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- 29 ago 2023, 17:40
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 253 m
- SpagnaGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaAlameda Park42°52’43” N 8°32’54” W
Santiago
29 agosto 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
I made it to Santiago! It was a beautiful misty morning walk with pockets of sunshine along the way. There was a gentle flow of pilgrims but not a big rush, which I was grateful for. I was surprised by two horses that appeared along a stone wall and was happy to give them my banana as a treat.
I made it to the Cathedral and was ushered in with some bagpipe music. I walked the block down to the pilgrim office and got my Compostela. The man processing my credentials was really friendly and congratulatory. He was a volunteer from Florida who has walked 9 Caminos. He asked if I wanted the extra “distance certificate” to mark that I walked from Saint Jean and not just the final 100k to earn the Compostela. I said I didn’t walk every mile so I felt like I didn’t earn the distance certificate. He seemed surprised but didn’t press it.
When I was waiting to purchase a little packing tube that they sell at the pilgrim office to store your Compostela in safely, I changed my mind and found an opening in the line to go back and ask the man for my distance certificate. He said he was glad I came back and happily gave me the distance certificate saying I completed the Camino from Saint Jean. Even that little story feels like a moment of grace for myself. It’s not important that I didn’t walk every mile from Saint Jean to Santiago. It’s enough that I started in Saint Jean and I ended in Santiago and it was a pilgrimage to get here. I’m glad I didn’t get so caught up in the details that I denied myself the accomplishment of traveling a long ways, whether exclusively by foot or not.
Today felt joyful and celebratory. I feel proud of myself and grateful for the experience.
I decided to mail my hiking poles back to the US. The plane doesn’t let you bring them on board with your carry on. I was originally planning on leaving them behind, but I’ve grown fond of them and wanted to keep them as a memento. It felt like I was missing something for a full 10 minutes after I mailed them off.
I’m happy I decided to visit the ocean tomorrow as a fitting place to end my time in Spain and my time on the Camino.Leggi altro
Viaggiatore CONGRATULATIONS, Christine!! Wild celebrations for you!! BTW Ellen Stamps mentioned your Camino during her talk today at Maine CFO!! She sends you her best regards!! ♥️
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Viaggiatore Well done in every respect Christine!! Well done!! I’m hoping that “distance Certificate” will remind you over the years to be gracious to yourself - you walked a perfect Camino and I am so proud of you!! Love, love, love you!! 🎇 Enjoy the ocean tomorrow - 😎🎶🎈