17.8mi Nàjera to Grañon

I left Nàjera today and it was one of my favorite cities. The rock, river, and the streets of old town were beautiful. I had my best night sleep with the rain. I started off the day with Daka 🇿🇦. Then I stopped at a golf course to journal and felt a little ostracized. They wouldn’t give me the Wi-Fi password and all the club members looked at me funny. It was an interesting experience, but I’m grateful for it. It was a tough mental day and the thought definitely crossed my mind “Oh my gosh I have to do this for 20 more days!”. But that didn’t last long. I got to Grañon and ended up in the most beautiful hostel of yet. It was life-giving, a hostel of Pilgrims for pilgrims. We slept on mats on the floor and it was all donation based. Laurie, one of the volunteers, was from Illinois. We all went to mass together, made dinner together, played music and sang together, shared a delicious meal, did the dishes, and then had one of the most beautiful prayer services up in the choir loft of the old church. There were candles, and even though most people in the room weren’t religious, we shared why we were doing the Camino and prayed together. It was amazing. At the end, everyone gave each other hugs and there was maybe 30 people. Just what my heart needed to continue. I met so many beautiful people and I hope I continue to seeing them along the wayRead more