Augustine Camino

Just a quick update today, given I’m sure you all can't wait to find if I completed my first pilgrimage or not. I didn’t. I should just leave it there, but I might as well explain the ridiculously middle-aged reason why I didn’t make it. I dropped my hearing aid at the start of the walk, and only realised three miles in. I walked back and somewhat miraculously, immediately found it in the grass. This stupidly dull delay meant I didn’t have time to reach Canterbury, as I had t

After the somewhat dubious content of my previous blog, I felt the need for something a little more wholesome and life-affirming this time. So obviously, I decided to go on a pilgrimage. Now, to be honest, I know pretty well the square root of fuck all about pilgrimages, other than the fact that lots of middle-aged people who end up taking up hiking as a hobby (er, that'll be me, then) blather on endlessly about pilgrimages (er, as I’m now doing). Hearing people say they’re “