After 31 days, Eddie finally reached the Cathedral Santiago de Compostela and watched the giant Botafumeiro (incense holder) swing over the pilgrims gathered below. “I got my sins washed away” laughs Eddie, “But if I am being honest, I didn't feel any different than how I felt before.”

But recently Eddie moved back to Galicia, started a writing career, and playing a lot more music, finding contentment. “In the end the Camino de Santiago did change my life for the better. I just didn’t realize it,” he laughs. “So, buen Camino!”

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