Hi,
I had a similar experience, only at age 60. I would say that if you will be open and allow the idea to develop, you will know whether or not the camino pilgrimage is being offered to you. I truely believe that the camino experience is a gift that is offered to some people and they can accept or refuse. When I got on the plane to Spain, I knew exactly why I was making the pilgrimage. When I left Spain, I knew why I had walked, only it was completely different. Now, 3 months later, I am continuing to be enlightened and motivated by this experience. The words that express it best for me are ultreia y suseia. I was walking up a steep incline where I came upon a man that I had seen in the refujio the night before. His feet were a bleeding mess. He was barely able to walk. Another man walking in front of me, stopped, picked up the man's backpack and simply said," Ultreya mi amigo". John