A pilgrim’s intuition tells him to go down one path, but he ignores the urging and follows what turns out to be the wrong path. A bit further down the trail, a close encounter of a slithering kind reminds him to trust the intuition he carries inside himself.

The tangible items a pilgrim carries on his Caminos are a scallop shell with lanyard, 10 clothes pins, a Tau cross, and a compass. These items each weigh 1.5 ounces, but he finds the memories of how they came to him weigh nothing and are always uplifting.

Fresh off the airplane returning home from Spain, a man catches himself instantly slipping back into an old patterned response. He pauses and reconsiders, recalling lessons he carried home from his Camino.

Anxious and weary from a deluge of phone notifications from friends, news outlets, marketers, and work, a woman decides to silence the noise and go on Camino. In the quietude, she discovers an appreciation for an entirely new soundscape—an appreciation that she’s carried back into her daily life and that enhances her wellbeing.