Day 1: Irun

Day 1: walked across the border into Spain, so easy… the hard part is why I’m here…
I watched a film called The Way a long time ago. It’s a great film, it’s sad and beautiful.. I never imagined for one moment I would be in the same position as the main character, walking a Camino for my son. He watched it with me… I made all my children watch it.

‘That looks amazing Mum, I’d love to do that with you’

There’s lots of young people walking… life in plentiful supply, I turn from it and look out of the window. How can I bear it? How am I here? I turn to the sea to blame it for the salt running down my cheeksRead more