Dear Camino,

Jon and I have had this running joke. Whenever there’s something that we really don’t like about the Camino experience or something we do like we speak out, “Dear Camino,…“ And we make as if we’re writing a letter for an imaginary suggestion box for the Camino. We’ve ‘written’ about wanting it to be cooler, less rocky, more shade, less steep inclines, shorter distances, etc. You get the idea. Immediately, when either of us makes the statement we know we are halfheartedly, but somewhat truthfully, making a statement about how we’re feeling in the moment.

In particular, our walk to Puenta la Reina had a steep decline for about a mile with nothing but loose large rocks. It was in the latter part of our walking day, which was leading to the hottest part of the afternoon. I started off, “Dear Camino,…“ Jon knew exactly what was going through my mind. We both laughed.Leer más