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Early this week I was presented with opportunity to travel to the UK for a few days.  Hmm…My first thought was:  Since I would be already on the other side of the ocean waters why not take a detour to Spain and walk the CAMINO DE SANTIAGO.  I heard about Camino de Santiago from a lady traveling on a train down from Machu Picchu 4 years ago.   
Walking at my own leisure for days sounds relaxing, meditative, enriching to my senses and adventuresome not to mention the benefit of getting the exercise.  Since I like to create my own personal experiences and be surprised I have done very little reading about it except for the weather and what to pack.I  Packed light 12 lbs. I will be walking about 200 km from Astorga to Santiago de Compostella the old fashion way:  Asking people. At the airport: Where is the train station? Where is the train to Astorga?, Where does the path to Camino starts? That way I will have nopressure of time constraints to meet hotel reservations.  I am leaving plenty of room to get lost and find myself again.  I am sure I will make it  to the right path  the Roman style: by asking.
Why Am I doing this? When life presents itself with opportunities I like to embrace them even if they look like hard work.   Since I took my first leap of faith when I was 17 and traveled to Mexico from Colombia and a year later I found myself in Canada, I am no stranger to adventures. It is just a way of life for me.  Back then I was supporting myself and learning about life not from books but from my own discoveries.  Later I hit the books and got a degree but I still believe, for my life as a creative being, nothing surpasses meeting knew people, seeing new places, tasting new flavors, hearing new sounds,  in an unfamiliar surroundings where I can be in the moment every moment.