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[QUOTE="LuisaR, post: 1059006, member: 103223"] I’m in a bar, trying to dry off after a very wet climb up o Cebreiro and Alto de San Roque. [B]Day 14: Azofra to Granon 22km.[/B] I’m getting bit braver with my distances and extending them for the first time since Willem left. I can feel that things are gently and slowly shifting. I have euphoric moments when I’m walking, sometimes they cause just a lump in my throat, other times the tears fall: I welcome these emotions fully. Today was a day that I didn’t realise I had my backpack on my back. My legs felt like they had a life of their own and I glided. I listened to music for the first time whilst walking, and it only enhanced all of my other senses. Scent has been something I have really noticed and appreciated on my Camino; it’s impossible to describe in words but inhaling the wonderful smells of fresh air, forest and flowers has given me an immense amount of pleasure. Listening to powerful, emotive music (I’m a classical musician) whilst walking through the most spectacular scenery has left me sobbing at times. Gratitude plays a big part in this: I am grateful that I can be here, grateful that my body allows me to do this, grateful that I am not in mental or physical anguish, grateful for the support of my friends and family, grateful that this Camino will be with me for the rest of my life. I arrived in Santa Domingo de La Calzada and the first thing I did was went to see the legendary roosters in the cathedral! Willem had told me about them long before I was planning to walk the Camino, and it had stayed in my memory since. Afterwards, I tried to buy a ‘ahorcaditos’ from the bakery but unfortunately they had sold out. After some lunch, I continued on to Grañon where I had booked myself a private room - pure luxury! I visited the church and ate dinner at a Peruvian restaurant called ‘My Way’. I find it utterly incredibly when these gems spring up in tiny villages. Sleeping in a double bed all to myself after such a remarkable day was the perfect ending to a very special day. [/QUOTE]
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