I will miss waking to the kookaburras and noisy bird life of Australia. I’m lying in bed watching and listening to dawn unfolding and thinking of all the things I need to do today in readiness for my new adventure.
So much has happened since my last trip to Spain. A pandemic stole nearly 3 years of our lives…3 years that seem so precious now that I’m getting older. …3 years of experiences that never happened. …but it also provided a gift in the form of my beautiful grandson.
When the pandemic settled, I was presented with another gift…cancer. Another year stolen from me , an unwanted adventure. I learned a lot in that time, during that forced rest. My body healed and I faced my mortality. It was sobering but also empowering. I learned that a lot of people cared for me. I already lived a day at a time, but I learned to treasure tiny moments and achievements. I learned that being able to just walk is indeed the biggest thing I took for granted. I think about this every day.
And so I begin another adventure. I’m off to Spain to attend a bestie’s wedding. I’m so excited. This trip will not be a walking Camino but a holiday, something I haven’t done for ages. Being a tourist is going to be interesting but I am taking my backpack just in case the mood strikes.
So if you are interested in my adventures, I’ll be blogging here again. Follow if you like
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Margaret Caffyn 