Iain McKie
Camino Iain
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances(2016)
The Camino seemed to find me at a time in my life that I wasn't so happy. Loneliness, depression and alcohol had wrapped their ever so loving arms around me and the light at the end of the tunnel was very dim indeed. I had read the Alchemist years back so sent of for more of Paulo's books and the pilgrimage was one that arrived. No idea what it was about till I grasped it one night and wandered into a hotel bar and read the back cover. The girl bartender noticed it and started to tell me how she had done the Camino the year before. I had never heard of it. Watch a movie called "the way" she said and that night after many drinks I watched the movie. The seed had been sowed and got on with life. I quit drinking not long after that and for the next couple of months started to see life through eyes that were enjoying every little thing that they were focused on. I started an art course as I'd never tried but while not good I loved it. On the run up to Christmas 2015 I was finding myself buy little items such as good walking boots and clothes. The Camino was a dream in the back of my mind that would not stop popping up to caress my thoughts with you need to go. A friend had been on a beech one day and found a shell and gave it to me. A scallop shell and it had sat in front on my TV for about 8 months and before I had heard about the Camino and now it was like a reminder to me every day now and so in late January 2016 I decided I was going. Well I was buying things and talking about to.... myself. I set off from Scotland on the 24th Feb 2016 to walk the Camino Frances. I hadn't read the book nor could I remember the movie and I didn't plan where I'd get to other than day 1. It was all going to be new. 5 weeks I walked and every day I wrote a blog about the most incredible experience I've ever had in my life. The people, my thoughts and a million other things that the Camino delivers to you on an hourly and daily basis. I learned a lot about myself and about walking the Camino.
Update
This is my book that I wrote about my journey http://www.lulu.com/shop/iain-mckie/my-camino-dream/paperback/product-23432301.html
I'd be more than happy to talk or answer any questions anyone may have. My advice if your thinking about it. Just do it. You'll learn along the Way. As always thanks St James(I'm not highly religious but this guy was thanked every day and still is) and of course Buen Camino
Update
This is my book that I wrote about my journey http://www.lulu.com/shop/iain-mckie/my-camino-dream/paperback/product-23432301.html
I'd be more than happy to talk or answer any questions anyone may have. My advice if your thinking about it. Just do it. You'll learn along the Way. As always thanks St James(I'm not highly religious but this guy was thanked every day and still is) and of course Buen Camino
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