As many of you know, before I landed this opportunity of a lifetime, I was toying with the idea of walking the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. The 800 km walk through the Pyrenees has been around for centuries. It is a pilgrimage of sorts. People from all over the world do the 30-45 day walk as a spiritual journey, a religious experience, or a time to re-connect with themselves and the world around them. To be honest, the first book I read was Shirley Maclaine's book, "The Camino"... At this point, you are probably saying to yourself, "... Seriously?... Shirley MacLaine?" This is where I ask you to stay with me... Shirley's account of her adventure was a wacky account of dreams, other lives, being chased by the paparazzi, and the general stuff Shirley
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