A Camino for Enrique: The Camino del Norte and Primitivo to Santiago de Compostela

by David John Atkinson

This pilgrimage was for Enrique. Enrique Iglesias.
Pilgrimages on the Caminos de Santiago de Compostela have many moving forces.
On this one, I was motivated by the beauty of the route along the Camino del Norte on the coast of the Basque country, Cantabria and Asturias, then down through the mountains of the Camino Primitivo, and finally to the last few stages of the French route, quiet paths through pine and eucalyptus forests in eastern Galicia. And I wanted to do it in homage to Enrique Iglesias.
I am talking about the Enrique Iglesias who was the President of Uruguay’s Central Bank as well as its Foreign Minister, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (the IDB - where I worked for nearly forty years), the Executive Secretary for the Ibero-American Group, and these days, when he is not on the road attending international meetings and giving speeches, divides his time between his chacra in Uruguay and teaching economics at a university in Madrid.
I am talking about the Enrique Iglesias who can command an audience as well as any pop star and leave its members as moved by his analysis of world issues and his vision for the future as concert goers might be by a stirring rendition of some of the most popular Latin hits.
I am talking about the Enrique Iglesias who was brave enough to entrust me with responsibilities at the IDB that not only allowed me to live the work of the Bank in-country but gave my family the opportunity to share that life. In a way, Enrique sent me out on a pilgrimage, and I wanted to show my deep appreciation.

68 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 3, 2020

About the author

The Rt Rev. David John Atkinson is the former Bishop of Thetford. He was born on 5 September 1943 and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and King's College London. After a short career as a chemistry teacher he was ordained in 1973. His career began with a curacy at St Peter Halliwell Bolton, after which he was Chaplain (and a Fellow) of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then a Canon Residentiary at Southwark Cathedral and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Archdeacon of Lewisham. In 2009 he became an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark. Bishop David is married with two children and six grandchildren. He retired on 16 September 2009.

Reviews

[Pamela Kerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I felt I was there too

An excellent read, I have been toying with what Camino to walk next, this book hasn't made the choice any easier, they all sound great 😁🚶🏽‍♀️