Tomorrow my son Jeremy and I will begin a walk of more than 1400 kilometers from Brittany in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain along the pilgrim routes of old. We are doing this because Jeremy fancied a stroll and I am making a pilgrimage to myself. I am few weeks away from being fifty four years old, overweight, depressed and feeling my mortality so I need to do something that will change my life utterly. I have been a serious and professional man for more than thirty years, working as a programmer with a great career and great earning potential. I did it all to support a wife and ever growing family and now those things are gone from my life and feel as if I am empty and useless.
I expect bodily pain and discomfort but I hope to find enlightenment and happiness enough to counteract that in some way as we travel the roads of France and Spain. On the way, we will learn Spanish so as not to be completely reliant on the English speaking natives and with luck, this blog will be a foretaste of a book that we will write as we make our way along the Camino de Santiago.
Join us for the adventure.
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