The Idea

In July of 2014 I watched the movie "The Way" about the Camino De Santiago and for some reason it just stuck with me.
After a few weeks and seeing the movie once more I decided....I AM GOING TO DO THAT !Yes a bit cliche because I know a lot of people made an attempt after seeing that movie.

I wasn't sure why I was so affected by it...Was it " Joost from Amsterdam "???? ha ha .....I guess just to do something crazy and the physical challenge, part also to be away from all routine in life and .....oh well 1 month in Spain didn't sound too bad either :) Also my brother walked all the way from Holland to Santiago 25 years ago so I always wondered.

After talking to my family, all my kids wanted to join me but 2 of them just couldn't take the time off from school/work... .however my youngest Tom could and he thought it was a great idea....

So by the October 2014 it was decided...Tom and I were going to walk, not all but at least 350 miles of the Camino in 30 days. I am super excited to do this with my son. It will be a once in a lifetime experience.
My fiance Rick and his daughter will try to join us the last week so they can get a taste of it and will be there on my Birthday when we arrive in Santiago .

It is January 2015 now so I'm backtracking a bit due to the fact I decided this week to start a blog. A lot of people are reacting : "wow!  really? Why? You're crazy ! SO awesome, I always wanted to do something like that " etc. etc. I also found myself looking for as much info and experiences from previous "Camino Pilgrims"
I'm new to blogging so bear with me :)

A bit of background information about myself and my son who will join me.

I'm 52 (as mentioned I hope to arrive on my 53rd B day in Santiago) and live in Florida with my fiance Rick. I have no real experience at all with hiking and am in average condition (hope to improve this a bit along the way) My son Tom is 19 and is attending college in NJ. He is in good shape but not a hiker. So the whole hiking thing is new to us. From what I read in guides and other blogs, walking 15 miles is not the problem....it's doing this 30 days in a row. We will see how all goes !