Tezel Camino Frances Apr/May 2024

I am Ahmet Tezel and this is my blog about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of backpacking, Camino Frances. This is a 500 mile hike starting in France and ending in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. People do it for various reasons. Some do it for health, some for adventure and most as a religious pilgrim. For me I am doing to challenge myself physically and mentally. It will test me and stretch me to my limits. And I want to see how I respond. Not only with the aspect of fitness but also looking through the lens of mental resilience. I will push myself the full 500 miles over 30 days or so.

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I first got inspired to do this by watching the film, The Way about a decade ago. It is a heartwarming story about an ophthalmologist living a rather shallow and materialistic CA lifestyle who spontaneously hikes the Camino to pay tribute to his recently deceased son. 

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I don't know how my experience will be. I don't know if I will burn out by day 9, or injuries will get the better of me. I don't know if I will even enjoy it. But I do know this is an opportunity I cannot deny. This is my journey in the Camino. I hope that both of us enjoy it.

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