(Distance: 31 kms Time: 8.5 hours)
The Day: Even though we keep saying that we are going to stop leaving in the dark, we keep doing it ... 6:30am this morning with sunrise around 7:45. Ok ... some more project management talk ...today we gave ourselves a "stretch target" and we made it! 31 kms begins to put us in position to walk into Santiago around 10 am on Friday morning. The pilgrim Mass is at noon so that works out perfect. No new blisters or aliments today so we continue to do well on that front. Each day brings us closer to Santiago, which is a 2 edged sword. First our excitement increases with every step but then the realization of our Camino almost being complete makes us a little sad. We have lots of time to process all that we have experienced so for now we are trying to focus on the moment. One short month ago Santiago seemed so far away and now we are within 50 miles. It does not seem possible but by the grace of God it looks like we will make it.
The People: Christian continues to be with us, sometimes walking ahead and sometimes joining us. We had a surprise this morning when we stopped for our coffee. We walked into the cafe in a small village and Cherry was there to great us. Then later in the day we crossed paths with Josie once again. New friends, Jen & Helle from Denmark seem to be on a similar schedule as us so hopefully we will continue to see them (btw ... Jen is a project manger so we have had a lot to talk about). God continues to intertwine our lives with people we have quickly learned to call friends. Every time we think we have lost touch with someone forever, they show up at a cafe or somewhere along the "way" ... we are in awe.
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| the sunrise |
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| small village we passed through |
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| the fog begins to lift |
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| some of the "local" scene |
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| a bridge to the next town |
