ONE DAY TO SANTIAGO

4 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 35

Arzua to O Pedrouzo

It’s a beautiful day today. The weather is cool, the path shady with bits of mild sunshine, rolling hills, and good traction on the road. About 13 miles to O Pedrouzo. It is the last day before the last day.

I have walked alone much of the morning. My feelings are all jumbled up. I’m sad the walk is almost over. I’m happy the walk is almost over. I’m yearning to return to my home and I’ll miss Spain. It’s like trying to mix oil and vinegar. No matter how much you shake it it will never mesh together. So for now I’ll try to sit with the conflict within me.

Buen Camino

There were two nuns on the outskirts of Arzua giving stamps and asking for donations for the Daughters of Santa Maria. My nun was very young and she kept asking where we were from. Someone would say “ Canada” and I said “United States” and she would point and repeat where we were from. It was all very charming.