To Each Their Own Camino

One Woman's Walk Along Spain's Camino de Santiago

Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Spain & Portugal, Adventure & Literary Travel
Cover of the book To Each Their Own Camino by Roxey Edwards, FriesenPress
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Roxey Edwards ISBN: 9781525524516
Publisher: FriesenPress Publication: June 19, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Roxey Edwards
ISBN: 9781525524516
Publisher: FriesenPress
Publication: June 19, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

There I was, an average middle-aged woman living and working on Canada’s west coast. How, then, did I come to be walking this ancient path, family and friends left behind, and everything I owned in a pack on my back? Exchanging my office pumps for hiking boots and my purse for a backpack, for forty days I followed the Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage of almost eight hundred kilometres across northern Spain.
During my journey to Santiago, I experienced climbs and descents that challenged my endurance, ancient towns and historical landmarks that excited my imagination, and endless plains and stretches of solitude that tested my soul. I bent against blinding snow and pummeling winds, endured drenching rains, and basked in brilliant sunshine. My steps led over rocky trails, through whispering forests, among dancing grasslands, and through bustling cosmopolitan cities and crumbling towns.
A colourful, international cast of characters strolled through my days, from an irreverent Irishman, to a Polish political prisoner, to a young German couple packing their new baby, to a Tennessee twosome that was walking the world. Their stories were as varied as the landscapes through which we passed. Some sought spiritual renewal, some walked to exercise grief, and some in hope or gratitude for personal miracles. Others just enjoyed walking, seeing a new country, and meeting new people.
Each experienced their own Camino in their own way. Ordinary people living ordinary lives, suddenly stepping out on an extraordinary journey, we shared food, wine, and bunk rooms. Through laughter and tears, we broke down barriers of language, religion, and nationality. Strangers became friends, and friends became family, some just for a day or two . . . and some for a lifetime.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

There I was, an average middle-aged woman living and working on Canada’s west coast. How, then, did I come to be walking this ancient path, family and friends left behind, and everything I owned in a pack on my back? Exchanging my office pumps for hiking boots and my purse for a backpack, for forty days I followed the Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage of almost eight hundred kilometres across northern Spain.
During my journey to Santiago, I experienced climbs and descents that challenged my endurance, ancient towns and historical landmarks that excited my imagination, and endless plains and stretches of solitude that tested my soul. I bent against blinding snow and pummeling winds, endured drenching rains, and basked in brilliant sunshine. My steps led over rocky trails, through whispering forests, among dancing grasslands, and through bustling cosmopolitan cities and crumbling towns.
A colourful, international cast of characters strolled through my days, from an irreverent Irishman, to a Polish political prisoner, to a young German couple packing their new baby, to a Tennessee twosome that was walking the world. Their stories were as varied as the landscapes through which we passed. Some sought spiritual renewal, some walked to exercise grief, and some in hope or gratitude for personal miracles. Others just enjoyed walking, seeing a new country, and meeting new people.
Each experienced their own Camino in their own way. Ordinary people living ordinary lives, suddenly stepping out on an extraordinary journey, we shared food, wine, and bunk rooms. Through laughter and tears, we broke down barriers of language, religion, and nationality. Strangers became friends, and friends became family, some just for a day or two . . . and some for a lifetime.

More books from FriesenPress

Cover of the book Edric the Hatchling Gryphon by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book Shine Your Light by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book The Story of Saskatchewan School No. 99 by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book 'X' - Marks The Spot by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book An Individual's Innocence by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book Surrounded By Spirits by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book Celebrating a Century of 4-H in Ontario by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book My Brother by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book 27 Winters and Counting... by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book Mennonite Girl at the Welcome Inn by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book Driving the Line by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book No Matter What by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book The Nisselinka Claims by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book The Resolution by Roxey Edwards
Cover of the book Hesitant Hope: A memoir of anguish, endurance and healing. by Roxey Edwards
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy