A Pilgrimage with a Purpose

well -- not exactly today

--- I am taking a day off --

have booked into a little hotel -- not much more "luxurious" than the dormitories of the refuges, but a BATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I am going to lie in that BATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all day long.

Mainly my feet that need a break --- makes me wonder whether I should not just take a slow bus to Santiago and get two people with 70kg sledger hammers to constantly beat the soles of my feet about two beats per second non stop for 11 hours two days in a row --- same effect!! Every little bone inside feels as if it is pulp -- these stony paths are what is the worst -- feet are never level at any time -- and yesterday the gusting winds straight off the snow capped mountains to the south of me (what are they??) did not make it any easier to find the flatter spots to step on --- blew me all over the show! I know I have lost weight but did not realise that much!!

Anyway -- first day of rest --- probably not such a good idea as it breaks the momentum, but I shall force myself!
Thinking of you all and wishing you could experience this as well --- it is just so incredibly wonderful!

lots of love and
buen camino