'In The Beginning'
How did it all begin? Where did you get this idea? Did you know about the Camino for a long time? Did you always want to 'walk' the Camino? These are just some of the questions asked of me before hiking El Camino de Santiago (Frances). That would be in English: Starting on the french side of the Pyrenees Mountains (St. Jean de Pied de port, France) and walking across Northern Spain to the city of Santiago. http://www.americanpilgrims.com/camino/history.htmlMy answer, in short, is that this journey was truly a divine inspiration. Synchronicity played its part 'for sure'. And while I had heard of the Camino indirectly from a friend of a friend (now no longer friends), anyone who knows anything about divine inspiration knows it is very hard to delineate the exact moment in time. It was a culmination of things that led to the 'knowing'. The journey took off from there. In fact, my Camino started when I announced on Christmas Eve to my family that I would embark on traveling to France sometime in May to hike The Way of St. James.
I have created this blog for several reasons. The first is to document my feelings and experiences while on The Camino. Second, I want to share the lessons I learned and relearned on my journey. Third and foremost, I want to give to you the readers an opportunity to have your own mystical moments through my blog without having to fly off to Europe, climb the Pyrenees Mountains, and spend all the Euros that I did.
It is my sincere hope that you will gain something from what I love to do most....Share.
