The Gym Ladies

As some of you may know, I am leaving next Tuesday the 24th of April  for "My Camino".  I was not  going to post on my blog again until that day, but I feel that  should let you know about something that happened last night. 

They say that the Camino provides, that it is magic, that it changes your life.  I feel that even before I have left for the Camino my life has changed.  As I have mentioned in my previous posts I am walking the Camino with two ladies that I met at the gym.

Now let me tell you about the gym.  I started going to the gym a few years ago but didn't start to go on a regular basis until last May.  This is because of Judy.  Judy is our gym instructor who 3 times a weeks runs a fitness class.  She just seems to have a way of bringing everyone together.  During our class we laugh, we sing, we talk and boy do we talk.  And... of course we exercise.  All of the ladies in the class know about  Natalie, Shelagh and myself walking the Camino and they have been so supportive.  It is not every day one wakes up and decides one is going to walk 800 km. in the North of Spain. It can sometimes seems a bit daunting and just chatting with these ladies in the class makes the whole thing seem more attainable and more real.

Last night they took the three of us out for a little Bon Voyage dinner  at the local pub.  When I looked down the table and saw all the people that came out to wish us well it made me realize how fortunate we three are.  I didn't even know these ladies a year ago.    But there they all were, sending us on our way with Good Wishes.  Gosh I feel blessed, and I know that when I am on the Camino, and it is  raining, and my legs might be aching and I  might be thinking what the heck have I done.  I will close my eyes and picture that table in the pub with all the gym ladies and.....  I will keep on walking and walking and walking.