This blog is about my planning, preparation, and completion of El Camino de Santiago de Compostela. El Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a major Catholic pilgrimage. In September of 2009, I plan on taking Camino Frances which will take me about 800km on foot from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
In the last few years, three of my friends have lost their battles with depression. My Camino is in fond remembrance of them. Not only is this journey for personal reasons, but it's also to raise awareness and money for suicide prevention. Please visit First Giving to make a secure and tax-deductible donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Each dollar given will not only go towards research and prevention, but will serve to encourage me upon what will certainly prove to be a trying journey.
It doesn't matter how much or how little you give, just that you do. By giving anything, even $1.00, you're not only showing support for me on my trip, but helping a very worthwhile cause.
I intended to walk 12 miles today. Between more than half a bottle of champagne's worth of mimosas (after a Bloody Mary) and temperatures in the 90s and a dew point over 75 degrees, I only did 7.25 miles. The heat was really, really oppressive. It's not supposed to let up in the next week. I'm not sure how I'm going to get my training done like this. Oh...and it's only June. It could be a long summer.
posted by Tohams @ 7:09 PM
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