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CONTENTS

Preface

Part I: The Humbling

1: Death

2: Humpty Dumpty

3: Spiraling Downward

4: A Pilgrimage?

5: Making the Decision

6: Getting Ready

7: Two Backpacks and Counting

8: Taking the Pressure Off

9: Packing Up

10: The Last Night at Home

11: Chicago to Paris

12: Get Ready, Get Set

Part II: The Healing

Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles

Day 2: Roncesvalles to Zubiri

Day 3: Zubiri to Pamplona

Day 4: Pamplona to Puente la Reina

Day 5: Puente la Reina to Estella

Day 6: Estella to Los Arcos

Day 7: Los Arcos to Logroño

Day 8: Logroño to Nájera

Day 9: Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada

Day 10: Santo Domingo to Belorado

Day 11: Belorado to San Juan de Ortega

Day 12: San Juan to Burgos

Day 13: Burgos to Hornillos del Camino

Day 14: Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz

Day 15: Castrojeriz to Frómista

Day 16: Frómista to Carrión de los Condes

Day 17: Carrión to Calzadilla de la Cueza

Day 18: Calzadilla de la Cueza to Sahagún

Day 19: Sahagún to El Burgo Ranero

Day 20: El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mulas

Day 21: Mansilla de las Mulas to León

Day 22: León to Mazarife

Day 23: Mazarife to Astorga

Day 24: Astorga to Rabanal del Camino

Day 25: Rabanal to Ponferrada

Day 26: Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo

Day 27: Villafranca to O Cebreiro

Day 28: O Cebreiro to Triacastela

Day 29: Triacastela to Sarria

Day 30: Sarria to Portomarín

Day 31: Portomarín to Palas de Rei

Day 32: Palas de Rei to Arzúa

Day 33: Arzúa to Amenal

Day 34: Amenal to Santiago de Compostela

Afterword

Acknowledgments

About the Author