Day 28 - Humanity

"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."—-Desmond Tutu

Today I went from Pontevedra to A Portela - Barro. Pontevedra is a large city but the. Amino has a way of bringing people into your lives repeatedly. This morning as I was waiting for a cafe to open, who also comes to this cafe for breakfast, but Sarah and Nick, my dinner mates from last night. After some scrumptious pastries I continued on the. Central Route and they turned to do the Spiritual Route. Perhaps I’ll see them again in Santiago.

I unfortunately left my raincoat at the Aubergue and I was too far on my way to go back. I called but someone had already taken it. I will take solace in thinking they needed it more than me. And I found an inexpensive one at a cafe before the rains came.

My quote today is about humanity and the fact that despite our cultures, religions, skin colors, etc. we are all human.

As I was walking in the woods today I decided to sit on a wall and take a short break. A South Korean family of 3 was was sitting a little further down the way. The mother waved at me to join them. Neither she or her husband spoke English but their twenty-something daughter did. The mother wanted to share the mango they were cutting up with me and it was delicious. Their daughter translated and conveyed my thanks to them.

Tonight’s Aubergue is quite the experience. Bare bones but full of love for mankind. I jokingly think to myself that this must be what living on a commune is like. There are ~30 pilgrims staying here and the host is busy preparing a communal dinner while blasting rock from the 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s. I believe I am the only American. Others include Germans. Danes. Finns, Canadians, and some South Americans. We are truly a melting pot. Dinner was delightful.

Tomorrow I go to Caldes de Reis. Santiago is getting closer. They say that the real Camino Experience starts when you finish.もっと詳しく