It always starts with a small idea, someone suggests - what if? and, on the other hand, thinks - and why not?
What is certain is that, on that winter afternoon, no one would have imagined what a small suggestion after a walk could give. Raquel and Sara were at Sara's retirement home and went for a little walk to Cevide. On this walk through nature, they went to visit the number one landmark in their country and took the opportunity to take a walk around the surroundings, to feel a little of the natural environment surrounding that still very rustic location.
They took the opportunity and crossed the bridge to the Spanish side while admiring the winding path of the river Minho. It was in these wanderings that, when looking at the route, they noticed that they were on one of the paths to Santiago, a marking that appeared punctuated on the roads they were walking.
The idea crossed their minds but they remained silent, they took a walk through the surrounding fields still in Cevide and after this walk they retired to Sara's house, near Mirandela.
It didn't take long for both of them to look at each other and express what had crossed their minds.
- What if we did the Camino de Santiago? - Asked Sarah.
- And why not? - Rachel replied.
Then came the idea that was hovering in the air, for a time that both were willing to do so.
- Irina Marques