The evolution of the Camino

For the last 18 months I have thought off and on about walking the Camino.  Friends had done it previously and the movie "The Way" added to my curiosity.  I am not an outdoorsy kind of guy but looked at it more from a spiritual time of reflection.  As I approached five years of retirement I saw it as a chance to stop and reflect on what the Lord had in store for me next.   He blessed the last five years by bringing CNM into my life and a new group of devoted friends that inspire me every week - but it was time to stop and listen to how I might best serve.  Or so I thought.   Little did I know His plans were bigger then mine.  I had targeted a September Camino but my daughter Julia decided to go back to grad school in the fall and had a three week crack in her schedule this summer to do a portion of the Camino in July - wow....Okay Lord - thank you - we can do that and experience it together.  What a blessing.  Not to be limited - the Lord then said - how about Taylor?  He was graduating from an intense two years of college in late June and an early July escape to one of his favorite places on the planet might be a great experience for him as well.  He thought about ti and decided to join us as well.  Double wow...  A month later we are about to depart and share the experience together.  I could not have imagined it a year ago but it is a gift I will treasure for a life time.

Our goal is to walk from Leon to Santiago de Compostela.  It is approximately 200 miles.  Our guide book breaks it into 13 daily sections and we have 16 days to do the 13 sections.   We will average about 15 miles per day.  Our first day walking is Monday June 15th and our last day will be Thursday August 1st.   You can see a map of the Camino Frances and our stages from Leon http://www.santiago-compostela.net/frances/index_cf_en.html

Time to run ... hope we can keep you updated along the way as internet access allows.

Thanks for your prayers

Bob