Walking a Rainbow

This engaging narrative tells the story of the author's walking of the Camino de Santiago with his nine-year-old son, who keeps him firmly grounded. The experience is an intense one but with many light moments and they meet an extraordinary variety of unusual people as well as experiencing various degrees of comfort in the refuges along the way, with some good meals, conversations and glasses of wine. Each of the 40 chapters has an indicative heading as the adventure unfolds. The author remarks that there is something in the rhythmic dynamic of walking that the mind likes, and which also gives plenty of space for processing and the realisation of passing ephemerality on the journey - he refers to the gift of time on the pilgrimage and how the important things in life emerge in the process. Then there are the inevitable physical struggles and challenges. Towards the end he has an expansive experience of trust and connection with nature around him. Reading the book is a vicarious experience, but one especially worthwhile for those who are considering making the pilgrimage.