The present tense wins!
Thank you everyone for your replies. Ninety percent of you prefer the present tense. I am now editing what I have written to date to reflect your choice. The first draft is about 80% complete, only three or four chapters left to write. Then, edit, edit, edit.
Present or Past tense
First pass, I wrote the book in the past tense and now I am debating if the present tense is more appropriate. Does the reader want me to relate the a story of my walking the Camino (past tense) or to be swept along in the midst of the action (present tense). If the story…