3 hours after arriving in SJPP this past April, feeling grumpy because there was no rooms left at the albergue I had hoped to stay at, I was unpacking my things amongst the rows of bunk beds where I did find a bed. A fellow pilgrim in the bunk across from me introduced himself as Austrian, and after the usual pleasantries, we went our separate ways to explore the town. After running into each other 3 times, I invited him to join me for a glass of wine, and he replied "of course, why not!" We had wine, then dinner, then after walking back to the albergue, decided to meet in the morning to start the Camino together. To make a long story short, 39 days, SJPP to Santiago, 3 days in Finesterre and a final 3 days exploring Madrid, we were still enjoying wine and dinner together. We both came alone from opposite sides of the world, looking for time for personal reflection and ended up instead spending every minute of the journey together. As he said when I sadly needed to take a taxi urgently to a doctor for an injury, and he said he would come with me, "We started the Camino together, we finish the Camino together!". We just spent another 3 weeks together with him visiting me in the US. Where it will go, who knows, but we are both grateful for the Camino bringing us together!