RSSLet’s Take a Walk
I am planning my next trip away - to Spain. Not your usual holiday, I am seriously considering walking the 800 km Camino Frances, the ancient pilgrimage route from St-John Pied de Port, at the base of the Pyrenees in France, to the tomb of the Apostle St James in Santiago de Compostela in Galacia in north-east Spain. I will have to do it on my own as I canot think of even one friend who would be interested in walking 800 kilometres. It will take over 1 month to complete and I am busy gathering as much information as I can from people who have already walked this route. It will be a great spiritual, mental and physical challenge and I will soon discover if I have what it takes to complete this long journey successfully. The route will be crowded at peak times next year as it is a Holy Year in Spain. However, I plan to depart around mid-May so I can miss the rush. I can’t wait.
I did the Camino in 2006 and am planning to do he Via de la Plata (Seville to Santiago de Compostela) in 2010. During my walk I briefly met Malcolm and Kim Wells also from Asutralia who later produced a book on the Camino called Footsteps of the Camino (Fremantle Press Australia). I suggest you get hold of it. My only advise: travel as light as you can - 8 kilos maximum. You’ll enjoy the trip a lot more that way. Also, even though you may be going on your own, you are never “alone” on the Camino.
Commented by Michael McKinnon on December 28, 2009 at 1:47 pm