A JOURNEY THROUGH A ROCKY ROAD.
What I learned on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James – Chemin de Compostelle) (Part 1)
“When you go through hell, keep going.” (Winston Churchill)
1. What you carry
September 24, 2017. My plane was departing at 8pm at the Trudeau Airport. The cab entered my driveway and waited. I took with me my keys and my 25 pounds full backpack that I had put in a bigger handbag. I activated the alarm system and closed the door.
In checking the AirCanada rules, I realized that my walking poles would not be accepted in the airplane cabin. I had to register my luggage and was afraid that my backpack would be damaged during the flight. A week before, I bought an outdoor sport bag that can be folded into a small pocket, it allowed me to put the backpack and the poles in it and even to add some additional clothes and stuff for my first days in Barcelona.
I was very proud to have everything fitting! A few months before, I went to a boutique in Verdun specialized for people wanting to walk the Camino.
Several years before, the owner walked alone for at least four months on the path, walking it through France and Spain and she made all mistakes possible, starting heavy and with hurting boots etc. When she came back in Montreal, she opened her boutique and decided to help others…
