Contemplating the Call

The first book I bought while contemplating the Camino adventure was, "The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook", by David M. Gitlitz and Linda Kay Davidson. I had purchased it the night before leaving on a plane from San Francisco to Dallas.
As I sat on the plane and started reading I realized that the path to Santiago holds so much of what I love: antiquity, beauty, mountains, ruins, renovation, legends, spirituality, challenge, risk, the unknown, and a road trip for the first time by walking.
As I arrived in Dallas and checked into the motel I realized that I was completely calm and at peace. It wasn't happening as a result of my mind, it was happening as a result of a "knowing". A deep knowing that I am on the right path for me and that the Camino is a part of my path. With all of the unknowns it is where I am suppose to be.
I bought a highlighter and started highlighting all of the wonderful medieval ruins and standing chapels that I want to see along the way. As I turned the pages I realized that there is more than one route to Santiago. At this point I am not only contemplating the desired route, I'm contemplating the possibility that I might be walking alone, that anyone else I know might not get the "call".
What I've learned in my life is that when I receive a clear "guidance", that it does not always appear to be seen by others as sane. That is why I'm convinced that our own light is the only one we can follow.