Christy Day

I am a Wyoming ranch girl who migrated to the East Coast and is now firmly rooted in New Hampshire. I have two grown daughters who migrated West and they are my inspiration. I walked El Camino de Santiago de Compostela when I was 66 and it was the most transformative experience of my lifetime (so far). I love to travel, I love hiking and camping. I am sailor and I have my private pilot's license. Photography and writing are the two ways I express myself best.

THE EXPERIENCE

Walking from Here to There: Finding My Way on El Camino is about what I experienced doing the 500 mile Pilgrimage across northern Spain. It is full of facts, details, reflection, and information. I met Pilgrims from age 8 to 78 and from 40 countries. I offer suggestions and I hope to inspire others to reach for their own stars. We are all on a pilgrimage our whole lives, always searching for meaning, always connecting with other people. I want my book to speak to people who plan to go and people who know they won't and want to know what it is like. Transformation is a powerful word and the Pilgrimage of The Way of St. James is truly transforming. It was hard and it was amazing and I hope my book captures this for the reader.

This book is equal parts reflection, factual account of the challenges and joys of the Pilgrimage, and practical advice for preparing for it and making it the best experience possible. Read it if you are planning to walk El Camino de Santiago de Compostela. Read it if you know you never will and want to know what it is like. If you like first-person accounts full of facts and reflection, you will like Walking from Here to There.