Contributor(s): Author: Bill Bennett Editor: Jennifer Cluff Photographer: Bill Bennett "I\'d never done anything crazy like this before - a pilgrimage walk.
In the vein of Bill Bryson and Eric Newby, The Way, My Way takes you on a unique spiritual journey, and gives you a hearty laugh along the way..
His discomfort increased markedly a few days later when his knee gave out - so the rest of the walk was a "pain management pilgrimage." But he kept his sense of humour, and his memoir is at times hilarious but also deeply moving, and insightful.
All this backpacking and wearing of heavy boots and flying off to France to walk ancient pilgrimage routes was a new experience, and not one that made me feel entirely comfortable." And so Bill Bennett, an Australian based film director, set off on an 800 kilometre walk across Spain to Santiago de Compostela, not sure why he was doing it, and not feeling entirely comfortable.
For me, adventure travel was flying coach.
I was also not an adventure traveller.
On the last government census when I had to state my religion, I\'d said I was a Buddhist, mainly because they\'ve had such a hard time in Tibet and I felt they needed my statistical support.
In fact, I wasn\'t even sure I was a Christian.
I was not a hiker, and I wasn\'t a Catholic.
Contributor(s): Author: Bill Bennett Editor: Jennifer Cluff Photographer: Bill Bennett "I\'d never done anything crazy like this before - a pilgrimage walk
