Profile
Blog
Photos
Videos
It's been a couple of km since my last entry. The last time we had made it half way and we were about to walk all night with the full moon. It was one of the most magic days of the whole camino so far. We slept a few hours in a parc after walking all day and then started walking again at 2 am in the morning. It felt like a lot of km but we realised later on that we only walked 4 km in 2 hours. We were so sleepy that we passed out in a field after that two hours of sleepwalking. When I woke up at about seven, it was freezing cold, so I decided to start walking while the others would still be sleeping and I had the best walk ever with the full moon on my left and the sunrise to my right. It was really magical on that thousands of years old roman road between sunrise and moonlight just me without anybody in front or behind me. Thinking of those thousands of pilgrims who have walked that road before me. I felt so powerful and small at the same time. Camino moment!!! Apropos camino moment, I told you about the peacock last time and how exited I was to see one in real life, well Esther told me that a peacock spiritually means that the appearance is not always what it seems, that there is always a deeper meaning of things, which is exactly what I wanted to say in my last blog entry. Do not judge people, try to see what they really are! So the peacock wasn't only beautiful but also very meaningful!
Today I have been walking for exactly one month. Four weeks of being outside all day, no matter what weather, four weeks of walking, four weeks of sleeping with lots of snorers (well actually it has been over ten months I have been doing this but still here the snoring is worse because there are a lot more older people and everybody is so exhausted at night...), Four weeks of pan y vino every Day and not one hangover (Seriously, I have never in my life had more wine than here and I never had a hangover, not once, must be the energy on the way ;)). I am not getting tired of this at all. Every day I get up and am happy to put my boots on!
I have only two days left and start planning the things I want to do in Santiago or after that, which I really shouldn't do because I should enjoy the walking which is quite pleasant since I have bought the new shoes in Leon. No plasters anymore and no new blisters. Totally new walking experience! I actually enjoy every step. I left my old boots on the way. I chose a nice spot with a view. They served me so well for the last years, they deserve happy days as retirees.
I start to wonder how everything will be back home. When you get up here, it is so clear what you are going to do: you walk, all day and the only thing you have to worry about is food! How weird is it going to be to not do that anymore...well actually I could keep doing that, but why should I?
We past the 100km sign the other day and it felt really weird. I still remember the first 100 km and how much that seemed back than and the next 600km went by in a second. I am definitely in my adult years in my camino life. I know exactly what I can do and what I should rather not try. I wonder what will happen when I walk into Santiago. Is that the end of my camino life or some kind of rebirth?
We will see, first of all I have to walk the last 50km...
- comments