Well after a long silence, I have managed finally to write this blog I just got back this morning from the 11th of October when we left for the "camino of Santiago de Compostela" starting from Sarria approching Portomarin, Melide, Arzoa, finally reaching Santiago. Over 120 Km by feet, with all the wait of the rucksacks, it has been a fab experience, mixing with people from all over the world, English, Americans, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, Spanish, and Italian of course. Crossing by feet this wonderful land, you could see, admire the wonderful nature across miles, trough valleys and hills, chatting to each other from all walks of path in life, and also having time to yourself to enjoy the scenario's of the countryside, either when it was sunny and when it was raining both ways where really productive for each one of us! We pilgrims have walked over a route of 1.200 years of history, to think of how many people have stepped into your path, and how many after you will it is just an amazing sensation of union, it gives you a combination of sacrifice and reward at the same time which transforms anyone that experiences it at least once in their life. It was lovely crossing people on the walk and everybody was wishing each other a good camino, no matter the nationalities, religion, sex, all it matter was that individually we were walking together to be able to reach our goal, Santiago the Compostela, capital of the region of the Galicia.Its stone has made Santiago a world of heritage site since 1985, it is core it is of course the Praza do Obradoiro where all the routes converge, right in front of the great Cathedral which emanates the strength and beauty of thousand years of tradition and history! It is really breath taken especially when all pilgrims are arriving to reach on time the spacial mass of 12 o'clock which is the mass for all the pilgrims as the conclusion of the camino, to consolidate our commitment with all the reasons why we have started this "camino" we could not ask a better ending where all together we bring our hopes, fatigues, joys to where they belong for each other. Yesterday on this special occasion because there were so many of us the priests have decided to gives the special spectacle of the botafumeira or incense holder and its chapels. Really words are not enough to express the feelings and sensation and the emotions that we have experienced, I would like to suggest to anybody to try such a wonderful experience at least once in the life you sure will not be disappointed!
Wishing everybody a "buon camino"!
