The Journey Begins

One month ago today my father passed away. It was a day I wish had never come, a day that instantly changed our lives and instantly changed who I am.

I still haven’t wrapped my head around the last 8 month, since he fell ill, the last month, since he passed, or even the last week since his funeral.

A few days after the funeral we asked ourselves, what do we do now? The only thing that didn’t sound completey depressing was… walk the Camino! Though we’ve always wanted to do it, the right time had never come up… however, now, in this moment, while suffering this tragic loss, we feel the timing couldn’t be better.

In the last 6 days since we booked our flights we haven’t had a moment to think about anything else than needing the right clothing, the right bag and how to walk 800 km without completely destroying our feet and living out of a backpack.

So our adventure begins! No, we have not trained for this trip and I for one haven’t even broken in my shoes! … but we’re doing this. We’re walking the Camino. We’re going to take this journey and possibly heal even just slightly, and try to enjoy our lives if we can… because if there is anything the last 8 months has taught us, it’s that life is way too short and it can be taken from you way too fast.

Thanks for joining us on this adventure, thanks for supporting us and most of all thanks for taking care of us and loving us.

💜

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

Stay tuned …. If you’d like to see how this adventure unfolds, I’ll mostly post pictures from time to time