Ukuhamba ngeCamino de Santiago - My Way

by I-Wendy Bumgardner

1 - Ukuhamba ngeCamino de Santiago - My Way

I-Wendy iqala iCamino de Santiago eSarria. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Umoya weCamino de Santiago wukuthi wonke umuntu uhamba ngeCamino yakhe. Sonke singahamba siye eSantiago, kodwa imigomo yethu siqu nendlela esizofika kuyo iyohluka. Nansi indaba yeCamino yami.

Ngakhetha ukuhamba ukusuka eSarria , ibanga eliphansi elidingekayo ukuze ngithole isitifiketi se-Compostela. Ngingahamba amakhilomitha angu-10 kuya kwangu-16 (amakhilomitha ayisithupha kuya kwangu-10) kunokuba ibanga elihamba phambili le-Brierley elingama-20 noma ngaphezulu amakhilomitha ngosuku (amamayela angu-13 noma ngaphezulu). Ngangiphatha ubuhlungu besifo se-arthritis ekuqaleni konyaka okwaholela kulolu sinqumo.

Ngangifuna ukunambitha isikhathi sami eCamino ngaphandle kwengcindezi yokuthola indawo yokuhlala. Esikhundleni sokuhlala e-albergues (amahostela ase pilgrim), ngibhalela ngeCaminoWays.com owahlela ukuthi ngihlala kuphi ebusuku futhi ngithuthele umthwalo owodwa ngosuku ngalunye. Ngale ndlela, ngingahamba ngepakethe yosuku kuphela. Iphakethe elikhanyayo lingasiza ekuvimbeleni ubuhlungu begciwane lesigungu.

Ngakhetha ukuhamba neCamino yedwa, ngiqinisekiswe ngabanye abahambeli ukuthi umzila ovela eSarria wawuhamba kahle futhi ngingaba ngedwa kuphela ngokuzikhethela.

Okuningi: Ingabe I-Camino Safe for Woman To Walk Alone?

Ukwakha ngosuku ngezinkinga zokuhamba eziphuthumayo, ngahlala ubusuku ngifika eSpain eSantiago de Compostela ngaphambi kokuya eSarria.

2 - Ukuya eSarria ukuqala iCamino de Santiago

I-Sarria - I-Galicia - iSpain. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Ngagibela eMadrid futhi nginezindiza ezixhuma eSantiago de Compostela. Ukusuka lapho, ungathatha ibhasi noma itekisi eya eSarria.

Uma ngangihamba ngesikhwama esivamile sempesheni, ngabe ngithatha ibhasi. Kodwa-ke, nginekhwama enkulu futhi nganquma ukuthi kulula ukuthatha iklabhu (nakuba lokhu kubiza, $ 150 euro). Kukhona ibhasi eliqondile laseMonbus kanye ngosuku ukusuka eSantiago kuya eSarria, kusale ngo-18: 00 bese kuthatha u-2: 45. Noma ungathatha ibhasi le-Empresa Freire eLugo bese uhamba ngebhasi noma ibhasi lendawo ukuya eSarria. Lezo zindlela zithatha amahora amathathu kodwa azithengi.

Ngemva kokulala ebusuku eHospederia San Martin Pinario, ngangijabulela ukuya ku-9 ekuseni eMisa eCathhedral yaseSantiago de Compostela. Kwakuqhutshelwa esontweni elihlangothini futhi kwenziwa ngesiSpanish, nabantu ababalelwa ku-15. Kwakuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokubusisa uhambo lwami.

Umshayeli wetekisi wami wakhuluma iSpanishi kuphela kodwa ngangikujabulela ukuhamba ngehora lesibindi futhi ngibona indawo engasemaphandleni engizokuhamba ngayo. I-Camino yawela imigwaqo esasiyiyo ngezinye izikhathi ngakho ngabona ama-peregrinos (abahambi) behamba. Uhambo luhamba emigwaqweni ehamba phambili, futhi ngangijabula ngokuthi angingekho ebhasini njengoba ngithola ukugula futhi ngingase ngikwazi ukuhlala phambi.

Ngangijabule kakhulu lapho ngifika futhi ngiphakamise iCamino kulo mbono nomaka.

3 - I-Camino Day Zero - Sarria

I-Sarria yiyona ndawo ethandwa kakhulu eCamino, njengoba ungathola isitifiketi sakho se-Compostela uma uhamba amakhilomitha angu-100 okugcina (62 miles), kanti iSarria ingamakhilomitha angu-111 ukusuka eSantiago de Compostela. I-Sarria idolobha labantu abangu-13 500 futhi linamasevisi amaningi.

I-albergues (amahostela e-pilgrim) eSarria atholakala edolobheni elidala eduze neCamino. Ngokubhuka nge-Camino Ways, ngangihlala egumbini langasese emahhotela amancane nasezindaweni ze-casa ngaphandle kwe-albergues. Ihhotela lami eSarria laliyi-Alfonzo IX, emfuleni oseduze nomakhilomitha angu-112 weCamino. Idolobha elidala laliqhele ngamakhilomitha, likhuphuke.

Ngayeka esitolo se-Orange eSarria futhi ngathola ifoni engabizi kanye nekhadi le-SIM ukuthi ngisebenzise phakathi nohambo lwami. Njengoba kwenzeka, i-iPhone yami 6 nge-roaming yamazwe (idatha yeselula ivaliwe) nayo isebenza kahle.

Ngangidla isidlo se-pilgrim e-3 ehotela lami futhi izingxenye zazikhulu kakhulu. Ngingajabula nje ngesaladi lokuqala, okuhlanganisa i-tuna. Isinkwa, iwayini, ne-dessert kufakiwe emanani. Lezi zinsuku ezi-3 ezikhokhisiwe zokudla kwabahamba ngezinyawo ziyi-standard ku-Camino.

4 - I-Camino Day One - Ukusuka eSarria

I-Camino Kilometer Marker 111. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Usuku lwami lokuqala kuCamino lwangoSeptemba 11, 2015. I-Sunrise phakathi no-Septhemba eNyakatho-ntshonalanga yaseSpain ingakafiki ngo-8 ekuseni, futhi angizange ngiphuthume njengoba ngidlula ibanga elilodwa nsuku zonke. Angizange ngiqale kuze ku-9: 30 ekuseni

Kwakuyilanga elikhazimulayo. Ekuseni kwaqala ukuhamba kancane, kodwa lokho kwasulwa ngehora lokuqala. Ukushisa kuzoba phakathi kwe-70F ububanzi phakathi no-ntambama.

Lapho ngiqala ukuhamba edolobheni ngabona ambalwa kakhulu ama-peregrinos, njengoba iningi laqala ekuqaleni. Ungase utshele ukuthi ubani ophethe isikhwama sakhe futhi ophethe konke. Ngangikhona ne-bag-shipper-start-shippers, futhi iningi lawo laliqala eSarria.

I-Camino imakwe ngemicibisholo ephuzi nehluzo ze-shell ze-scallop shell. Ikhilomitha ngayinye (kanye namakhilomitha amaningi isigamu) ibhalwe uphawu lokufaka amatshe elikhomba amakhilomitha asele eCathhedral yaseSantiago de Compostela.

Ngangijabule futhi nginomzwelo wokuhamba ngeCamino ekugcineni njengendwendwe. Manje ngingu-peregrina!

5 - I-Camino - Isitembu se-Credencial ne-Sello

I-Camino - Isitembu seCredencial ne-Sello. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Uma uhamba nge-Camino kusuka eSarria, udinga ukusika kabili ngosuku lwakho lwe-credencial ukukhombisa ukuthi uhamba ngokuqhubekayo. Ukuhlala, amasonto, imigoqo namakholomu eCamino kunezitembu ze-sello.

Ngithole isitembu sami sokuqala ehhotela eSarria. Ngithole isitembu sesibili eceleni komgwaqo ongaphandle. Udinga ukubhala usuku lwesitembu ngasinye.

Njengoba ngisondela ezinyangeni zaseSantiago kamuva, ngabona ukuthi imigoqo lapho ngima khona kwasemini yayine-sello. Kodwa isibonakaliso (ngesiSpanishi) esathi ngeke sihlonishwe ku-credencial. Lokhu kungenzeka ngenxa yokuthi ibha iyatholakala emgwaqeni omkhulu, lapho abantu abangahambanga khona bengase babambe isitatimende sabo.

6 - I-Camino Day One - I-Terrain neBrid Bridge

I-Camino - Sarria - Ibhuloho lamaRoma. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Indawo ehlala eCamino esuka eSarria iyindawo enhle kakhulu, nayo yonke inhlobo yobuso kusuka emigwaqweni yamatshe kuya ku-asphalt kuya kwegridi encane kuya emadwaleni. Kusobala ukuthi kudinga izicathulo ezihamba phambili kunezicathulo zezemidlalo, ukuvikela izinyawo zakho emadwaleni. Ngangigqoka izicathulo ze-Brooks Cascadia ezincane ezinqunywe phansi njengoba kunconywe abanye abahambi, futhi basebenza kangcono kimi.

Abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo basebenzisa izinti zokuhamba noma induku yokuhamba. Ngangingawutholi lokho okudingekayo kule ngxenye yeCamino, kodwa ngayisebenzisa. Ngiyathanda ukuzinza okungaphezulu okwenzayo, futhi kungenzeka baye bavimbela isiliphu noma ezimbili.

Ngemuva kokudlula ibhuloho lamatje enkathi yamaRoma sasiye emahlathini / epulazini. Cabanga amasosha amaRoma ahamba kule ndawo, nomlando ojulile wabantu abahlala lapha. AmaRoma ayekhona eminyakeni eyi-1000 ngaphambi kokungena ethuneni likaSt. James .

Ekhoneni cishe ngo-3K kuya ekuhambeni kwakukhona isiteshi se-sello (isitembu sakwaCamino) futhi lapha ngadluliselwa ngamadoda amane emabhayisikili asezintabeni agqoke ama-alien alien unit units. Ababili babo babegqoke indwangu ngokuphelele phezu kwekhanda nobuso babo, bebonakala beyizinsizwa ezincane ezindala eziluhlaza. Babengabagibeli abahlukile kunazo zonke engabona ku-Camino.

I-7 - I-Camino Day One - Ukuhlangana namanye amaPregrinos

Ama-pilgrims we-Camino. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Esinye sezizathu zami zokuhamba i-solo ye-Camino kwakuwukuhlangana namanye ama-peregrinos. Ngakhuluma neqembu labahambeli ababevela entanyeni yami yezinkuni, eNyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-USA.

Saphuma sibe yi-vista enkulu futhi isibhakabhaka esibhakabhaka sibonisa ngenkungu. Ngadluliselwa izinsizwa ezimbili zaseMexico ezazikhahlela ibhola likanobhutshuzwayo yonke, futhi omunye wayenabasebenzi bezinkuni baseRussia abagibela ifulegi laseMexico.

Ekhaya, ngilalela ama-podcasts noma ama-audiobooks ngenkathi ngihamba, kodwa ku-Camino ngangivuliwe. Ngacabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukukwazi ukukhuluma nabantu nokuthola imvelo. Ama-pilgrim avumelana ngokuvamile ngokuthi "Buen Camino!" njengoba bedlula omunye nomunye. Ngangingafuni ukulahlekelwa yimuphi ithuba lokuxhumana nabanye futhi ngizwe izinyoni nomoya ezihlahleni.

Ama-peregrinos afaka abantu abaningi asebekhulile emhlalaphansi, kodwa futhi baningi abantu abasha. Ngadlulisa umbhangqwana osemdala kunami waseMelika olwahluleka kakhulu ehlathini. Ngakhuthaza i-gal ukuba ivele kalula. Kamuva ngalolo suku babanjwa kimi e-cafe futhi ngabona ukuthi uthandaza i-rosary njengoba ehamba.

Emzaneni waseVilei babe nesinye isitembu nendlu encane enezimpahla ze-Camino nempahla. Ngakhuluma nowesifazane owayevela ePortland, e-Oregon owayehamba namadodana akhe. Umyeni wakhe oneminyaka engu-83 ubudala ugijima ukuzohlangana nabo lapho behlala khona ebusuku.

Ngangingaboni ngabanye abahamba ngezinyawo kulo lonke isikhathi sami eCamino, nakuba kwakungakaze kugcwele.

8 - I-Camino Day One - iSonto eBarbadelo

Iglesia de Santiago de Barbadelo. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Umzana olandelayo kwakuyiBardedelo. Ngangena esontweni laseRoma laseSantiago de Barbadelo. Ngibonile izinsuku ezihlukahlukene, kusukela ngekhulu le-9 leminyaka kuya ku-12 leminyaka. Eminyakeni emibili eyedlule iqembu lethu lokuhamba ngebhasi / lokuhamba limile lapha, lathola isibusiso sabashushisi, futhi lahamba amakhilomitha amahlanu eCamino.

Umpristi ofanayo wangaphambili engangihlangana naye eminyakeni emibili ngaphambili wayemangalisa. Ngathenga ikhandlela nge-euro eyodwa. Walikhanyisa futhi ngalibeka e-altare. Ngathandazela ukuphepha kanye nempilo yezihlobo zami.

9 - I-Camino Day One - Amasimu namahlathi

Camino 102 Kilometer Marker in Woods. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Kuyinto enhle kakhulu ukuhamba emigwaqweni yokungcola / imigwaqo eboshiwe yi-oki eneminyaka eyikhulu ubudala kanye nezihlahla ze-chestnut. Ngokuvamile indlela ihlanganiswe izicingo zamatshe.

Lolu suku lokuqala lwalufudumala kakhulu, kodwa izinga lokushisa lalisengaphakathi kuphela kwe-70F. Kwakungcono ukuba nomthunzi futhi ngisusa emabhodleleni amabhuluki ami angaguquki (okwakubonakala sengathi yingubo ejwayelekile yama pereginos).

10 - I-Camino Day One - Amafemu kanye neHórreo

I-Camino - Hórreo. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

Kunezinkomo eziningi emadlelweni (kanye ne-milk-air odor) nezinkukhu epulazini. Udlula amatshe okugcoba amatshe nezindawo zokulima.

Enye into ejwayelekile eGalicia yiyona i-hórreos - izigqoko ze-granary ezibekiwe ezinqabeni noma ezinsika. Njengoba zivame ukubethelwa isiphambano, ungase ucabange kuqala ukuthi zihlobo oluthile lwe-mausoleum noma i-shrine. Kodwa kwakhiwa ukuze kugcinwe amagundane kude nohlamvu. Ishalofu elinamandla ngaphansi kwegranari, ngaphezu kwezinsika, kunzima ukuthi igundane lihambe.

11 - I-Camino Day One - Amabha kanye namaCafes

I-Camino - I-Bar Morgade. I-Wendy Bumgardner ©

E-Mercado (cishe ngamamayela angu-4) ngase ngihambe cishe amahora amabili. Ngenza isithombe siyeka zonke imizuzu embalwa. Kodwa ijubane leCamino lihlala lingamamitha angu-2.5 ngehora ngesikhathi esifanele, akusizi.

Ngathenga ikhofi ye-euro engu-1 futhi ngisebenzisa indlu yokugezela. Babe ne-WiFi yamahhala, ngakho ngakwazi ukuhamba nge-intanethi ngenkathi ngifake ikhofi elangeni. Kuhle kakhulu ukwenza iCamino " indlela elula " futhi ukwazi ukuma futhi ujabulele ekuseni!

Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, ngaxhumana noRoxie waseSan Francisco noJoanne baseMelbourne, e-Australia. Bobabili bangama-veteran aseCamino ayehlangene lapho behlala khona ebusuku ebusuku. Babenandi ukukhuluma nabo. UJoanne uqondisa iqembu labesifazane elihamba nge-camino e-Australia futhi lihlela ukuhola amaqembu ezinyaka eziyishumi ozayo.

Sasihamba ndawonye amakhilomitha ambalwa alandelayo kuze kube sekupheleni kwethu, uMorgade. Sifika khona cishe ngo-2 ntambama, siphelele ukudla kwasekuseni eSpain. Ngangiphethe isaladi nge ushizi, kanye nobhiya bendawo, u-Estrella Galicia. Kwakukuhle ukukhuluma nama-gals, futhi iqembu labahamba ngeNorth West-West libuye lidle ngaphandle kwe-Morgade cafe. Futhi iyindlu yezivakashi, uCasa Morgade, nabangane bami ababili abasha amakamelo lapho.

12 - I-Camino Day One Ends

Ngezansi, ngabe ngingahamba ngaphezulu kepha mina ngikhetha ukuhamba ibanga elincane futhi ngithatha isikhathi sami futhi ngijabulele izinto.

Ngangishayela ucingo ezindaweni zami zokuhlala ebusuku, indlu yasehostela yasePileyardari, umhlalaphansi. Ngitholwe eMorgade ngendoda eyayiyinhloko yendlu yokugijima emndenini futhi ngithatha amakhilomitha angu-10 ukuya kuyo. Ngangijabula kakhulu ukubona ukuthi isikhwama sami esithuthelwe sase sifike ngempela. Lokhu bekulokhu kwenzeka njalo phakathi nohambo lwami.

Indlu yokulima yamatshe yayihle futhi igumbi lami laligcwele izindonga zamatshe kanye nombhede omine. Kwakuyisimo sokuthandana ngempela. Indodakazi kuphela eyakhuluma isiNgisi, kodwa saxoxa kahle. Ngidinga ukushaya izifundo zesiSpanishi kanzima ngaphambi kokuhamba kwami okulandelayo!

Impendulo yayiwukuthi ngangingekho endaweni yokuhlangana nabanye abahambiyo futhi ngidla ngedwa ngethebula endlini yabo yokudlela. Ekuseni ngahlangana nobaba nendodakazi yase-Ireland ababehlala lapho, futhi babhalwa yiCamino Ways.

Ngahamba ngezinyathelo ezingu-22,800 zosuku, okuyinto inombolo ebalulekile. Ngosuku olulandelayo, ngangena ku-23, 700. Uma ngabe ngenza lokhu njengosuku olulodwa, ngingangena ngemvume ngaphezu kwalokho engangikuyo ngosuku engangihamba ngayo umjikelezo wesigamu.

13 - I-Camino Day Walking Two - Morgade kuya ePortomarin

Isidlo sami sasingahlali kahle futhi isisu sami sigula ukuqala usuku. Kodwa ngangixoxa kahle nobaba wase-Irish / indodakazi yenkosikazi ababehlala futhi endlini yethu yokuhlala. Ukudla kwasekuseni kwakuyisinkwa esibucayi esinesinkwa nesinkwa esiphezulu.

Manje ngase ngiqale ukuthi bekuyoba yingxenye yokugcina yosuku oluhamba ngamamayela angu-23 ukusuka eSarria kuya ePortomarin. Ngami, kungaba ngu-10 noma u-11K namhlanje (amakhilomitha ayisithupha kuya kwangu-7).

Ngifika eMorgade kancane ngaphambi kuka-9 ekuseni, ngesikhatsi sokuhlangana noRoxie noJoanne abaphuma e-inn cafe. Kwakungcono ukuhamba nabo.

Saphinda sahamba emaphandleni kuzo zonke izinhlobo zomhlaba kusuka ku-granite ochotshoziwe ezindaweni ezithile zamadwala ku-asphalt nokuhamba. Sasivame ukudluliselwa ngabanye abahambi, kwakuyisikhathi esinomsoco kithi.

Kwakukhona izinkomo eziningi ensimini nasemquba emgwaqweni. Sibone umhlambi wehliswa emgwaqweni wokubamba. Ngithanda ukuhamba ngezinkomo nezinkomo, ngakho-ke ngangijabule kakhulu ngisho nalapho iphunga lomoya lisikiwe.

14 - I-Camino - Yeka Ukuyeka Ngezithelo

Sayeka ukuphumula okuncane okuncane okuyeka izithelo. Ungenza umnikelo ngokubuyisela. Nganginabhanana owamukelekile kakhulu kokuqala.

Kwakukhona ama-vistas amakhulu ngezikhathi ezithile, imigqa eboshiwe, izindlu ezinamatshe ezincane nezinqolobane zamatshe. Ngesikhathi sokuphumula okunye misa umnikazi, uPepe, uphume ukukhuluma. URoxie wayexoxa ngesiSpanishi kalula futhi wafunda ukuthi uzobe ebeka amakamelo okuvakasha. Uthanda ukuhlangana nabantu.

15 - Camino - Downhill kuya Portomarin

Umzila oya ePortomarín uhlanganisa inqwaba yezintaba ezisezingeni eliphezulu kuze kube sekupheleni, endaweni enhle (okungenani uma eyomile). Ngangitshela abangane bami abahambahamba ebhuloho lanamuhla ngaphesheya komfula iMio njengoba isisu sami sasizwa umuzi.

Ibhuloho elidala laseRoma eliya ePortomarín liyancipha laba yizicathulo, futhi idolobha lonke lasuswa endaweni yama-1960 ngemva kokuba bakha idamu futhi bazama ukukhukhumeza indawo yangempela yedolobha.

Kwakuyinto encane ngaphambi koku-1 ntambama nehhotela lami, i-Villajardin ingivumele ngifake ekamelweni lami. Kukhona i-mercado ebhokisini elifanayo ngakho ngathenga i-Gatorade nama-biscuits ukuze ngiphinde ngifake ama-electrolyte ami futhi ngithole into eduduza esiswini sami.

16 - I-Camino - Portomarín

I-Portomarín idolobha lanamuhla, lakhiwa ngemva kokuyisusa ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwamadamu ngawo-1960. Bahambisa itshe leSonto le-13 leminyaka laseSan Xoán de Portomarín ngamatshe. Usengakwazi ukubona izinombolo ematje. Yakhiwa njengenqaba-isonto yi-Order of Saint John waseJerusalema.

Lona iphuzu elijwayelekile lokugcina umlenze wokuhamba kusuka eSarria. Ngangifuna ukuzwa idolobhana kodwa okokuqala ngaqala ukulala ukuze ngisize ngisindise kusuka esiswini sami. Lapho ngidabula edolobheni, ngangena ngaphakathi esontweni futhi ngaqaphela lapho iMisa yokuhamba ihamba yayizoba khona kusihlwa. Isikwele sasinezindawo eziningi zokudlela lapho peregrinos idla khona, kodwa angizange ngibone uJoanne noRoxie.

Ngenze izingubo zami zokugeza nge-Scrubba . Ngiphonsela ngaphandle kwelanga kanye nendawo yokumisa endlini yokugezela. Amasokisi ami ayesemanzi ngesikhathi sokulala, kodwa ihembe lami namadoda ayengumile.

Izidlo zifakiwe ezindlini zami zokuhlala ze-Camino. Ngaya edilini ngo-7: 15 ehhotela lami lapho bevula ukudla. Ngangine-caldo gallego umhluzi womhluzi (iklabishi, ezinye ubhontshisi namazambane), isinkwa esincane kanye ne-flan for dessert. Ngangena esikoleni sesibili esikhulu.

Ngagxuma ukuze ngilale esakeni lami lokulala le-Insect Shield . Cishe kwakungadingeki amahhotela amancane lapho ngangihlala khona. Kodwa eceleni kweCamino, ngabona abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo ababhekene nezimbambo zokulala, futhi ngangifuna ukuphephile kunokuba ngizisole. Isaka lokulala li-microfiber elincane kakhulu futhi ngithole likhululekile kulo lonke uhambo lwami.