In 2005 my friend Sylvia invited me on a walk. We walked along the dyke in Richmond. A lovely path that I had not seen before. We walked from the Airport to Steveston Village. While we walked she told me about the Camino de Santiago a pilgrimage she had read about and was very interested in taking. It was interesting and the walking intrigued me, but I had never thought about travelling to Spain. So I went home and the thought rolled around in my head, and I did what I do . . . research!