2015 2/7/11

I think the Camino is already working me over. Its been a couple of really strenuous days of physical and emotional stress. The walking has resulted in sore muscles, tired feet, and some blisters to die for! As for the emotional piece, well that's something of which I'm trying to take deep breaths and keep moving forward. I miss my husband, my dogs, my home and Goldy's on weekends! Being on the Camino has made those things incredibly evident in even such a short time. It has also brought to light how important our loved ones are as well as the lives we have with them. You see things like that so clearly when your walking 20 miles a day, with little basic words said (because they can't understand me anyway, vice versa), and the Skype call you looked so forward to with your husband didn't work out.

I walked with Guillermo today, and probably will for the next several days because we seem to be on the same timeline to Santiago. His Spanish is a Godsend to help basic needs along at the store and for directions, the problem is that he and I have such a difficult time conversing in any lengthy manner. But, I'm learning several Spanish words from him and how to use menstrual pads as shoe inserts for comfort-- who'da thought of that? I've attached a photo of he and I on our Camino as well as at our very nicely put together Pilgrim dinner.