Three days done

We finished our first three days of walking the Camino! Praise God!  Thirteen miles on Wednesday, 15 on Thursday and 17 on Friday. After obssessing and worrying about the 17 miles we were thrilled to finish. We are thoroughly enjoying our day off, although everyone is limping around a bit.

View of Countryside

After breakfast we attend Mass and then begin our walk. It is extraordinary to walk through farmland next to the cows, past beautiful gardens, through the shade of the forest, through meadows, over bridges, from one village to another. Yesterday we walked through a beautiful forest and came out into the city next to a car dealership. Another time we walked up a very steep hill and laughed at the sign nailed to the tree in front of us with the phone number for the local taxi service.


It is fascinating to meet people along the way and hear about their reasons for walking the Camino. We met a man who lives in Santiago and has walked it 12 times. Every time he makes a significant petition to God, he walks the Camino. It takes a month to walk from France. We are walking the last part- 70 miles.

Maria joyful on the journey

There are 12 of us and our guide Javier. Seven of us know each other, the other five are our new spiritual family. Beautiful friends from the US and one from Australia. Everyone finds their own pace on the walk. Sometimes we meet at a little cafe for a coffee or coke. We cheer each other on at the end of the day.


Dinner is usually at 8.30 or 9 pm (much to late for us Americans) and then fall into bed. We´re at a different hotel every day so we have to have our backpacks prepared and our bags packed before breakfast.


It´s been a challenging finding internet service. Am grateful for this computer today.
We have Mass at noon today. More later.