Day 0 The Day the Plane was Delayed
Ok, it might not seem like a disaster, but when you are excited and nervous and have people waiting for you, those few hours seem like weeks.
Lesson: Patience, Tolerance, Peace.
Day 1 The Day No One wanted to Drink with Wolfgang
I know…not a tragedy, but he was genuinely upset.
Lesson: Don’t abandon a thirsty man.
Day 2 The Day We Ran Out of Water
Actual danger today. Nowhere to stop for hours and not enough liquids packed.
Lesson: be better prepared, you may not find bars open on this Camino. And ones off The Way aren’t signposted.
Day 3 The Day of the Monsoon
Rain, rain go away. come again another day. Or, when I’m asleep is good.
Lesson: a good ponch wins, everytime.
Day 4 The Day We Accidentally Walked 32k
We took the long ways, got lost and generally walked too far.
Lesson: sometimes the short way is OK too.
Day 5 The Day We Turned a Normal Bar into a Karaoke Bar
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
Lesson: singing makes everything better. And so does beer.
Day 6 The Day of Too Many Beersies
Falling. Police. Roommates that hate us. Hangovers.
Lesson: we all know what the lesson is. We just sometimes forget.
Day 7 The Day of the Boring Town with Bad Food
Bad food, bad service. Twice.
Lesson: Wait for something better to open up rather than try to rush into a crap restaurant to make everyone happy – and ultimately make everyone unhappy.
Day 8 The Day of the Social Experiment
We decided to walk separately today to see if we connected with more people that way. It didn’t work for me.
Lesson: hug your boyfriend.
Day 9 The Day the Nuns F*cked Us and Someone Stole My Pants
We were meant to stay in a Monastery. The nuns booked us the wrong night OR sold us out for a bigger group.
Lesson: never trust a nun.
Then someone took my pants off the washing line in the night.
Lesson: never trust a pilgrim.
Day 10 The Day Luis Forgot He Was Not a Stuntman
Luis took a wrong turn then a tumble trying to get back on track. Picture a 70 year old man with a backpack doing a full pirouette and landing in his ass.
Lesson: alway have the video rolling.
Day 11 The Day Angela and Wolfgang Argue in the Rain
Tensions get high. People fight. Sometimes in the rain. It is not as poetic as it sounds.
Lesson: Hug your boyfriend and a good poncho wins.
Day 12 The Day of the Symphony of Snoring
An albergue with a lot of snoring humans = not much sleep.
Lesson: take your earplugs out of your bag early in the day, so you know where they are at all times.
Day 13 The Day Angela Tried to Get Us Killed
If a man pisses against an ancient wall in a beautiful city and the said piss runs downhill towards my jandal (sandal/flip flop/thong), I will say something to him. It may not be a nice something.
Lesson: Always check the man is not a Legionnaire before insulting his mother.
And there it is, lesson and disasters of my second Camino. Of course, these things all happened. And the walk itself was not a disaster. Perhaps that is just me?
Interested in the route we took? Our version is all here
To read about my first Camino (Frances from St Jean Pied de Port)
a 3rd culture adult 