The Camino Frances - the inestimable value of a good walking companion

On Sundays, when I was growing up, we ate dessert with either cream or custard served out of a jug bearing the legend No road is long with good company. I used to wonder what that phrase meant, not appreciating the truth of these words until I was well into adulthood and, even then, often preferring to take the shortest route possible – preferably alone…