Top Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associate Undertakes Holy, Historic Pilgrimage to Santiago De Compostella in Spain

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Marketing Specialist Lori Humbarger and husband David of Lake Mary recently embarked on the final leg of a historic Christian pilgrimage in Galicia, the autonomous state at the northwest tip of Spain about 20 miles from the Portuguese border. “The Way of St. James is a religious pilgrimage that has been undertaken since the 11th century A.D.,” Humbarger explained. “By the early 12th century the pilgrimage was a highly organized affair,” she said. The historic route, an ancient Roman trading road to Cape Finisterre, the Latin word for “end of the earth,” starts near Paris and meanders through the Pyrenees mountains and across Spain’s Basque region to the town of Santiago de Compostella, reputed to be the final resting place of St. James, one of Christ’s Apostles. “Traditionally, The Way of St. James starts at the pilgrim’s front door,” Humbarger said. The couple is traveling the final seven-day, 75-mile leg of the journey by train with back packs, resting in communal inns and walking through medieval villages, she said. “We’ve been training with full packs for weeks,” Humbarger said. “There is great merit to the pilgrimage and those of culture understand its value,” she said. Many athletes make this pilgrimage but most are ordinary people, and everyone does it for a different reason. Self fulfillment or spiritual fulfillment, whatever the reason, the end result is a feeling of achievement and great satisfaction,” Humbarger explained. “It was truely organic.” Humbarger, a luxury home specialist with Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is a 29-year industry veteran.