The most disappointing, frustrating, and unpleasant pilgrims mass on my Camino experience took place in Santiago! Thousands of people milling around, incredible numbers of people talking, taking pictures, sms and cell phones all going at once, many lost souls attempting to find their parties in loud voices, priests and wannabe priests attempting to make order-it was an absolute disaster! The most enjoyable mass took place in the small church at Uterga, a village just beyond Mt. Perdon, a spontaneous affair during Holy Week when the priest noticed that there was a pilgrim in the congregation (me). He immediately began a special mass, with warmest words of welcome, encouragement for the lonely piligrim who had left his home and family during Holy Week to endure the hardships along the way and of course wished me Buon Camino at the end. I thanked him for his kind words but did not have the heart or the courage to tell him that I am, in fact, Jewish.