Travel from Portugal to Spain with my dear friend Leslie and I as we set off on another trip of a lifetime…on foot.

Are you ready for this feet ??

That’s what I’ve been asking myself since I bought my new Hoka walking shoes a couple of weeks ago… and it’s what I’ve been asking myself since I bought the pair of Solomon trekking shoes, to replace the Hoka’s, last week…. Ps both are in my bag!

Morale of the story: finding the perfect walking shoe for an adventure like this is nearly impossible!

The reason for my writing is not to rehash the past, however, we are who we are because of our experiences and I would like to highlight the Camino my mother and I completed across Spain. It brought us peace, in a time of suffering. The experience of deep love and loss never truly goes away, however it shapes us. We become a little more resilient, a little more aware, a little more calm, a little more patient and even perhaps, a little less. I will miss having my mother by my side as I embark on this adventure. But like all birds, we must learn to fly on our own. I love you mum.

And so my adventures as a pilgrim continue! After countless chats about my previous Camino experiences with my lovely friend Leslie. (Between you and me, I never really thought she’d actually want to do anything like this) I received a phone call a month ago. “Are you still interested in going to Porto and walking the Camino up to Santiago?”

Was I!? Well…. I hummed and hawed and of course said yes! … and then I waited, I waited for the phone to ring, a text message, a courier pigeon 🤔 and nothing. I heard nothing for a week, until I received a message claiming she wasn’t sure she could do it. But with a little pressure, not much, but just enough, here we are sitting in a hotel room in Porto, Portugal.

After not much sleep on the plane, a delicious breakfast at a café, our room was ready for us by 11 am! Thank you Bnapartments!! A long nap later … we are ready to start the adventure with a walk down to the cathedral to have our credentials stamped. We will be on our way in the morning. But not too early, after all, this is the little princess pilgrim

Stay tuned …. xo

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