Baby Camino (Part One)

I was admittedly a little nervous about my journey to Spain for what I dubbed the “Baby Camino.” (And, I had the feeling everyone else was a lot nervous.)

If you have never heard of the Camino, I ask that you google Camino de Santiago. It’s a famous pilgrimage that folks have been doing for over a millennium. I chose the simplest version of it – the last one hundred kilometers.

Two months before I left, with all my supplies ready, and many miles of training under my belt, I would mention the Camino to hubby, and he would inevitably say, “You’re serious about this?”

I wasn’t offended. I’m typically not very gung-ho about travel and haven’t ventured out alone in years. What’s more, the last time we traveled to Europe, I forgot to leave airplane mode on. We are still trying to figure out how we avoided thousands of dollars in cell phone fees.

During a visit last year, hubby’s cousin from Germany mentioned that his wife wanted to do the Camino. Hubby’s eyes immediately met mine because he knew this was something I’d been talking about for years. (And he has said more than once that he isn’t interested in going on vacation to walk. I get it. Not many are.)

I’m not really certain what put the Camino in my heart, but last December the dream was hatched to meet my two fellow pilgrims from Germany in Vigo, Spain at the end of September 2025, to walk to Santiago de Compostela.

To be continued…