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Every Step Together on the Camino de Santiago is a story for anyone who thinks that age must limit dreams and adventures. Most people celebrate big events with parties or getaways. In 2017, Ken and Kathy Privratsky commemorated their seventieth birthdays with an unusual celebration: by donning backpacks and walking a legendary pilgrimage route from Saint Jean Pied de Port, France over the Pyrenees, across the historically diverse regions of northern Spain to the sacred city of Santiago, and then onward to the Atlantic Ocean, where they spread ashes of loved ones onto the sea. Their commitment to each other over nearly 600 miles was simply to take every step together. This book details their adventure with extensive information about how they prepared, what they carried, where they stayed, and much more. The authors include hundreds of pictures revealing the beauty, history, friendships, and challenges they experienced along the way. They hope their story inspires others to stay young as they age.
About the author
Kathy (Iverson) Privratsky was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. After graduating from Eastern Washington State College, she started her career as a speech-language pathologist providing communication and assistive technology services to children. She provided these services in a dozen states as well as overseas and received recognition both nationally and internationally. Kathy found her particular niche in Alaska, where she worked with non-speaking children throughout the state, traveling often to rural and remote villages. She eventually co-founded an agency providing assistive technology services for all Alaskans and became its executive director before retiring. She has conducted dozens of workshops in her field, authored articles and taught college-level courses. Kathy earned a Master's degree in Communication Disorders and also received an Honorary Doctorate from Eastern. She and her husband, Ken, live in Anchorage, Alaska. They travel together extensively, always seeking new adventures. They have two daughters and three grandchildren.
