We have taken a few days off the camino to rest and recover. It is harder this time around and with a janky (that’s a medical term) ankle and general exhaustion we elected to skip two stages of our Camino.
We spent an extra night in a monastery converted into a 4 star hotel, The Real Monasterio San Zoilo. It was wonderful. The common areas of the hotel had Gregorian chants piped in. Very soothing. Last night we stayed in a truck stop. Apart from a few amenities both were great places to stay. Our room is new, clean, and has everything we need. The restaurant downstairs has a fine menu even if the place resembles a Stuckey’s without the pecan logs.
View from the room
Where are the pecan logs?
The snack/gift shop
So we head off today for a 12 mile walk and just to keep things interesting there’s a light rain this morning. The rain cleared up quickly and despite cooler temperatures with the sun out and our pace of walking it was very pleasant.
I am me, a person with love for others, a passion to be creative, and a desire to be a cheerleader for others. I’m a wife, a mommy, and a grandma (you can call me by my grandma name “Lady M”).
I’m on a search to grow and connect more fully with God. I didn’t grow up particularly church, married a man who had, and we raised our three daughters in the church. I found a place to belong in the church and somehow discerned a call to go to seminary. I received a Masters of Arts and Religious Communication (MARC). I went on to become ordained as a deacon in the United Methodist Church and served in media ministry and Christian education. As clergy I found that I didn’t have a place to belong in the church so I left the United Methodist Church in 2010.
I still believe and I’m still on a quest to draw closer to God. And I’m going to walk the Camino de Santiago.
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