When I woke up this morning I did not want to get up. I was in a comfy bed in a private room with the shades drawn. When my alarm went off at 5:30, I snoozed it. When it went off at 6:30, I snoozed it again. Finally at a quarter to 8, I thought that if I wanted to make it to Santiago tomorrow, I had to get up and walk. So I went, and let me tell you, it was glorious.
I spend the first 15km walking in solitude and because my feet didn't hurt today, I floated through the kilometers without noticing them. I haven't had this feeling on the Camino until now. Now that I have felt this,I want more. I am now certain that I have to come back and walk the entire Camino Frances sometime very soon.
In my last 5km, I met a guy who is also from NYC. He is an electrician and lives on the border of Long Island and Queens. He's a sweet man who had made me realize that the lack if sleep that I went through in the 8 years of school may be the reason I have had all these health problems this pas year. The lack of rest finally caught up to me. Our lovely conversation continued dinner and 2 bottles of wine. Among many things, we discussed that it takes a certain kind of a person to walk the Camino. The people who walk it are strong individuals, who never give up (no matter what life throws at them), who have a kind souls, want to help the people around them, and believe that they have to leave the world (or the people that you meet along the way) in a better state then you arrived. I can only hope that to all of you that have made a difference in my life and left me better than when you arrived into my life, that I have been able to do the same for you.
I hope that this lovely gentleman will come join our NYC Camino family when he gets back home, I'm sure that the entire group can benefit from his great energy, kind soul, and positive outlook on life.
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