With sore feet and searing pain in my shins, we made it to the cathedral of Santiago...I have never been so happy to plop down knowing we were finished!
Today's walk of almost 20km was one of the shortest but toughest because it was mostly paved roads and the last 4km were through city streets..tough after being in such rural areas all week. Most people walking were focused on finishing so we only really spent time with a couple of older ladies from Denmark that we had met earlier in the week.
At 7:30 we attended mass at the main cathedral, then met our friends from Casa Domingo for dinner and birthday celebration for Jose. We spent several hours singing songs and talking about El Camino. We definitely made some new friends!!
As we wrap up this leg of the trip, we spent some time discussing lessons we learned from the road.
- Once you start down the path, stay the course.
- If you leave something important behind, you go back and get it. Mistakes happen...Deal with them.
- Our bodies are tougher than we think. We can tolerate more pain than we think.
- People are interesting. Listen. Reach out. Discover.
- Listening to other opinions is good, but you don't have to take their advice.
- Everything we do has a risk associated with it. Consider the risk.
PS: yes, there is a picture of David putting a flower in a horse terd...
Congratulations! Way to go!!!! An amazing journey... great that you have this blog! Enjoy resting in Alicante!!! Thanks for sharing those good lessons. I can't wait to hear more in person. Safe travels.
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