Well I am home, the loss of the money was not the low point, I found the journey arduous and frustraiting at times, with many rewards and I am very happy to have completed the journey.
I suffered with blistered feet ( as did almost everyone) there was something humbling and ridiculous about self inflicted disablement and I'm not fully recovered, I have been back at work 4 days and my legs feel ready to buckle, I have shin splints.
The blisters are dried out and only unsightly, not painful, but my feet may never been the same.
I had to be social and use the albergues the whole way as the opportunity to buy some comfort from hotels was removed.
I live alone so this was a huge compromise but very rewarding as I found much camaraderie stems from this type of tolerance and sharing, in the end, it was the other people, from all backgrounds continents and countries, generations that provided the most pleasure in the more banal and mundane parts of the journey.
I found it ridiculous that anyone would do this more than once, there are spectacular scenary, real laughs, feelings of euphoria and achievement, but much toil and sweat.
Yet here I am back on the forum, still contemplating the experience and considering returning to some of the high lights.
I cant yet explain fully my feelings of the journey, why I did it or what I got from it, but it has affected me, positively I think
Buen Camino to those setting off