The Aussie Camino is a picturesque pilgrimage inspired by Australia’s only saint, Mary MacKillop-By Bec Whetham The Aussie Camino takes modern-day pilgrims on a 160-kilometre walk following in the footsteps of Australia’s Saint Mary MacKillop. (ABC South East SA: Bec Whetham) Source:ABC For 1,000 years, millions of people have walked in each other’s footsteps on a revered pilgrimage trail in north-western Spain. The Camino de Santiago, or “The Way of St James”, is a network of routes across Western Europe leading to the resting place of the apostle Saint James the Great. More than just a hike, people often embark on the 809-kilometre walk that leads them away from their daily routines and usual comforts for a variety of deeply personal reasons. For Melbourne’s Luke Mills, it was a life-changing family tragedy that deepened his interest in “the Camino”, as the pilgrimage is colloquially known. ...