I'm very glad she published that.
Makes me feel better about the struggles I had on my second Camino. I think all the reading and research that I did didn't clue me in to my unrealistic expectations.
A large part of my struggle was letting go of those expectations. Before letting go, I felt like a failure for days. I didn't really comprehend that not everyone has a sweetness and light experience on the second Camino.
I had to accept that:
a. The Primitivo *wasn't* going to be easy for me,
b. I would have to ship my backpack every day in order to finish walking,
c. It was gonna hurt every day ( boy, did it ever),
d. I was gonna arrive around 1630 to 1730 at my destination every day that i went over 20km ( I took 2 short days and one rest day),
e. I wasn't going to have enough energy for anything else, except for the rest day in Lugo.
Like I said, sometimes I still feel like a failure, even though, with God's grace, I did finish on foot. I think I'm just glad to know that I wasn't alone in the struggle.