Meet the Team!

Hello All,

Join me over the next few weeks as I post a day by day account of my trip. I will also include pictures so you can get an even better idea of the Way of St. James. As I have said before I am very new at this so bear with me as I learn how to be a "blogger." But before we fully dive in- some trip statistics and a team introduction.

Trip Statistics-
19 Days (Late May-Early June 2013)
13 Days spent hiking
10 People (two teams of 5)
287.5 Kilometers (178.64 miles)
630,890+ steps
Across 2 countries

The Team-

Janet-Our fearless leader. Home-remedy specialist and hiking extraordinaire Janet was in every way the glue of our team. She kept us on track and lead but allowed us to make decisions as a team as well. Janet took care of us and always put us before herself. She answered the Lord's call to take care of those around you and showed such love and compassion to all. Janet was the ultimate asset to our team and I cannot imagine what our trip would have been like without her.

Micah-Our musical genius. Guitar toting and philosophy loving Micah was the only guy in our 5 member team. He's a real trooper for putting up with all of us ladies for 13 days straight. Micah added a serious and thought provoking component to our team and promoted a lot of self-reflection. Always steadfast, he never missed a beat and daily lead the pack.

Vicki-Our pragmatic photographer. Insanely skilled with her camera, Vicki provided the most beautiful pictures of the trip. Her practicality and determination ensured that our team kept goals and purpose in mind. On top of her artistic talent, Vicki has a great albeit sarcastic sense of humor that kept me on my toes and smiling.         

Lyndsay-Our caring extrovert. Regardless of situation, Lyndsay was always one of the first to strike up a conversation and open up to those we met. She constantly asked how we were doing and strove to make everyone else's journey as enjoyable as possible. Her smiling face and eager attitude made her a joy to be around.   

On the first morning of our trek- (from far left) Lyndsay, Janet, Myself, Micah, and Vicki

As you can imagine our team ended up spending lots of time together as we trained for months before leaving and then spent the entire trip together. Each person brought this unique and lovely personality that allowed our team to reach many different types of people and balance each other out. I got to know everyone quite well and love and miss them greatly. There's just something about walking almost 200 miles with someone that brings you together.

So that's the gang you will come to know and love as you read about our shared experiences on the Camino. Tomorrow we begin!