I have walked over half of the camino already. To be exact, I have walked 429 km so far. I am used to 30 km a day or 20-25 if it is a short day and if I am not carrying my backpack, I feel like running... hahaha, just kidding, but the weight of the backpack has gotten so normal. I think, I could not walk without it anymore. The balance and way of walking would be totally different and I would probably get blisters at other parts of my feet. And I don't want that at all. Although I am pretty much a blister expert right now. Normal blisters on the heels, blisters on blisters, blisters on the toes, in between the toes (how do they get there???) and other crazy places. My shoes are too small by now and my big toe touches the front which is not good at all. I will probably need to buy new shoes in the next city. I would not have believed people when they would have told me before that your feet get bigger on the camino if it would not have happened to me. Apparently it is because the muscles in your feet grow. And of course also because you have swollen feet after several hours of walking every day.

I am in the middle of the meseta right now which is supposed to be the mental part of the way. It is said that the first part is physical, the second mental and the last one spiritual. And it is true, as the meseta is just a huge plain and nothing but wheat fields everywhere, hardly any trees, no mountains or other interesting things to look at, you have a lot of time to think.

It is great to see how the people interact here. The usual differences don't count here. Everybody is the same. We are all pilgrims on our way to Santiago for whatever reason. Everybody helps everybody. If you need a plaster or you're running out of water or food on the way, that is really no problem, everbody would make sure that you arrive safely. There is no difference if you are an executive manager or a student or a nun or a worker at home. On the camino everybody is the same and nobody thinks that he or she is better. It shows you how peaceful and conflict free the world could be if everybody would have or keep that state of mind.

The camino teached me already not to be so judgemental. I met this one person, I would probably not approve of at home without knowing him. He seemed not very clean and smoked all the time Marihuana and drank a lot. So as a lot of people would, I juded him. But somehow it happened that I talked to him because he had the same walking rythm as me and I was in the same hostel with him all the time. He was funny, very intelligent, speaks 3 languages perfectly and is an excellent guitar player. And additionaly he is a very good person. Obviously he has not a lot but still he gives everything he can. He even gave his walking shoes away for somebody who needs them more. I was impressed and suddenly his appearance wasn't so important anymore. You have to see the beauty in the people. And if I am honest, we also drink a lot and he is not the only one to smoke marihuana and I don't judge the other People either.

People say that this pilgrimage is magical and wonders happen. I have not yet experienced a wonder but I had some special camino moments.

For instance I saw a wild peacock! I had never seen one outside of a zoo. Or people come and talk to you for no apparent reason and than you find out that you have things in common and somehow they felt that they should talk to you.

Tonight is Full moon and me and some more people decided to walk the last stretch of the meseta by night. It is too hot anyway by day so we might as well use the beautiful night. I am exited about it!