I would love to re discover myself as I have also cared for other for over 28 years and would love to take a walk like this and just be me again.

First husband died, heart attack;
Raised six kids alone, got life back on track.
Second husband died from Big C,
Wanting something just for me.

Sounds like a book that would inspire me and i would get a lot out of it

Ever since I heard it mentioned on an episode of Lewis I've wanted to walk the Camino. It wasn't until a few years ago in a conversation with people around a campfire that it occurred to me I could actually do it. I've been putting it off for years, ignoring all the signs urging me to go but this year I've finally decided to listen and am in the planning phase to do a Utracks self guided walk on the last 100kms. It's just where I'm meant to go :-)

Great experience

My husband and I are walking the last 115 kms of the Camino in September. I am hoping to “find myself”, get some clarity around my faith and spend one on one time with my husband, after also being a busy mum for a number of years. We walked the Cotswolds together last year and it was the most wonderful experience for both my husband and myself.

I walked the Spanish Camino in about 2010 with my friend who now has dementia. We often talk about our walks and she remembers some things. At the time of doing the Camino my sister was ill with Cancer and I found the walk very spiritual especially when we arrived at Cathedral square and attended the Mass at midday. The Mass is said every day at midday and is in Latin. It was very moving as I remembered the Latin from my school days. When I returned home my sister was in remission and I was so pleased to be able to have more time with her. She sadly passed away last November.
I would recommend doing the Camino to anyone, it is moving and a good time to reflect on life.

I'd love to walk it because walking is my favourite exercise, and like the author of this book, I am not religious but just want to do it to experience the scenery.

I walked the Portuguese Camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostela in 2015. It called to me everywhere I looked. "Walk" was in everything I was reading or listening to. It was the best thing that I have done together with my husband in all our 35 years together. A peace settled over me on that walk and I carry it to this day. We went back in 2016 and walked Sarria to Santiago. And still it calls me back. God willing we will walk again in 2021, after having to cancel our 2020 walk due to my husband having to have knee surgery. We have been to St James Church in Dublin where the Way starts too. So wonderful to see the yellow arrows in different countries showing everyone the Way. Just love it!!!!!

As a mum you give so much of yourself to inspire and encourage your kids to be strong, adventurous and courageous enough to go out an see, feel and experience this life and the world around them as we remember that thrill and know this is how you grow and challenge yourself. But hey in the middle of all that when they finally take off and your sitting there thinking "what to do now??" So its an adventure we crave , often alone and preferably a little challenge to say "Yeah girl I still got it... but now I want to eat good food and drink good wine and laugh and if my feet hurt and Ive had enough for the day someone to carry my bag and be my mum!" Thankfully you guys get that and those who feel they need to climb a very tall mountain on dried up rations well all power to you but Im liking a day pack and if I want to sit well Im gonna sit! Whatever way you want to go doest really matter just as long as you go.
Maureen

I carry a family gene that will affect my gait and balance by age of 65 - 70 and they say that I have a 98% chance of it coming to fruition. With all my might I am aiming to be in that 2% through yoga, and meditation and living a life fully. Part of this is a goal to walk the Camino while I still can and so I can find the inner strength to be in that 2%. My goal is to walk the Camino before my 65th Birthday. Reading and learning about the journey is enhancing my desire and vision of the Camino Pilgrimage.

Two years ago I made a throwaway comment to my family that I would walk the camino one day. My son's response was to tell me that he would walk with me in 2020. So, in September this year, my son and I will walk the camino together from Leon to Santiago de Compostela. I am also 'just a mum', a very blessed mum, who has the absolute privilege to share this special journey with my boy. I'm hoping that the bond we have will be strengthened through a shared understanding of each other's experiences along the way, both physical and spiritual.

I already own and have read 9 books about the Camino - it won’t let go of me until I do it myself! Maybe this will be the one to push me over the edge...I hope it is.

In 2013 my husband and I planned to walk the Camino, but is wasn't to be. He became unwell and passed away in 2016. I had promised him that one day I would do it for him. So in 2017 my eldest daughter ( she had promised her Dad she would look after me) set out to walk from St Jean Pied de Port. Unfortunately I sustained an injury which laid me up for a week ( the physio told me to go home). As we were 'time limited' (my daughter had left a husband and 4 kids at home!) we took a train to Sarria and I hobbled the last 100k to Santiago. It was an awesome mother /daughter experience. I plan to return later this year to walk the nearly 300k's that I missed. I loved the pared back, simple lifestyle of the pilgrim.

I have been reading stories of people walking the Camino for years - always inspiring and I can’t wait to get my feet on that track!

I am now 61 years old. How did I get here? I now find that the things I’ve worked hard for in my life are now not so accessible. My husband has moved on and my children are busy working and travelling. The Camino seems to be beckoning me to make sense of it all and to equip me with finding inspiration to not waste any more time being sad but to look forward at the delights life can offer me as i proceed down its winding trail.

I need a place to shed built up emotions, and worries. To hit the refresh button and move forward in life. As a Mum of 3 teenagers, there is little time for 'me'. Walking the Camino although nerve wrecking would be an experience that would stay with me forever. It would also show my children how strong a mother is and how missed her love can be when its not there on a daily basis.

I have recently heard about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage and love the idea of walking for a purpose. I will go on this walking journey in the near future and would love to read about Rachel's travel. As a single mum whose child is about to spread her own wings, I have the time to take off myself.

After watching Camino Skies last year I absolutely must walk it myself! Not that I'm a fan of the hardship the ladies went through, but I love working (walking) towards a goal.

Marianne Kulver.