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Unless things have really changed, the botafumerio is used on all Sunday's as well as on major Feast Days. Monday the 25th is the Feast of St. Mark; I don't know if it will swing then or not. If you arrive on Saturday, your information will be read into Mass on Sunday; it is always read the day...
Your experience was remarkably similar to mine. "Thoughts" and "images" were a deep part of my Camino; in so many ways, the questions that I had about myself and my life were made very clear during my days of walking.
How was your dream life?
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