Vacajoe
Traded in my work boots for hiking ones
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances, Portuguese, Aragon, Norte, SJWayUK, Nive
I guess I took a different path from Sarria to Santiago because...
...the trail was practically empty
...the albuerges all had room, even when we arrived after 5pm
...the public alburgues were especially unfolded, including the one in Ligonde that we had completely to ourselves
...I didn’t see the scammers, thieves, and crass commercialism that is supposed to thrive on the last 100km
...it didn’t rain
...the few tour groups I saw were full of infectious joy, reminding me of the excitement of starting the Camino journey
...the 10am Sunday mass had room for all, there was no entry line, and the butofumierro “flew”
...the line for my Compostela was less than an hour, a drop in the bucket compared to 41 days of walking
Perhaps it’s not the path you physically walk that makes the journey, but the mindset in which you walk. My last 100km was phenomenal
...the trail was practically empty
...the albuerges all had room, even when we arrived after 5pm
...the public alburgues were especially unfolded, including the one in Ligonde that we had completely to ourselves
...I didn’t see the scammers, thieves, and crass commercialism that is supposed to thrive on the last 100km
...it didn’t rain
...the few tour groups I saw were full of infectious joy, reminding me of the excitement of starting the Camino journey
...the 10am Sunday mass had room for all, there was no entry line, and the butofumierro “flew”
...the line for my Compostela was less than an hour, a drop in the bucket compared to 41 days of walking
Perhaps it’s not the path you physically walk that makes the journey, but the mindset in which you walk. My last 100km was phenomenal