Hi friends,

Just a short email this week, with an even shorter TL;DR: we’re two weeks out from the end of early bird pricing for our 31 October to 9 November walk on the Kumano Kodo Iseji. And we’re just three months away from being among the trees and along the seashores we’ve come to revere.

Here’s the longer version:

It’s become clear to Kal and me over the past couple of years that pilgrimage is something you’re called to, rather than something you should should your way into.

After all, making your way to Japan to spend 10 days walking with strangers is a pretty significant undertaking, and we want people to make their own decision about whether to join us in their own time. If that time isn’t now, there’s no rush. There’ll be another time to walk.

We also want people who might have been thinking about walking with us to have the opportunity to save some money.

So consider this a gentle reminder: early bird pricing closes on 31 August. You can find all the details about the walk on our website.

And if you’ve been thinking about coming but there are still questions bubbling up — or you just want to meet us and hear a little more about what it’s like — schedule a call with us or reply to this email. We’d love to hear from you.

With love from Sydney and Austin,

Drew & Kal