When The Camino Calls: Walking Way To Santiago

He had retired. He had no idea what came next. So he walked 800 kilometres across Spain to find out.At sixty one, recently retired and searching for answers, Martyn Dawes answered the Call Of The Camino sets out on the Camino Francés, the legendary pilgrimage route from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela.Starting Walking the Way to Santiago. What begins as a challenge to walk 800 kilometres becomes something far more unexpected.There are mountains and blisters, exhaustion and doubt. But there are also friendships with strangers who quickly become family, moments of laughter, unexpected acts of kindness and the strange freedom that comes from carrying everything you need on your back.Across the Pyrenees, through ancient villages and across the seemingly endless Meseta, Martyn discovers that the Camino has a habit of answering questions you didn't realise you were asking.Why did he really come? What was he looking for? And would Santiago provide the answers?When the Camino Calls is an honest, heart-warming, and often humorous travel memoir about walking the Camino Francés, starting again after retirement and discovering that sometimes you have to leave your old life behind and get out of your own way, before you can see what comes next.Whether you're planning your own Camino, dreaming about Walking the Way to Santiago, or simply wondering what happens when life takes an unexpected turn, this is a story about adventure, friendship, resilience and finding your way.The Camino is calling. The question is, will you answer?