Camino Spring 2024

One week til liftoff
April 2 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We leave for our Camino in a week. There are all kinds of feels going on, from excitement about the adventure to fear of the unknown. We have spent a lot of time preparing our will, power of attorney and all the other umbrella tasks needed to guard against the rain.

We feel comfortable that the kids have someone to stay with them and neighbors and friends to back her up. And I feel guilty for leaving my babies! Who are, of course, 16 and 18 and very easily and regularly invite us to leave them alone.

We bought our packs back in September and we are prepared for rain, sun, cold and heat. The packing list changes with every change of weather forecast and the every conditioning walk.

Sleeping bag or sleep sack?
Water proof shoes or not?
Hard water bottle or silicon?

Pare down to the essentials. Really? Just 3 pairs of undies? But i did find the perfect tin for my tiny jewelry.

How far will we make it? To do the whole Camino requires 2 months, and we have just 3 weeks. We do what we can.

This is not just physical, of course. That became clear when we both, at separate times, had debilitating knee injuries that threatened the journey even starting.

At a deeper level, what is the intention?

What are we letting go of to make room to let in? Releasing the need to walk and a certain number of kilometers daily, and instead turn to the wisdom of the body and what we can do and sustain.

Open to what this means for each of us as individuals and as a couple. We’ve been together for 27 years, and we are always evolving.

We are open to the deeper spiritual meaning of a Camino- whatever is in the silence between steps, the questions we didn’t know we needed to ask , the answers we don’t know we already have.

Glad to have you on the journey with us!

Lydia Byhardt Bollinger My tiny tin of jewelry. Seems appropriate, right?
4/2/24
Jae Foy I’m so excited for you. And my heart is holding along with you your deeply meaningful intentions. You’ve been walking this walk already, baby! You are ready!
April 3, 2024 Lydia Byhardt Bollinger I do feel ready. This is one leg on a caterpillar
April 4, 2024
Paul Bollinger I am so fortunate to join you on the journey.
April 4, 2024
Lydia Byhardt Bollinger Look forward to joining YOUR journey!
April 4, 2024
Jae Foy Awwww. So Touching, Bollingers! Touching.Lue lisää