Days 18-19 - Santiago - Porto - Home

Our bus journey from Santiago to Porto was super smooth and we even managed a snooze. It was lovely to see some of the places we walked through, or nearby, even if it was funny to think that our sometimes 6hr walks were barely a 10 min car journey away.
Porto was delightful as always! We met up with some internet strangers, who we passed our walking poles along to - may they be of as use to them as they were to us! Strange to think that having completed the walk once already, those poles will now be making their way back to Santiago, supporting someone else. And, of course, that’s what the Camino is all about - paying it forward, supporting people where and when you can.

So… what did I learn from this trip? I’m still processing some of the things, and I think it will be a little while before it all sinks in, but overall that I should trust myself to do and choose the right thing. That magical coincidences do happen; that we are all connected in small and big ways; that we should be more accepting of ourselves and others M- foibles and all; that I should be prouder of myself and what I can do and where I come from; that tourism does not have to be a curse, it can be a blessing when properly done and is responsible and respectful; that there is happiness and joy to be found in small things and gestures; that the right travelling companion makes all the difference; and that not everything has to be rushed. I am not in hurry. Because if I was, I wouldn’t be walking.
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