inspirational women
‘THE CAMINO GAVE ME THE PUSH I NEEDED’
Sarah Walker, 49, lives in Twickenham with her daughter Tilly, 15, and their dog Cosmo.
After a 15-year marriage and a tumultuous three-year separation, my divorce was final in April 2023. Desperate for an escape, I decided to embark on a transformative journey: a 35-day, 800km hike along the Camino de Santiago, from Saint Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago in Spain. I needed to walk off all the thoughts that were swirling around my head.
Ten days in, I succumbed to debilitating flu-like symptoms. Through sweat and tears, I pressed on. The day I started to feel better was the day I met Cass, 46, from Melbourne, and Rachel, 36, from Colorado, fellow pilgrims who became my angels. They didn’t know each other but had started walking
