Sabor de Camino...The Last Supper.

  This is my last night on the Camino. I decided last night I "could" have made it to Santiago sticking to the highway, but I decided to go slow and savor the Camino on my last day before getting to Santiago. I should get there about the time you wake up Sunday in California. I wanted to enjoy this extra day and take my time. The weather was threatening all day long, but we only got a few 10 minutes light showers. I found that the Pilgrims including me, were really slowing down and keeping to themselves on their final day(s) to take in the experience.

  I met Judy from Los Altos and we talked for probably 15 min while I rode aside and then a really nice, young couple from LA who I talked with for a while too. Afterwards, I met a husband/wife couple who were Dr's from Canada; but I got probably 2 hours riding by myself just taking it all in. I even hopped off my bike a couple times and just walked for like 10 minutes to slow down and look and listen to the Camino.

  It's not over yet, but I plan to "arrive" in Santiago much like I did in St. Jean when I started.

  I'm sure there will be reflections and thoughts that will come tomorrow and even after I return. No world shaking revelations, just Gratitude for the experience. The Camino is physically hard and the elements made it really hard at times. I think again, how it reflects life. You just never know what is going to come your way and you do the best you can at the time. I have regrets over not bringing warmer clothes and a few other things, but I can't stop thinking of the blind Scotsman and wish I had spent more time talking with him.

"Though your destination is not yet clear, you can trust the opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning that is at one with your life's desire. Awaken your spirit to adventure; hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk. Soon you will be at home in a new rhythm, for your soul senses the world that awaits you"
John O'Donohue - Bless the Space Between Us

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