrtBjREsUHJUdYP8/s640/blogger-image-1848136170.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I received requests from pilgrims who wanted to offer peace, healing and love to other pilgrims. One person was under a lot of stress and wanted help to let it go. Another person lost their Mother and asked for help dealing with the grief. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-agA7JeWG9eo4F0-ASkUVsnL_i7QXmOd1HuY4fisuW-sTMjM7rUpJBWnpfd3tZRIwsoZy9kno552bFQMKsYrQl2XokofbaD28YEEAZjBLfknKy7jFDyWUjWVLkpXcMyUedup-T9sKn44/s640/blogger-image-1487571712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-agA7JeWG9eo4F0-ASkUVsnL_i7QXmOd1HuY4fisuW-sTMjM7rUpJBWnpfd3tZRIwsoZy9kno552bFQMKsYrQl2XokofbaD28YEEAZjBLfknKy7jFDyWUjWVLkpXcMyUedup-T9sKn44/s640/blogger-image-1487571712.jpg"></a></div>And there was a request to help people realize their own dreams no matter where they come from, trouble pasts, abusive families etc to change peoples lives! How noble are these requests? Yet another<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> wanted to offer loving support to their son. A fellow pilgrim </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">offered their Intention to release all that is not serving their highest good and find more joy and fun in life.</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTb2QmoGuH-5pUW6Q-FeseGCBxQjh-KzGB0ybgT5BS0ZoZjoJZ8weFI-y9LSV04gsokYmqMhCJBvTnAK1DMB4lK1qv6e22PWQICvsaWc46QkXEc9H0YyQoh4AsP75aekdapwq0Sw8bTE/s640/blogger-image-867260569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTb2QmoGuH-5pUW6Q-FeseGCBxQjh-KzGB0ybgT5BS0ZoZjoJZ8weFI-y9LSV04gsokYmqMhCJBvTnAK1DMB4lK1qv6e22PWQICvsaWc46QkXEc9H0YyQoh4AsP75aekdapwq0Sw8bTE/s640/blogger-image-867260569.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Along with 50 or so intentions I also received this beautiful prayer of intention from Laure, a woman who would like to walk the Camino one day. This is a special gift and I am humbled to receive this gift. Muchas gracias. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"I will meditate and pray:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your feet to be safe and healthy, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your legs and hips to support your and carry you gracefully along the Camino, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your eyes to see the beauty of the people you meet and landscapes you traverse, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your ears to hear the wind, the birds and inspiring stories of pilgrims, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your nose to smell the morning coffee, lavender and rosemary bushes, the sunflower fields, the fresh scent of soap and cooked food at the end of a long day, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your mouth and tongue to taste the delights of tapas, wine and tarta de Santiago, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your skin to feel the kisses of the sun, the caresses of the winds, the gentle embrace of comfortable clothing and soothing hug of warm showers, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your third eye to sense all it is you need to sense, and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-for your heart to love, open and receive."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Many thanks. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA1mkmzLdpQHoOBuLpLHMT9UI7hHlvvFV-Q_hyf97NHjUaORWchn72_TVRsmWTNI_b2BTESd6vO9on3aXikhPLZITPDYy_XbLFr34kDEaObpzQTkU5vTGV1RYxzpQaHPMfWk2S6A-Vxg/s640/blogger-image-1976857458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA1mkmzLdpQHoOBuLpLHMT9UI7hHlvvFV-Q_hyf97NHjUaORWchn72_TVRsmWTNI_b2BTESd6vO9on3aXikhPLZITPDYy_XbLFr34kDEaObpzQTkU5vTGV1RYxzpQaHPMfWk2S6A-Vxg/s640/blogger-image-1976857458.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A very special woman wrote about seeing me on Breakfast Television inToronto years ago. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I have followed you since I woke up watching a TV show while going through cancer treatment 7 years ago and you were talking about the Camino. The TV was on channel 9 which I rarely watch, and I sat bolt upright and knew I was meant to hear your story." She asked to learn the lesson of forgiveness and: May all people see animals as souls to be treated with kindness instead of items to be used and abused."</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWAy5vY_qGrBGjSdOBLYmplRAjbGlO8DPbA4cmDHzFcjVpfxVuH5f3IQIersh_jra8NtT80GBVFogKfleDwmM762Jg4q1Oh3GSEnJ8dd8Vl2A7FR_LhmdJtRHkytA0r7HEXI2tiYE9LA/s640/blogger-image-1957020778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWAy5vY_qGrBGjSdOBLYmplRAjbGlO8DPbA4cmDHzFcjVpfxVuH5f3IQIersh_jra8NtT80GBVFogKfleDwmM762Jg4q1Oh3GSEnJ8dd8Vl2A7FR_LhmdJtRHkytA0r7HEXI2tiYE9LA/s640/blogger-image-1957020778.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Several people asked for help for teenagers who were struggling with drugs or emotional difficulties. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyXSxsA-Zk_mQYlWd4J_cDqAUWfACUgTXzAkFayXJxSW16nV79bsHKRwij2mD6yUl3Fy1Aazz2nbKY3zQvshMSerDriJo9p7dKywA_MgJNG1QESNjGJ_XWV2L6apX9xpS-tN3RxdDQeI/s640/blogger-image--1424908409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyXSxsA-Zk_mQYlWd4J_cDqAUWfACUgTXzAkFayXJxSW16nV79bsHKRwij2mD6yUl3Fy1Aazz2nbKY3zQvshMSerDriJo9p7dKywA_MgJNG1QESNjGJ_XWV2L6apX9xpS-tN3RxdDQeI/s640/blogger-image--1424908409.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Each day the first stone is for me, then my children and my Mother, then my sisters and brother and them my friends. I continue to pick up stones along the way in my life offering peace, happiness and love to all sentient beings in the world. It is my Camino gift to you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love and light. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Suseya!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sue Kenney</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">@barebottomshoes</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.suekenney.ca</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The next group Camino is in October 2015. We will offer backpack service and all accommodation is booked. Details will be on the website but feel free to email mycamino ook@gmail.com</span></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-20542406340634580172015-05-31T15:53:00.001-07:002015-05-31T15:53:00.474-07:00Day 8 barefoot Picnic in Portomarine<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41V3YDSPuwvpukoDzQGjmrRZwMdyfKYmy59FpQeS4F7gBfbE6Vm-QHSWfD56rUpcd1F0sJ9CbTtaobEkFs1cUGUsHCELXBDFLdXOPvfhLd9Pnj6nWGHADBEdOcsVSAexTAqLkkUvxq_A/s640/blogger-image-1685484799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41V3YDSPuwvpukoDzQGjmrRZwMdyfKYmy59FpQeS4F7gBfbE6Vm-QHSWfD56rUpcd1F0sJ9CbTtaobEkFs1cUGUsHCELXBDFLdXOPvfhLd9Pnj6nWGHADBEdOcsVSAexTAqLkkUvxq_A/s640/blogger-image-1685484799.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Leaving that morning we decided to stop in the beautiful city of Portomarine to go grocery shopping and buy food for a picnic in the forest. One of our pilgrims had a lot of swelling in her feet and couldn't walk that day. She agreed to buy the food and have it all ready for us when we arrived there later that day. Out destination was Gonzar, a very small village with a municipal Albergue and a private one where we were staying. <div><br></div><div>My feet were sore from walking 22kms barefoot the day before, so I wore my demi-soled Barebottom Shoes and Merryl minimalist shoes over them. When I wore the shoes without them, my feet slid around and it created friction. A perfect environment for blisters. Besides I was still experiencing some tenderness on the bottom my foot where I had the infection a few days ago. I used oil of Oregano to try and draw out whatever it was that seemed lodged on there. Then I covered it with Second Skin to keep other infection out!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTNj1XPgpHR4VJGOwz4hURJzmJJ7n8S4r4akmbc6UoZO4qW9peG90O9I07pkHY6w_J7JNP-NJ27CPW8Je-5j3HC9FhtCjqwMs0g-MoqPpXVtIr-e890gMipX8JiyDp7ImcCIYZxZqHuI/s640/blogger-image-939228230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTNj1XPgpHR4VJGOwz4hURJzmJJ7n8S4r4akmbc6UoZO4qW9peG90O9I07pkHY6w_J7JNP-NJ27CPW8Je-5j3HC9FhtCjqwMs0g-MoqPpXVtIr-e890gMipX8JiyDp7ImcCIYZxZqHuI/s640/blogger-image-939228230.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZaO0Z2TAijEVjkka4qRlw70RkxF1DYuz07RYrj-0q11MQom-KVhPLo_BIHP8v_XbzZUvrBXJYfJeJbeWiW-v0oaXZz-T2MTPbMisnupbN0LoFUaAAZVxM47ev1UDdUSPaNV2tb2qtdM/s640/blogger-image--1116910206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZaO0Z2TAijEVjkka4qRlw70RkxF1DYuz07RYrj-0q11MQom-KVhPLo_BIHP8v_XbzZUvrBXJYfJeJbeWiW-v0oaXZz-T2MTPbMisnupbN0LoFUaAAZVxM47ev1UDdUSPaNV2tb2qtdM/s640/blogger-image--1116910206.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br><div>A few kilometers before Portomarine we stopped at a shelter that provided benches, a fire pit and a roof for pilgrims who needed emergency cover. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0T3uaoDJd2MEhoOhMxU8UOcW8vV2xpLX2RAO1lLdGOLYfojXjfsDIlwSm4UYeCKc_DGvInR7-4aF1ZNailErnJvP-0ELUTFfTB1iw5JGH6OfpBsDfMnz_UE04YWp0wmaOffaGq-eWLI/s640/blogger-image-2138929410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0T3uaoDJd2MEhoOhMxU8UOcW8vV2xpLX2RAO1lLdGOLYfojXjfsDIlwSm4UYeCKc_DGvInR7-4aF1ZNailErnJvP-0ELUTFfTB1iw5JGH6OfpBsDfMnz_UE04YWp0wmaOffaGq-eWLI/s640/blogger-image-2138929410.jpg"></a></div><br><div>It was after we left there I told one if the pilgrims about the story of the walking stick that I had received from the old man. We came across a place that offered fruit and drinks, for a donation (or Donativo) and I bought a banana. I ate it while I walked. When we arrived in Portomarine, I discovered that I had lost my stick and through the process of elimination, concluded I left it at that place. I was so sad that I couldn't take it to Santiago and pray for him and his wife. </div><div><br></div><div>I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">wanted to run back and get it!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> To </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">ease my disappointment, Katherine assured me that everything was perfect as it was. I didn't need the stick to pray for them, I could walk with the intention and pick up Stones for them along the way. Somehow I found peace in that idea. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD2e-HpPjQsUyo5TTOSetDw5hyywMYk2_PDGdaF19AySw7dw0vDfNZfLXv-RPfgKp7KSrNg1KeaTGLTM6LhgGWD_ASlso4kbouuHZEKFihGcLtfC_59ZqnMG798h3qrKQA3sR6hF-yFw/s640/blogger-image--1662750633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD2e-HpPjQsUyo5TTOSetDw5hyywMYk2_PDGdaF19AySw7dw0vDfNZfLXv-RPfgKp7KSrNg1KeaTGLTM6LhgGWD_ASlso4kbouuHZEKFihGcLtfC_59ZqnMG798h3qrKQA3sR6hF-yFw/s640/blogger-image--1662750633.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Lynn was having some trouble with her foot so she went ahead in a taxi and bought all the food for out picnic as a gift to our group. We sat on the ground, spread out some plastic bags for the good, and we had our picnic. It was so perfect!</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr7vvQt3hT9e_rlK-mPpO6kBX-u1Bf_PigFXTmHoAFEuCmjIBmi_7rpfQaGEQm6qmCe_fq5BCfZb8mqBpofecp43gNjANbgWs5EbQoyfrXcYW2WQRG7xb2fSrYZaolLHwUz9Y4QSqG-0/s640/blogger-image--815759474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr7vvQt3hT9e_rlK-mPpO6kBX-u1Bf_PigFXTmHoAFEuCmjIBmi_7rpfQaGEQm6qmCe_fq5BCfZb8mqBpofecp43gNjANbgWs5EbQoyfrXcYW2WQRG7xb2fSrYZaolLHwUz9Y4QSqG-0/s640/blogger-image--815759474.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The afternoon was long and my feet were sore. I wore my Barebottom shoes to protect the balls of my feet, and still felt the ground with my heels and toes. </div><div><br></div><div>Gonzar seemed to take forever. Some days are slow and others go by so quickly even though the distance is the same. I wonder if my perception changes so easily in real life?</div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Suseya!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sue Kenney</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">@barebottomshoes</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.suekenney.ca</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The next group Camino is in October 2015. We will offer backpack service and all accommodation is booked. Details will be on the website but feel free to email mycamino ook@gmail.com</span></div></div><div><br></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-9141721032120472272015-05-29T16:31:00.001-07:002015-06-02T09:11:29.855-07:00Day 10 Octopus for Lunch - Pulpo<div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXP1QOu-Rf4RaJnLT0c5Cx-n3ZC7-7ZbdyV8TbJ2rLDTJEICwZ6F_uurQHFinBNVxWxgtDEey3gYNTrHbEDFgoFrl2n32Z4cc57RWPcSGx3-olYWwXP9AntxHYTIoj2dK2kAidDgnmCpg/s640/blogger-image-2012105407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXP1QOu-Rf4RaJnLT0c5Cx-n3ZC7-7ZbdyV8TbJ2rLDTJEICwZ6F_uurQHFinBNVxWxgtDEey3gYNTrHbEDFgoFrl2n32Z4cc57RWPcSGx3-olYWwXP9AntxHYTIoj2dK2kAidDgnmCpg/s640/blogger-image-2012105407.jpg"></a></div>It was a gorgeous day so we stopped to pose for a pic and a Brazilian pilgrim photo bombed us! Gotta love pilgrims. <div><br></div><div>We started walking around 8:00am from Casa Domingoon at Pointe Campana. Perfect weather. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoYDOCMS7Qpxi7AhxAZA37LWRGH04lthJsR7Ccik1Z_mGSyipv7stCCL4ZziO5FRe1sn1ru-MqUwFeXi_hn2y31wooMwVbyUgZUxjrUSF2PswO5aIk9nUfLSIrDLWIHlSM4x5BFgckQo/s640/blogger-image--2071281743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoYDOCMS7Qpxi7AhxAZA37LWRGH04lthJsR7Ccik1Z_mGSyipv7stCCL4ZziO5FRe1sn1ru-MqUwFeXi_hn2y31wooMwVbyUgZUxjrUSF2PswO5aIk9nUfLSIrDLWIHlSM4x5BFgckQo/s640/blogger-image--2071281743.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Each day the first stone I picked up was for me. Then I picked up stones for my 3 daughters, my son-in-laws and my 4 beautiful grandchildren. Then I picked up stones for other family and friends, and then I went to the list of intentions I had from people. It was a ritual I repeated every day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_5RJrImpUCUmakFKdv4fu2E-F2tfS_xECUoyeHsgzhJ3a6bXWbhvXbDZA9BAxJFD4zwJDiLROn2bNLSyE14DIryQoR1w5czpms7CPOSHCWVT3kT300Y3ffXl0LJr_HYag56NqhQOW-o/s640/blogger-image-1083968460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_5RJrImpUCUmakFKdv4fu2E-F2tfS_xECUoyeHsgzhJ3a6bXWbhvXbDZA9BAxJFD4zwJDiLROn2bNLSyE14DIryQoR1w5czpms7CPOSHCWVT3kT300Y3ffXl0LJr_HYag56NqhQOW-o/s640/blogger-image-1083968460.jpg"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That afternoon there was a period of time when I felt really down I found myself getting sadder and sadder as the day went on. I decided I didn't want to hold onto that emotion anymore on this Camino and picked up a stone. I put the sadness into it and walked with it for a long time. When I set it down there was a shift. The sadness immediately left and I felt at peace. I left it all on the Camino. Gee, I hope no one picked up that stone after me!!!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_nZfnFfd-zTurOZlsOeHF7lXp0LC5GjDVYmTKEGHuzmScgc2R3G5SsYtsNDOrKqqfKu6Vvqb-iE9Qh_r3pyb8jKFgbArzfBK0CpKDG51_cb9maPJKjqdRC3lQD8iHygj6JYPUIwFmd0/s640/blogger-image--1974808273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_nZfnFfd-zTurOZlsOeHF7lXp0LC5GjDVYmTKEGHuzmScgc2R3G5SsYtsNDOrKqqfKu6Vvqb-iE9Qh_r3pyb8jKFgbArzfBK0CpKDG51_cb9maPJKjqdRC3lQD8iHygj6JYPUIwFmd0/s640/blogger-image--1974808273.jpg"></a></div>I think my favourite terrain is rock. Whether it is in the forest or a stone road, it feels fantastic on my feet with or without Barebottom Shoes. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihElYJjZsI35GxuV4LuZoUJHZRS2FnEJgMcdWrYRSHLxrcxCfY2lHvwH8ygUMpzhyd0XWcz_NTJi_O0uEL6qoyyKNaLSHBTNsB1Z6u5W80-Z_XxBNGs4B-1OIDZ4rEVe8U_Rx-IRIv-X0/s640/blogger-image-1845387127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihElYJjZsI35GxuV4LuZoUJHZRS2FnEJgMcdWrYRSHLxrcxCfY2lHvwH8ygUMpzhyd0XWcz_NTJi_O0uEL6qoyyKNaLSHBTNsB1Z6u5W80-Z_XxBNGs4B-1OIDZ4rEVe8U_Rx-IRIv-X0/s640/blogger-image-1845387127.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Halfway through the day we stopped in Melide to try the famous Galician Pulpo at Exequiel's. We had some Rebiero wine although I never drink during lunch, I had to have some to compliment this delicacy. Not everyone in the group liked it, but they all tried it. As you can see, Jan and Katherine weren't impressed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0aYMqiVGAHj4m4xc3sGQSyz4aD1UbGkPf5s5WmEI7SwoLkAwjniYUDBP-tdBu9P5FLCx2xCjyNWCzVKfrhqqa1TlfhJpR7iPLmwy8bxl6clqfUyu8DM2dyM35NxhdOGxHr08INTSidU/s640/blogger-image--816524597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0aYMqiVGAHj4m4xc3sGQSyz4aD1UbGkPf5s5WmEI7SwoLkAwjniYUDBP-tdBu9P5FLCx2xCjyNWCzVKfrhqqa1TlfhJpR7iPLmwy8bxl6clqfUyu8DM2dyM35NxhdOGxHr08INTSidU/s640/blogger-image--816524597.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Octapus is boiled, cut with scissors, drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with paprika. Yummy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95PVefHBhyphenhyphengvT1KjeSSAlAqJHBwwJYl58j-BvQznLtTJRFRAruCRNpeEEy6GH1S-K5jnGr3_c-5qai0_hbi8MjsQceE8NkbD5EYU_fvBwTZmDeqv1VjgjNxUNVmFBGDKh0bCQvx-Z4-M/s640/blogger-image--450427575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95PVefHBhyphenhyphengvT1KjeSSAlAqJHBwwJYl58j-BvQznLtTJRFRAruCRNpeEEy6GH1S-K5jnGr3_c-5qai0_hbi8MjsQceE8NkbD5EYU_fvBwTZmDeqv1VjgjNxUNVmFBGDKh0bCQvx-Z4-M/s640/blogger-image--450427575.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Along the path there are often stalls with fruit, home baked goods and water/juice left for pilgrims. It is suggested that a Donativo be left, which everyone is happy to make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsb_7W-9r3XwBtYxp5ti-eSHuICvOflvpe0LCAd8cMy7e_V4MoSHXz39_bESgY2t8DZP4Qj69dZLyI7s2zpEnYkbaEAzoRIJv5Ie4gncA_-1VNuMpzRb_iSEbiUAzO1XG6duBa5060HmQ/s640/blogger-image-1635236182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsb_7W-9r3XwBtYxp5ti-eSHuICvOflvpe0LCAd8cMy7e_V4MoSHXz39_bESgY2t8DZP4Qj69dZLyI7s2zpEnYkbaEAzoRIJv5Ie4gncA_-1VNuMpzRb_iSEbiUAzO1XG6duBa5060HmQ/s640/blogger-image-1635236182.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had been walking in the forest for a long time and wondered if we missed the sign to Casa Garea. I happened to notice a wooden sign and turned into the forest to find we were on the right path. We enjoyed time together on the patio and then a pilgrim meal. We had lots of laughs and shared stories of our day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa1j1B6Hdr1vA6zzR0IyyIIPMJUbDDan3NjyIBhp69vDmumvyq6e-5QahnPy3aOnKhqeKPzqNFiGu3zO_WU2na2zeYAqK6_GWHFsU2z_30z7CWneYukp5FaN6gzGaQUrlHWRP6qYscP0/s640/blogger-image-125076836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa1j1B6Hdr1vA6zzR0IyyIIPMJUbDDan3NjyIBhp69vDmumvyq6e-5QahnPy3aOnKhqeKPzqNFiGu3zO_WU2na2zeYAqK6_GWHFsU2z_30z7CWneYukp5FaN6gzGaQUrlHWRP6qYscP0/s640/blogger-image-125076836.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Santiago is getting closer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sue Kenney</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">@barebottomshoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">www.suekenney.ca</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The next group Camino is in October 2015. We will offer backpack service and all accommodation is booked. Details will be on the website but feel free to email mycamino ook@gmail.com</span></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-85110019105748826542015-05-29T16:30:00.001-07:002015-05-31T15:45:43.601-07:00Day 7 Thistles on the Side of the Path<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqUOBqmLAxMIX0tyFBHbgZS6fJ9vEBN96ugACL36a6EpO0aKrli4NP-pxuvJga844ocKNA6gMLpY3nFvgMfRemYVJKDh_5Wqbjtlw_fo2UyvRS098YoD1EiANwS5r9rWWI-E9TC3HH-M/s640/blogger-image--610946309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqUOBqmLAxMIX0tyFBHbgZS6fJ9vEBN96ugACL36a6EpO0aKrli4NP-pxuvJga844ocKNA6gMLpY3nFvgMfRemYVJKDh_5Wqbjtlw_fo2UyvRS098YoD1EiANwS5r9rWWI-E9TC3HH-M/s640/blogger-image--610946309.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today was a relatively easy day with only 17 kilometers to walk and much of it in the forest where the <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">terrain is perfect for Barefooting, my feet adapted quite well, I just kept going without having to put on and take off footwear. A totally freeing experience! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">People often asked me if I had hard callouses in my feet, as that is the assumption. I think I had more callouses when I wore shoes all the time! The human body is much smarter than we think. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The texture of the soles of my feet actually adapted to the terrain I was walking on almost instantaneously. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMKVwihpiPGticyz_W2F-KekxLZKWvbwqF4cW4YRtXzxnoDeJOBXrSfA8no2YCKxlfwB_PUWko38lbZXf0Fz9Kda08PfaIQWa-sHlFH-TTQV6CJLmnTLDjF_v-2fs4gErb_JBguUCGGU/s640/blogger-image--1136857156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMKVwihpiPGticyz_W2F-KekxLZKWvbwqF4cW4YRtXzxnoDeJOBXrSfA8no2YCKxlfwB_PUWko38lbZXf0Fz9Kda08PfaIQWa-sHlFH-TTQV6CJLmnTLDjF_v-2fs4gErb_JBguUCGGU/s640/blogger-image--1136857156.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For example, if I was walking on pavement,, the skin on my feet became more tough and slightly calloused. On gravel the layer of fat on my sole hardened and sometimes the gravel would stick into it and is have to stop and pull it off. I love sand and mud. My feet soften in this environment and the fat becomes mushy. </span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1R6PtJTHSnbeXAqsddBVEkQlxG4ANhJynuLekZzRiR9vBNEcmhS7q_jAZMrgau7m7TQDfyorPcfDbB8K4LvbLYZYAWIDxqQS-mFifmKYCu2iMjb2uCSQDHbWEBZmoHQLoHuuAmIKfbA/s640/blogger-image-1179714922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1R6PtJTHSnbeXAqsddBVEkQlxG4ANhJynuLekZzRiR9vBNEcmhS7q_jAZMrgau7m7TQDfyorPcfDbB8K4LvbLYZYAWIDxqQS-mFifmKYCu2iMjb2uCSQDHbWEBZmoHQLoHuuAmIKfbA/s640/blogger-image-1179714922.jpg"></a></div><br></div>That day I walked on stone, sand, gravel, dirt and a bit of mud. It was sunny and about 22C so even the weather was perfect. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc6uW7lTV3v702tX-i_3OAA56NyfWzpEQ4QoeRhnu1ZilCS9U4NaB-w21A3Mb-asyR1oqtfHTabmUuoh8uS21W0lV80qijNiZI3bM_EXbDSC80lIpCk8Wg6J8bc35PaCQTqwv7A3ehsM/s640/blogger-image--763883943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc6uW7lTV3v702tX-i_3OAA56NyfWzpEQ4QoeRhnu1ZilCS9U4NaB-w21A3Mb-asyR1oqtfHTabmUuoh8uS21W0lV80qijNiZI3bM_EXbDSC80lIpCk8Wg6J8bc35PaCQTqwv7A3ehsM/s640/blogger-image--763883943.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The biggest problem I encountered were the thistles on the side of the path. They wound lodge in my foot and is have to stop and pull them out right away as they are too painful. Last year a thorn got stick in the centre of the ball of my right foot when I was walking the Camino. I had nothing to remove it and had to walk about a Kilometer on it till I got to a bar where they had a safety pin that I used to remove it! Yikes. Don't want to do that again. </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq9CkW_JKBOhvNMMVU_1iFgBhomZk5OsLoktfRxZhQdar4GIBTWoJZVrJFQmvfUfLN-HybAG2TjvbCg8JzeUKB7V4s45wC57OovLw-rzFcPBFqlioAWUPnMTt5nu95PVRzj-ahX8tSCg/s640/blogger-image-1386769353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq9CkW_JKBOhvNMMVU_1iFgBhomZk5OsLoktfRxZhQdar4GIBTWoJZVrJFQmvfUfLN-HybAG2TjvbCg8JzeUKB7V4s45wC57OovLw-rzFcPBFqlioAWUPnMTt5nu95PVRzj-ahX8tSCg/s640/blogger-image-1386769353.jpg"></a></div>I found that I needed to take numerous rests along the way. I would put my NEW Demi-soled Barebottom Shoes that I've been wear testing) on to give my feet a break or when the gravel was large and sharp. They are so comfortable and the leather sole is still perfect for Earthing! I think runners will like them too. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciWroWdu9c8TikGpP-cv6SL-JRcDprwV9pQLBU5nsuKFtuKouSh14sKE6oxNVMWCa9VRUly3IW9Z4pbT__5ac9jj3pzzF458tyLxQDHAJGOgBMKT3cp943Za8j0HO3Qn8s8Pa9x8ePzc/s640/blogger-image--1538713643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciWroWdu9c8TikGpP-cv6SL-JRcDprwV9pQLBU5nsuKFtuKouSh14sKE6oxNVMWCa9VRUly3IW9Z4pbT__5ac9jj3pzzF458tyLxQDHAJGOgBMKT3cp943Za8j0HO3Qn8s8Pa9x8ePzc/s640/blogger-image--1538713643.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The best part if the day was having Lynn and Jan barefooting too! They danced and giggled. It brings out the inner child in each if us. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmXeIqu7B-bx261JwrV40xSEYQ7dMkVkJk-TGFHJ_2HGuLwW6_o9LR_2pHNTYB9hBWVRBCoKftxUIFJEnjsU3XPdNd45JhxSkRlb7_0RsCAI_cxy8Auaz1EVC68geM0BO6ij_-R2iVH4/s640/blogger-image--1230196012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmXeIqu7B-bx261JwrV40xSEYQ7dMkVkJk-TGFHJ_2HGuLwW6_o9LR_2pHNTYB9hBWVRBCoKftxUIFJEnjsU3XPdNd45JhxSkRlb7_0RsCAI_cxy8Auaz1EVC68geM0BO6ij_-R2iVH4/s640/blogger-image--1230196012.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFzKQTanZqXUMos7_Vi58MzRA266vzGkmum2UyYeoWe3bTKXbFS8fkJ3EFg3wvq5vuSxhFA21-u_0BFAlZp4P92RVFPLVtdJJ-RVrKf6BNauyIxpa-88PCIRj2wnNc5JAcw0BG4pY4Zo/s640/blogger-image-832638337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFzKQTanZqXUMos7_Vi58MzRA266vzGkmum2UyYeoWe3bTKXbFS8fkJ3EFg3wvq5vuSxhFA21-u_0BFAlZp4P92RVFPLVtdJJ-RVrKf6BNauyIxpa-88PCIRj2wnNc5JAcw0BG4pY4Zo/s640/blogger-image-832638337.jpg"></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">By the end if the day I was tired and sore. Carrying an extra 15 lbs on my back puts more pressure on my feet. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I felt calm, at peace with myself, more energized and happy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Suseya!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Sue Kenney</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">@barebottomshoes</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">www.suekenney.ca</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The next group Camino is in October 2015. We will offer backpack service and all accommodation is booked. Details will be on the website but feel free to email mycamino ook@gmail.com</span></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-71367271648419937282015-05-29T16:23:00.001-07:002015-06-02T09:21:40.358-07:00Day 9 Queimada at Casa Domingo Albergue<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxrf7-ngw_24oj7RT8PdNhdBD52XbKUl7p3QyZYptzLBIEyOSZFCNYbhdbiBboriVVcGmj3xzDGQ6jrD_kQXiDhWxbv-sHTQd77t1IFJgizaFqYrHxynXou4dycA7FJQbesD8qo7Akxs/s640/blogger-image-480749120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxrf7-ngw_24oj7RT8PdNhdBD52XbKUl7p3QyZYptzLBIEyOSZFCNYbhdbiBboriVVcGmj3xzDGQ6jrD_kQXiDhWxbv-sHTQd77t1IFJgizaFqYrHxynXou4dycA7FJQbesD8qo7Akxs/s640/blogger-image-480749120.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That day walked most of the 23 kilometers barefoot as we were often on trails. Unfortunately, one of the guys had a bad blister and couldn't walk the whole way. They say, "You don't walk the Camino, the Camino walks you!" I se this happening time and time again and the best advice is to just go with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-n5J8t3ZSeamYIpJgH0kT46SLybcoHLY26BGN5uNrRy-BPSIZfMZghypMV3pH9fPvWBXAZk6y-6qM418TcGBra7zZwWlfI7bLDn5qxO2Ncc9aeyIcKUBcV6Bw3EatFcYkQytsBbnoF1k/s640/blogger-image--1635000625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-n5J8t3ZSeamYIpJgH0kT46SLybcoHLY26BGN5uNrRy-BPSIZfMZghypMV3pH9fPvWBXAZk6y-6qM418TcGBra7zZwWlfI7bLDn5qxO2Ncc9aeyIcKUBcV6Bw3EatFcYkQytsBbnoF1k/s640/blogger-image--1635000625.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We ended the day with my dear friends Anna and Gonsalves' beautiful Albergue in the small village of Ponte Campana. I have been going there since 2005, when we filmed a scene from the documentary Las Peregrinas. They keep a copy of My Camino book on display in a cabinet. And a bookmark hanging on the wall. So sweet of them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We arrived tired and hungry. After getting settled in our bunks, we did our laundry and hung it on the line. Them Anna made us a plate of Jamon and queso to snack on with a beer or glass of vino tinto.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We celebrated dinner in the dinning room with about 30 other pilgrims. We sat with Misha from Germany whom we had shared a bunk room with a couple of nights before. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG1AiOpYZ5mvLwQe6KsuuQnrie3CCiuJ2LBonSgipwnudjWDcdlsFxn1woLGh6jDa41dhBR1rptc1fetmSKXBWKIi6Klk6d4rvViUq-jSYKESq-NrajSZVC2rxeJAStemgWEwuA5Lswk/s640/blogger-image--1329511599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG1AiOpYZ5mvLwQe6KsuuQnrie3CCiuJ2LBonSgipwnudjWDcdlsFxn1woLGh6jDa41dhBR1rptc1fetmSKXBWKIi6Klk6d4rvViUq-jSYKESq-NrajSZVC2rxeJAStemgWEwuA5Lswk/s640/blogger-image--1329511599.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We also met a man named John, who was leading a group of 5 others on a marriage retreat. They were all from Georgia and Tennessee and had all been sponsored by a restaurant chain to do the Camino. Al the love they shared and the fun they had was so inspiring to witness. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After dinner Gonsalves surprised us with an ancient pagan ritual, a Queimada ceremony. He and his brother dressed up in costume and they called men up to the front to stir the concoction of a local liquor Hierbos, coffee beans, orange and lemon, sugar and maybe a few more ingredients. It was lot with a match so it burned a bright flame. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12OYmoYutGYBqfYPCjYm9lcrPt-BODPpXQat4vJlOg9RpZg6mkoKxxxDYJuskdCzJc2c7PBY9chAKkjen6QU8HobaOoY0-oiLm9j61OVvQ8-t87aFtKgsWh8HPdtErcamvlVpL-PzLkU/s640/blogger-image--750947871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12OYmoYutGYBqfYPCjYm9lcrPt-BODPpXQat4vJlOg9RpZg6mkoKxxxDYJuskdCzJc2c7PBY9chAKkjen6QU8HobaOoY0-oiLm9j61OVvQ8-t87aFtKgsWh8HPdtErcamvlVpL-PzLkU/s640/blogger-image--750947871.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Gonsalves asked a pilgrim to read to the audience while I stirred and stirred. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu9BXhM1ZhqZIuwtSLm9M7yfpJwd8nVz7c75co8VoJQoCfo2Kzy3r-4_fAbkdCn6ErTN5Ck_0kKR4RxJoGkbYV-KlTCV2TWKXm0_D2daH-J_6TSLPNrp6DLfREqGpo2dgUK9ZhQHAbqk/s640/blogger-image--67944337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu9BXhM1ZhqZIuwtSLm9M7yfpJwd8nVz7c75co8VoJQoCfo2Kzy3r-4_fAbkdCn6ErTN5Ck_0kKR4RxJoGkbYV-KlTCV2TWKXm0_D2daH-J_6TSLPNrp6DLfREqGpo2dgUK9ZhQHAbqk/s640/blogger-image--67944337.jpg"></a></div></div>Gonsalves dressed up in a costume with a hat. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Once it had cooked long enough we all had a taste. It was very sweet!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">It was an early night as we were all very tired. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6c1yAfyxH1J2-FWJ1aZQ5sf3lwcwev8WWo_8CLrKmsxcYHLHA3DtgvWyM6V1AXbMmhZ74PciRpwhKhOqBgKYlBEentmIayfiPCB69g304SLp2uNYVkkBEAyVdyhsRH1xbu5nUj9_P_zE/s640/blogger-image-936154143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6c1yAfyxH1J2-FWJ1aZQ5sf3lwcwev8WWo_8CLrKmsxcYHLHA3DtgvWyM6V1AXbMmhZ74PciRpwhKhOqBgKYlBEentmIayfiPCB69g304SLp2uNYVkkBEAyVdyhsRH1xbu5nUj9_P_zE/s640/blogger-image-936154143.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We enjoyed a lovely breakfast together and set out to walk 24 kilometers in the sunny and comfortably warm 23 C weather!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ultreya. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sue </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">@barebottomshoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">www.suekenney.ca</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next Camino walk with Sue is in October 2015. Pack pack service is included and all accommodation is booked in rural pensions, hotels and private Albergues. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mycaminobook@gmail.com</div><br></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-10444527206432262382015-05-29T15:50:00.001-07:002015-06-03T06:40:55.513-07:00Day 6 28 Kilometer Day<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTcV-ndTkPhcOW-jzV6DehPyfjxhZTnpehtUaAtKu-GtBZ-zKXfA2SyLHLq-6Du9KAN1rpx9PIEgIFOgbfeIQ1QTpVsJ-SlGNzk3_pvnlECArW3qdOlJrOd2axqTgniDD4iqyGMcawbc/s640/blogger-image--234635559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwoG2u0dd0c47qN2-XhWebzKO4EIzq4uo8sjaYtSA4KQxqgKA9sveGXuOxZL_sUTGiShIwVReVgWFsHbLxtbXJvuPIDbr9iGPRvrWK5cFYtkGEA7uShChgtIdFZ38oFeqdRFlIQd2JaM/s640/blogger-image--817526213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwoG2u0dd0c47qN2-XhWebzKO4EIzq4uo8sjaYtSA4KQxqgKA9sveGXuOxZL_sUTGiShIwVReVgWFsHbLxtbXJvuPIDbr9iGPRvrWK5cFYtkGEA7uShChgtIdFZ38oFeqdRFlIQd2JaM/s640/blogger-image--817526213.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The weather has been incredible. Around 10 Celcius in the morning and 22 C in the afternoon. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Sunny every day and dry.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Everyone is always happy when the weather is good! We sang and laughed together and at the same time embraced the beauty of nature all around us. We talked about the idea of "forest bathing". If you are under trees there is a natural healing benefit. How perfect that we would be walking in the forest that day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">In the rural villages of Spain, each day the cows are herded to the fields in the morning and back home to the village at night. One of the highlights of our day was stopping for the cows to wanly through the villages. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z9dH21b2ag5h3RqDKD5hRoCqdm-aGsPV-v_LkrTrHpA1aP_P_y8X_vlE8ILKjZM8o7Cv2cECDyloDo7iuTviEH5OPejG8-Fg7HmtHne3r0LihBGkxRXBR_J9oITOuJTtarczuOCrfxQ/s640/blogger-image--1865772585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z9dH21b2ag5h3RqDKD5hRoCqdm-aGsPV-v_LkrTrHpA1aP_P_y8X_vlE8ILKjZM8o7Cv2cECDyloDo7iuTviEH5OPejG8-Fg7HmtHne3r0LihBGkxRXBR_J9oITOuJTtarczuOCrfxQ/s640/blogger-image--1865772585.jpg"></a></div></div></span></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">We left Samos early to get a head start on our 28 Kilometer day. We broke the day into 2 parts. Since we walk faster and further in the morning, we did the slightly longer stretch to walk 15 kilometers to Sarria. The afternoon was another 13 kilometers to Morgade. The weather forcast was perfect for us. </font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLfx4oZ0kzwAbbB0cjEPz_J6ZvgMdnon3Nqk4NeYt45uojWIo8H8aybM5i0mJjQGagt0srkf_WuLoIwh7ovJ7r2GSdoSEkuq7grKqRvtHCFh7_PR4FpTd8oal6EagheU_eYfKWTEtfyw/s640/blogger-image-1539426043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLfx4oZ0kzwAbbB0cjEPz_J6ZvgMdnon3Nqk4NeYt45uojWIo8H8aybM5i0mJjQGagt0srkf_WuLoIwh7ovJ7r2GSdoSEkuq7grKqRvtHCFh7_PR4FpTd8oal6EagheU_eYfKWTEtfyw/s640/blogger-image-1539426043.jpg"></a></div>As usual, I tried to be barefoot as much as possible. My foot was now perfectly healed and I was in good physical shape. My backpack was a little more than 15 lbs but it fit well it is a Deuter which is designed for a woman's build. I love it!</div><div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXixhKY7WyTUId3Q2MGsBCwCG6KpjnHeQhqr_Q9WHcrxXo1-tKmf9lFvXZfPrv0r1sFWdFHmCEILfz-2O4BprswkoiuH-7Bx5L5r7ZoeQkevnEiatgl_9H0lfGbnXzD6MvFhCM0eBVog/s640/blogger-image-1397925818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXixhKY7WyTUId3Q2MGsBCwCG6KpjnHeQhqr_Q9WHcrxXo1-tKmf9lFvXZfPrv0r1sFWdFHmCEILfz-2O4BprswkoiuH-7Bx5L5r7ZoeQkevnEiatgl_9H0lfGbnXzD6MvFhCM0eBVog/s640/blogger-image-1397925818.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP02rbn6rUSlgkx6n_3Tv2F6QsEKrDVgJoDV-VlmbfmkYuL8jYHUQ8GfFoR5cqaYOjCIj_lMzXIV8tmjYi8caq4tCKQlpk6D-A6hxOA2Ti4oQ9EOlVgdJAcQDPYvG806JMpK_OD39KaQE/s640/blogger-image--1602820051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Suseya!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sue Kenney</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">@barebottomshoes</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.suekenney.ca</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The next group Camino is in October 2015. We will offer backpack service and all accommodation is booked. Details will be on the website but feel free to email mycamino ook@gmail.com</span></div></div><br></div><br></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-41213721538646526772015-05-29T15:48:00.001-07:002015-05-29T15:48:16.792-07:00Day 5 Barefooting to Samos<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhuSTf-LihaFQZx5OWF1BF519eq6sLyNRepIHFdGUQdekUyss9HwaP_WrwSeyPG2qr6fO7qdkeKbGlyElwp8IaCBWaRJA9MVt4ZjwfNqhpBqCYfzpFr_xVu1JvT5iOQDTsSwDMNPZjig/s640/blogger-image-270198527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhuSTf-LihaFQZx5OWF1BF519eq6sLyNRepIHFdGUQdekUyss9HwaP_WrwSeyPG2qr6fO7qdkeKbGlyElwp8IaCBWaRJA9MVt4ZjwfNqhpBqCYfzpFr_xVu1JvT5iOQDTsSwDMNPZjig/s640/blogger-image-270198527.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the first time in 10 group trips that I have led,that I didn't go to the Monastary in Samos. In fact I don't even have a pic of it as some of them are on my IPad, which I can't download to my phone right now. Trust me when I say it is incredibly beautiful though. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKE3m8H3vXiKVOTSxTUd4f_KxkGCQNi6iOuqZNjMn2tXExvT4iFz11nOOPCTsdGSwhXDh2aJ6c6vL6-RXFyTQ6uwen6iRZKgh1n47Ur7Ka0ORDsYld4fF8MSDZJkb8NGTSmg1qdy1ytg/s640/blogger-image-14736649.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked very quickly in the morning and I got to be barefoot most if the way. We arrived in the old town of Triacastella and ate lunch in a typical taberna. The entire group seems to like Ensalada Mixta. Salad with tuna, asparagus, hard boiled egg and corn niblets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We started walking again and spent a lot of time in the forest, or on dirt paths, so itcwas perfect for Barefooting. I had a sore toe, as I stubbed it, so I wrapped or with tape for the day. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBOtHpmQgl6qzR0cu-V1E9fX2sFpALCrAnMUbB7K2t-1i3wjuk_BQqU-H_8SHiTcwxtiEPapd-22TyR9tGE-81E_JNirUhT19bHGIa20KDo7yhNWmjWa5kzY5KrqTGGmXwv8sVX2WGd0/s640/blogger-image--660375067.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The terrain was so natural a couple of the pilgrims tried batefooting. Jan, who is 70 years old, was the first to take off hers and join in. I talked to her about the shift that takes place in the alignment of her entire body to make it more efficient. We talked about some is the benefits it has on her physical body and the freedom that is experienced<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">She said as she ages she becomes more fearful of falling. Going barefoot can help to strengthen the feet, ankles, legs and the core body to help overcome that fear. The feedback from the sensory nerve endings in the soles of your feet work quickly to message the brain/central nervous system to adapt to shifts in the terrain so the body stays upright. Jan felt that what I was saying made "common sence" and that made her want to do it!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIklsxPe3UdiMUEBRnUJT8d1K3ZwyD_f7O5mvanMvxb0SB2XsITQwM1kLVNUPa9ygm1L-zNGprG_sObXWt0paoGbDkTo1rzexz_B5GgKG9lZvJciYpqbZvn_0SRkaYQXM6SjoZ9q_WbgY/s640/blogger-image--432959002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIklsxPe3UdiMUEBRnUJT8d1K3ZwyD_f7O5mvanMvxb0SB2XsITQwM1kLVNUPa9ygm1L-zNGprG_sObXWt0paoGbDkTo1rzexz_B5GgKG9lZvJciYpqbZvn_0SRkaYQXM6SjoZ9q_WbgY/s640/blogger-image--432959002.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The more we walked, the closer our group became. We travelled together most of the time or at least within site of each other, although we had agreed before leaving that everyone should walk their own Camino. There was no expectation that we had to stay together but the group wanted to. It was quite lovely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">One of our pilgrims, Lynn, was having trouble with her one foot swelling</span><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3"> up so much it was hard to walk. We agreed to keep a close watch on it to see if she should see a doctor or not. </font></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO80by5j_niD1TECGyxyHAfVp8bAaJTPYfDeZDWs_IWitb1qx20Q8cuuV0ATs2c0cRyQwRlBpAhUy1_XBSBYQiH9uJ5bmKyrgXO-M8-GAybiHTXfOIaHZbIZmISPfWMjO2p7oRnwO1cDs/s640/blogger-image--468093471.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One thing I don't like about walking in the country, especially in Spain is the fact that the animals are herded back to the village at night and in the morning, so there is a lot of cow dung visible. I found myself taking my shoes odd and the. Pitting them back on again. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;">We arrived quite late in the day. It was great that we had a hotel room rather than an Albergue. The group went on the tour of the Monastary and then most of them went to Vespers. We had a late dinner and everyone was in bed by 10pm. </div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;">That morning we had breakfast at the hotel (cafe cin leche, fresh squeezed orange juice, a buffet of eggs, bacon and sausages, and some sweets too. We left around 7:30 am knowing that we had our longest day ahead if us. 28 kilometers!!</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs__Qne-co9AaBSCKAapEVsInjdZsl8bOqCqJyfrtNj0HznjzvvkclaF2ltd_Z4Ud6N5ppL-_vrQ8gS-_rwrDAH1Ir8rs2bjtfQS7_tQ5pk8x82GXXMhn94jr2X0ECHdiHpJbwuEhyOoo/s640/blogger-image-1854332861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs__Qne-co9AaBSCKAapEVsInjdZsl8bOqCqJyfrtNj0HznjzvvkclaF2ltd_Z4Ud6N5ppL-_vrQ8gS-_rwrDAH1Ir8rs2bjtfQS7_tQ5pk8x82GXXMhn94jr2X0ECHdiHpJbwuEhyOoo/s640/blogger-image-1854332861.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: medium;">My foot infection was clearing up thanks to Jan's oil of Oregano. Even still, I was a bit concerned as I seemed to favour that foot and that meant I wasn't walking evenly. A sure-fire way to develop an injury. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrhkBBEhYaI7OgIG_7VMIAZ9EZVq3finGCNjaI784LOIr-2GHJH8urTBeYaNZaqfX-YglPOaW3GFFlaSwX4x_b6yJa1Sjhe0LLFR3ZzZDvFi8S-ibn6ExePSgIPGFXW5t01AVCj2N8ZM/s640/blogger-image-939890463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrhkBBEhYaI7OgIG_7VMIAZ9EZVq3finGCNjaI784LOIr-2GHJH8urTBeYaNZaqfX-YglPOaW3GFFlaSwX4x_b6yJa1Sjhe0LLFR3ZzZDvFi8S-ibn6ExePSgIPGFXW5t01AVCj2N8ZM/s640/blogger-image-939890463.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: medium;">By now several of the pilgrims had been shipping their backpacks and had decided to complete the journey that way. I still had mine and so did Katherine. She had set a goal to walk with it and that motivated her to keep it, though it was decided without any attachment to suffering. Once you've had a backpack on for a few days it becomes a part of you and she didn't want to give it up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3"><br></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3">We arrived tired and hungry. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3"><br></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3">Sue </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3">@barebottomshoes</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3">www.suekenney.ca</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3">Next Camino walk with Sue is October 2015. Backpack service will be available to all. You just have to walk. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="3"><br></font></div><br></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-57632467664000092762015-05-27T13:19:00.001-07:002015-05-29T14:23:20.161-07:00Day 4 Love on Cebreiro<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu4tdtxJ5_aPr7ywTiPZbcIc3Tvgy7WN5WkpbFQwt-7HKKTOIjV8WEKUfWO0hV_h2BEFITWAABL_HbF4wP_38UYYPGiv9Lq-qBlm9-HuJqYNIwS3_kqaJBbOfLaxDCAfRYilaKiVRTMU/s640/blogger-image--1190674332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu4tdtxJ5_aPr7ywTiPZbcIc3Tvgy7WN5WkpbFQwt-7HKKTOIjV8WEKUfWO0hV_h2BEFITWAABL_HbF4wP_38UYYPGiv9Lq-qBlm9-HuJqYNIwS3_kqaJBbOfLaxDCAfRYilaKiVRTMU/s640/blogger-image--1190674332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQD2wr6DxMxFupnoW4GkC6gSOJrGd9je25p5cVCtZ9qhfqUh8YrZ-4nqskp1mWpbhDwVBFb1uKAX_sYcqgADdYX5JuE3-F6U5tRYv0tbtjoMg5RyMFTBYNRyA-3y4BVIdwPyPvK1ksH0/s640/blogger-image--729724089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQD2wr6DxMxFupnoW4GkC6gSOJrGd9je25p5cVCtZ9qhfqUh8YrZ-4nqskp1mWpbhDwVBFb1uKAX_sYcqgADdYX5JuE3-F6U5tRYv0tbtjoMg5RyMFTBYNRyA-3y4BVIdwPyPvK1ksH0/s640/blogger-image--729724089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzm0P-dfckEkwEQPqrBEMsbjOpFoHTARzzCMWCpl_ql2iawnnKEUMSMKJkQzJ3Mw8dRl86Uefkhim6GdCeGOrf-BOwG4xiAS5UWUXXNskm4YQPUyo0BsNQwNI7hP6dSSddEB4c-uuYII/s640/blogger-image--1377491197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzm0P-dfckEkwEQPqrBEMsbjOpFoHTARzzCMWCpl_ql2iawnnKEUMSMKJkQzJ3Mw8dRl86Uefkhim6GdCeGOrf-BOwG4xiAS5UWUXXNskm4YQPUyo0BsNQwNI7hP6dSSddEB4c-uuYII/s640/blogger-image--1377491197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zOtAkDGtDlQsFHx2OG1CtcA2ccapmEBpWxM-bVAe5cOwrpVNeucFzabsEjtKGWGSV1dM9Y9SK-ZOvOWbxRNpEgZ29SAdFgKwLPVic2Y9sUEonQaCYnNKa_SJPDzXE_VN7kAyxUDWPcE/s640/blogger-image-1940841404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zOtAkDGtDlQsFHx2OG1CtcA2ccapmEBpWxM-bVAe5cOwrpVNeucFzabsEjtKGWGSV1dM9Y9SK-ZOvOWbxRNpEgZ29SAdFgKwLPVic2Y9sUEonQaCYnNKa_SJPDzXE_VN7kAyxUDWPcE/s640/blogger-image-1940841404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrfHuFMQ2IBz7bXMd8N_mkxiwzjWGPrtEDk1LtZXJuGmrxhtfuFH7JhTPAfDPzWy8PoRS8nkF2owWzuGxVYk9_oSebsQ7jPEJ3latFIwjwudpyLqPNFm0s5v1HdaVJfXNtJcDOpqd940/s640/blogger-image-1474207151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrfHuFMQ2IBz7bXMd8N_mkxiwzjWGPrtEDk1LtZXJuGmrxhtfuFH7JhTPAfDPzWy8PoRS8nkF2owWzuGxVYk9_oSebsQ7jPEJ3latFIwjwudpyLqPNFm0s5v1HdaVJfXNtJcDOpqd940/s640/blogger-image-1474207151.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">One of my favourite places to stay on the Camino is Fonfria. Angela, the owner is in my documentary film, Las Peregrinas. She was a brand new business women at that time and has just opened her Albergue Reboleira. </span></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zOtAkDGtDlQsFHx2OG1CtcA2ccapmEBpWxM-bVAe5cOwrpVNeucFzabsEjtKGWGSV1dM9Y9SK-ZOvOWbxRNpEgZ29SAdFgKwLPVic2Y9sUEonQaCYnNKa_SJPDzXE_VN7kAyxUDWPcE/s640/blogger-image-1940841404.jpg"></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Cebreiro is very special to me. It was on this mountain that I experienced a profound shift in my ability to connect with universal love. I tell the story of My Miracle on Cebreiro in the book My Camino. I especially love walking this mountain barefoot which I did most of the day. </span></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQD2wr6DxMxFupnoW4GkC6gSOJrGd9je25p5cVCtZ9qhfqUh8YrZ-4nqskp1mWpbhDwVBFb1uKAX_sYcqgADdYX5JuE3-F6U5tRYv0tbtjoMg5RyMFTBYNRyA-3y4BVIdwPyPvK1ksH0/s640/blogger-image--729724089.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For several years I have brought sacred sage with me so that I can offer to do a smudge on the mountain for the pilgrims in my group. This day, the group gathered in a circle to protect me as I struggled a bit trying to light the safe in the wind. Once we got it lot, I blew the flame out so the smoke could be used to smudge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I explained that the group should face the east, just as the sun was rising, and once they had been smudged it would be a good time to thank the Creator by saying Miigwech Creator. This was taught to me my Sherry Lawson, a dear friend who is from an Ojibway First Nations Tribe in Camada. The ritual </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">was truly a precious moment for all. Miigwech Creator. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzm0P-dfckEkwEQPqrBEMsbjOpFoHTARzzCMWCpl_ql2iawnnKEUMSMKJkQzJ3Mw8dRl86Uefkhim6GdCeGOrf-BOwG4xiAS5UWUXXNskm4YQPUyo0BsNQwNI7hP6dSSddEB4c-uuYII/s640/blogger-image--1377491197.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;">Today I met a pilgrim on her second Camino, named Inge from Belgium. She found my bookmark for My Camino at an Albergue last year. She contacted me to find out how to lead a group and asked if I could agree with her. She has a beautiful group of women walking with her. What a delight it was to meer her at the Albergue in Fronfria that day. </div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu4tdtxJ5_aPr7ywTiPZbcIc3Tvgy7WN5WkpbFQwt-7HKKTOIjV8WEKUfWO0hV_h2BEFITWAABL_HbF4wP_38UYYPGiv9Lq-qBlm9-HuJqYNIwS3_kqaJBbOfLaxDCAfRYilaKiVRTMU/s640/blogger-image--1190674332.jpg"></div></div>Throughout the day i walked barefoot as much as I could. I was feeling a lot of pain from a split in my skin that had got infected. One of the pilgrims Jan suggested I try her Oil of Oregano and I did. That day I placed Sorrow Stones for my family and friends. I also left 5 intentions from the list of requests I had. <br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXn6P7nO5NQXqeX3YE65OF32sTdOUBh-Yl7QZU3WA9QsP5xlGBUFgrRMl54FWBKkUZbP61defnXg1Kq7-tLvBxpVCy3XfkTBDJs9HkA9daQRIVzEKuHardRihRBaDjz85kx8JguQL4cgw/s640/blogger-image-1116157614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXn6P7nO5NQXqeX3YE65OF32sTdOUBh-Yl7QZU3WA9QsP5xlGBUFgrRMl54FWBKkUZbP61defnXg1Kq7-tLvBxpVCy3XfkTBDJs9HkA9daQRIVzEKuHardRihRBaDjz85kx8JguQL4cgw/s640/blogger-image-1116157614.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The weather was warm and the smell of cow dung permeated everything. Fortunately, I no longer find it to be repulsive. Instead the smell brings back good memories of walking the Camino. And <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">following yellow arrows reminds me of my first Camino in the winter of 2001. </span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mireya!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sue </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">@barebottomshoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My Camino Book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">www.suekenney.ca</div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-4604968869275024242015-05-27T13:14:00.001-07:002015-05-29T14:10:03.565-07:00Day 3 Barefooting to Trabadelo, Spain<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnva0aFCoS_iUQzrkv1hCWBgrl0rbyywdr8Oo0r4c3l-SnBjpsVpoAm9kZpIzJvcFK5WL0a3jqF3Scq-teYLFwrAT8cY7Giuux1QV13SUnmQAzhGzAcNkOXKSettSD3iASoNISCdIEBfg/s640/blogger-image-2063926163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnva0aFCoS_iUQzrkv1hCWBgrl0rbyywdr8Oo0r4c3l-SnBjpsVpoAm9kZpIzJvcFK5WL0a3jqF3Scq-teYLFwrAT8cY7Giuux1QV13SUnmQAzhGzAcNkOXKSettSD3iASoNISCdIEBfg/s640/blogger-image-2063926163.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We left Cacabellos around 8 am and walked to Pierros for cafe con leche. I wore my minimalist shoes most of the way because of the gravel. Once I got there I took them off and walked in the sand Victor had put in a small section outside, along with lounge chairs. He makes his own wine, has wood oven, and serves fantastic food. It was a delight to see him again. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSTVds1vH3gA6SuWz5dxkJPzSuMBC4fI2yWmUz6KXVRQWodNzstzf3e2plQv0cydgQIr6RkprinvDIQdtHw6aPCdm2sq-sY0bp0uUMwSWMCj-UGsXUU8vt_bfbgwSBs2yb0aOASZDzCg/s640/blogger-image-104039981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSTVds1vH3gA6SuWz5dxkJPzSuMBC4fI2yWmUz6KXVRQWodNzstzf3e2plQv0cydgQIr6RkprinvDIQdtHw6aPCdm2sq-sY0bp0uUMwSWMCj-UGsXUU8vt_bfbgwSBs2yb0aOASZDzCg/s640/blogger-image-104039981.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>The group agreed to meet up in the next town for lunch. I walked with different pilgrims throughout the day. By noon we arrived in Villafranca. I love walking on the stone pathways. They are cool in the morning and warm up in the sun. I walked mostly in my barefeet or with the leather demi-soled shoes that are perfect for protecting the balls of your feet when they are sore or the path is too rough. </div><div><br></div><div>Somehow we found each other, ate lunch and shopped at the market. We started walking again during the warmest time of the day. It seems that is often the case. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyN79H0PRV33THBeQf2By-AIGhek5TE_FdxyVMRd3a0eoVTcMNx48u7ODff8lXHX1mQaUfRwiEoWqASiFQjTfmM4pmgXEb_8LMCXhMrIL0gr2OMaszLruCb2wO1nc869BcmxXV2kI0mc/s640/blogger-image-1379059431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyN79H0PRV33THBeQf2By-AIGhek5TE_FdxyVMRd3a0eoVTcMNx48u7ODff8lXHX1mQaUfRwiEoWqASiFQjTfmM4pmgXEb_8LMCXhMrIL0gr2OMaszLruCb2wO1nc869BcmxXV2kI0mc/s640/blogger-image-1379059431.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After another 10 kms of walking In the hot sun, we still stopped for Cafe con Leche. 8 out of 9 people are hooked on my favourite drink in Spain! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NqO7oG-Pyg129fhu064Sp2QK7Xk3vSus7spSwYfWvJqzDjYGeR0YjB4L8TuyKxjnX4WWIiQejaoCFggPVbT8IPtWhm-v01jK5m7mTlqTbNhlzyFx_lswAAfY_uIJzWt9wQ2uyAovg2Y/s640/blogger-image-1228799551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NqO7oG-Pyg129fhu064Sp2QK7Xk3vSus7spSwYfWvJqzDjYGeR0YjB4L8TuyKxjnX4WWIiQejaoCFggPVbT8IPtWhm-v01jK5m7mTlqTbNhlzyFx_lswAAfY_uIJzWt9wQ2uyAovg2Y/s640/blogger-image-1228799551.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I find when I walk long distances my feet will become swollen. I'm not sure if it's from too much weight on my back or all the kilometers I'm walking? But as a pilgrim, I like to carry my own back pack. Maybe in the future, one day, I will ship it by Mochilla taxi, as so many people are doing now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYVDJ1zqJa-hUtWRiqKoCxir2XUXvfHRKSze-56y9D8UKpKhIjCjr_zrPxs-C9z3heG8OEuyP02UUXbYg60gTmGvX2CpF7aSmR1ZII26bVtA894Ly6u4PQwTKXFyIX1A0NvokmKWrStE/s640/blogger-image--863289330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYVDJ1zqJa-hUtWRiqKoCxir2XUXvfHRKSze-56y9D8UKpKhIjCjr_zrPxs-C9z3heG8OEuyP02UUXbYg60gTmGvX2CpF7aSmR1ZII26bVtA894Ly6u4PQwTKXFyIX1A0NvokmKWrStE/s640/blogger-image--863289330.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We made it to Trabadelo around 3:30pm and covered 22kms. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We had a bit of rain in the day, but it was very refreshing. I find I'm still getting used to all the gravel on the path. I can manage it for about 1/2 hour and them I get impatient! Usually I slip on my Merryl's or Barebottoms with the demi-sole to give my feet a break. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CIpNgU-0ndqbdok0XynilPFbfe_H7GIPNIAHl2po-WMeaN1Ri_gbQANR3fRwwZU98rlY2eZYfVVEGZMaRf41P6u0-rvwXSL20ipKRG67YaFwTWbkVtxQlzXPJKpLmafL1YxlNEFk8I4/s640/blogger-image-1648289897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CIpNgU-0ndqbdok0XynilPFbfe_H7GIPNIAHl2po-WMeaN1Ri_gbQANR3fRwwZU98rlY2eZYfVVEGZMaRf41P6u0-rvwXSL20ipKRG67YaFwTWbkVtxQlzXPJKpLmafL1YxlNEFk8I4/s640/blogger-image-1648289897.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That day I placed many Sorrow Stones along the path for my sled, my Mother, my kids/grandkids/ and their families too. Before I left I offered to carry people's intentions with me and place them in a stone, that I wound put on the Camino for them. This day I places 4 stones with intentions. 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We stopped for the best Cafe con Leche at Arroyo. I met Victor, the owner a few years ago when he worked at the Albergue next it the church in Cacabelos. He drove our group to his restaurant and we had the most amazing meal. He is now building his own Albergue which should be finished in September. He is only 2 kms from Cacabelos. I recommend you check it out if you are on the Camino Frances after September 2015. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDEFRkP3QePs0g_VKXW814J03A0wXtQc2vzVoqvwm0wKRqOU_8iFhMIICGSw7D18dBZUh0vRSLt8WCtx3L-soQS08l8GCLqGH2yBn7DKnmfQ69KsOMJFXyrEOo2MTUF2LUAVXiMZSQFY/s640/blogger-image-705806401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDEFRkP3QePs0g_VKXW814J03A0wXtQc2vzVoqvwm0wKRqOU_8iFhMIICGSw7D18dBZUh0vRSLt8WCtx3L-soQS08l8GCLqGH2yBn7DKnmfQ69KsOMJFXyrEOo2MTUF2LUAVXiMZSQFY/s640/blogger-image-705806401.jpg"></a></div>I find I am still getting used to the terrain and wear my Demi-soled Barebottoms a lot. They give me the same feeling as being barefoot, only the ball of my foot is protected. I had the design in my mind for about a year. It was only because I got a very bad infection in a cut on the sole of my foot, that I made them for the Camino. I didn't think I would be able to walk barefoot at all. Thanks to this design I'm getting all the benefits of being barefoot, with some protection. They are made of neoprene with a thick leather demi-sole that only covers the ball of the foot. This is the part of the foot that takes the most wear when Barefooting since we tend to have a mid-foot strike. The heels and toes are still bare. 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Many people are curious about why I am waking barefoot. It's a great opportunity to introduce others to it. <font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Can't wait for tomorrow!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Camino Sue</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">@barebottomshoes</font></div><br></div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com1Iberia (null)42.878289 -7.903758tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-72169775133324337062015-05-20T15:34:00.001-07:002015-05-20T15:50:30.130-07:00Arriving in Spain<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our Camino</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After an overnight flight from Toronto to Amsterdam, 6 of our Camino group then flew to Madrid. There we met 3 other pilgrims, two from New York and one from Barrie. We waited a couple more hours and then got on a 5 hour bus ride to Ponferrada,Spain. </span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcIZIYGWCEOWg57ELASw8poSSBQtR8JgOHEsevcihY27GInaJx_Gfpyka2cN13-XlUnDmjsmRBMi48IY9WdIaq4fDiMQr0dr6cqqiSuWr4jmse6m7Xr4UIyn7ZMMoV4_2WZ9HT2SihNk/s640/blogger-image-476551675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcIZIYGWCEOWg57ELASw8poSSBQtR8JgOHEsevcihY27GInaJx_Gfpyka2cN13-XlUnDmjsmRBMi48IY9WdIaq4fDiMQr0dr6cqqiSuWr4jmse6m7Xr4UIyn7ZMMoV4_2WZ9HT2SihNk/s640/blogger-image-476551675.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finally arrives in Ponferrada and booked into our hotel. We went out for a wonderful dinner and got to know each other a bit more. The next morning we took a group pic in front of the hotel and set out to walk 14 <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">kms to Cacabelos on a gorgeous sunny day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjxw0If0nHRnbukkNgMKUTqyaaTbwSkkfAfWPEc83SN1pFTmYGEkoZB8__xaexVFySeAXFJGhW14uV0FbcrYlmlNw-UeJsna3SAgByHCETnN25GoFgAvronRoBI4fUT6DpRVL1DxrlBc/s640/blogger-image-288057961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjxw0If0nHRnbukkNgMKUTqyaaTbwSkkfAfWPEc83SN1pFTmYGEkoZB8__xaexVFySeAXFJGhW14uV0FbcrYlmlNw-UeJsna3SAgByHCETnN25GoFgAvronRoBI4fUT6DpRVL1DxrlBc/s640/blogger-image-288057961.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Before I left for the Camino, I had a nasty split in the skin on the sole of my right foot. A small stone lodged in it and I soaked my foot in Epsom salts and used Tea Tree oil. Several days after I was doing yard work and a thorn found it's way in. I couldn't get it out so after several days it became infected. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Concerned about how I could walk barefoot, I redesigned my Barebottom Shoes to add a leather demi-sole to cover the ball of my foot. I thought I could wear test them on the Camino.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCQW_2xqqVCMdk491a6lga97K1z__jaWTDWSv1TIbsmlpwvoADv0BH2acmtqtR7oT5o7XN-TGD-UkVpaRmlcJwdBfrrSVpT2qKnEEtXAT9JY22OHIm0Zv3SAQK5nYk81KJWsIhNXDpQ4/s640/blogger-image-992193431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCQW_2xqqVCMdk491a6lga97K1z__jaWTDWSv1TIbsmlpwvoADv0BH2acmtqtR7oT5o7XN-TGD-UkVpaRmlcJwdBfrrSVpT2qKnEEtXAT9JY22OHIm0Zv3SAQK5nYk81KJWsIhNXDpQ4/s640/blogger-image-992193431.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The morning I was to leaveI ended up in emergency to have it checked. After an xray, the Dr felt it was an infection and prescribed an antibiotic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The first day we only walked 14 kms and it was the perfect distance to get accustomed to being Pilgrims! I wore my Merryl minimalist shoes the entire day. The sidewalks in Ponferrada are made of a tile that has a sharp edge and cuts up the soles of my feet so I couldn't walk barefoot anyway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTNnd9Yu1_wmEgCaojeEOsKwHKpKr5oQZJBkPHGi8u3xrMgGaFqwGe3eTPsL1ufVd8i9KndTZDIYn-jzSZRYoWxa761gqWlxRRmAEleAhpO2ZsB7QPzZiGqydk-ABcaf1cGR4aBNlIq0/s640/blogger-image-464268072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTNnd9Yu1_wmEgCaojeEOsKwHKpKr5oQZJBkPHGi8u3xrMgGaFqwGe3eTPsL1ufVd8i9KndTZDIYn-jzSZRYoWxa761gqWlxRRmAEleAhpO2ZsB7QPzZiGqydk-ABcaf1cGR4aBNlIq0/s640/blogger-image-464268072.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day 2 was better for Barefooting. </div>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-27471223072327792092015-05-11T11:46:00.000-07:002015-06-02T04:11:27.467-07:00Blogging Barefoot on the Camino<div>
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The first time I walked the Camino (in boots) I learned that I could put my sorrow and the sorrow of others into a stone and set it down on the Camino. The story profoundly changed the way I deal with what happens in my life (and in the world) and became a ritual I perform everyday on the Camino as a way to let go of the things I cannot control. Here is a short video of the <a href="https://archive.org/details/Bookshorts-ConfessionsOfaPilgrim_Film_480x360281">Sorrow Stone </a>story produced by <a href="http://www.bookshorts.com/">Bookshorts</a>. My offer to you is to carry your personal intentions along the Camino. All you have to do is send me a message, a comment here, an email, or PM with an intention for yourself, a family member, a friend or for the world. It could be the intention of world peace, health, happiness...whatever calls to you. I promise to spend time on my journey walking with your personal intention, that I will put into a stone that I pick up along the way. Then, when the time feels right, I will set the stone down on the Camino path. With great honour, I will let the intention go out to the world, as if it is so. I am grateful for your request.</div>
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Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-33545773161462892032011-01-27T04:57:00.000-08:002022-12-18T02:16:18.807-08:00The Contrary Way - Day 12 Facing the wind.<p>The Contrary Way</p><p>A 30 day Inspirational Guide to the journey back to yourself.</p><p>Day 12 Facing the wind.</p><p>A huge bird flies by. Was it an Eagle? A crow calls out to me and I look up, almost tripping over a rock jutting out of the dirt path. Mother Nature is ever present, everywhere. </p><p>One day of walking, equates to two days that I am further away from Santiago. With each step I'm letting go of the destination everyone else is heading toward. My end is their beginning. I feel it behind me and it's comforting. The pilgrims coming toward me today are determined and confident. Often dressed the same, almost everyone wears high tech hiking clothes, lightweight boots, brightly coloured backpacks and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">gortex</span> jackets carrying the John <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Brierley</span> guidebook. Many of them follow the guide closely as if it offers something more than trusting in the journey itself. I look at myself and realize I am dressed the same way, carrying the same book (that is useless when going <em><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">al</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">contrario</span>)</em>. I laugh out loud.</p><p>The wind fiercely blows in their faces. Eyes squint. Their poncho's flipping all around, annoyingly. Many times I stop and talk to the pilgrims. Sometimes we just greet each other with great honour. For me it's very challenging to stop and start walking again. I never get to walk beside a pilgrim and talk because no one is going my way. I long to do that. I ask: How can I serve from this perspective? Without hearing an answer I immediately begin to offer <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">metta</span>, loving kindness, to every pilgrim I see. I practice being loving kindness and then I forget what I'm doing because I'm distracted by other thoughts. I learned in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vipassana</span> meditation that one can only offer <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">metta</span> with a completely clear mind. This is a practice of cultivating love.</p><p>Think about where you are in your life. </p><p>Are you facing the wind? Are you walking in the direction of everyone else or the contrary way? Notice this. Neither is good or bad, right or wrong. </p><p>Ask yourself: How can I serve humanity from my perspective? Write down 3 things you can do in everyday life. Look at ways where you can you cultivate love in your life. Give someone a hug. Try not to judge. Be honest. Give something away that you love. Tell someone you love them. Be love in every action. Work at it everyday and be sure to share your stories with others. The learning is in the conversation.</p>Tomorrow is about finding Angels on the Camino.<br /><p><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Suseya</span>!</p><p>Love and light,</p><p>Sue</p><p><a href="http://www.suekenney.ca/">http://www.suekenney.ca/</a><br /></p>Love and light,<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">SueAuthor</span> of Canadian best-selling book My <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Camino</span> presently in development as a feature film.www.suekenney.caFacebook My <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Camino</span>/<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">SuseyaTwitter</span> CaminoPeregrinahttp://mycaminojourney.blogspot.com/Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-16160990659239441882010-12-31T15:54:00.000-08:002022-12-18T02:14:11.027-08:00"The Contrary Way in 30 Days<br />December 31, 2010.<br /><br />Let's start 2011 creating the life you truly desire.<br /><br />The Contrary Way in 30 Days - an Inspirational Guide. It's free on this Blog.<br /><br />2010 ends today and a new year begins. By integrating the essence of the past year into your life journey now, you can open possibilities in 2011 to create more happiness in the world. How do you do that? The Contrary Way is an inspirational guide that is available starting January 1, 2011 or whenever you first read this blog, one day at a time for 30 Days"Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199671267184333585.post-52842779365383104442009-04-25T05:15:00.000-07:002009-04-25T05:32:12.024-07:00The beginning of My CaminoMy name is Sue Kenney and I am a pilgrim. I walked 780 kilometers on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela for the first time in 2001. After being suddenly downsized from my corporate telecom career I decided to go for a long walk to figure out my life purpose. The Camino is a medieval pilgrimage route in Spain. I walked for 29 days and went alone in the winter. I followed yellow arrows on a path that had been walked by millions of pilgrims before me. It was a profound life altering experience.<br /><br />Through the art of walking, I discovered that my life work is to use my voice to tell stories to inspire others on their life journey. When I returned home I became a storyteller. I went to schools, libraries, church groups, networking groups, businesses and anywhere people would listen to my stories. Many who heard me said I should write a book. I told them I wasn't a writer. As I told more stories, more people said I should write a book. I decided to record a storytelling CD because I thought they wanted to take something home with them after they heard the stories. It's called Stone by Stone and in the first 6 months of its release I sold and gave away 1000 copies. People wrote back to me and said I should write a book. Ahhhh. One morning I woke up and it all became clear to me. I understood that this wasn't all about me. It wasn't a question of whether I could write or not, these stories were given to me as a gift from God. If I didn't share them, then I would be doing a dis-service to the universe and not fulfilling my obligation to living my life purpose. At Word on the Street literary festival I found a publisher. He told me that I must have a minimum of 200 pages. That's 50,000 words. My plan was to have the book out in the summer of 2005. In that case, he told me I needed to have a manuscript to him in 2 months. I assured him that if I wrote 1000 words a day for 2 months I could have the book written. So I did it. If I had known it was impossible, I wouldn't have done it. The book is called Sue Kenney's <em>My Camino</em> and it's a Canadian national best seller.<br /> <a href="http://www.suekenney.ca/">www.suekenney.ca</a>Barefoot Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18250420142537707494noreply@blogger.com0