I had a great night sleep in a comfy bed followed by a wonderful breakfast at the Parador with a great view of the cathedral and the square. The rest of the morning was spent wandering the streets of Santiago's old town sight seeing, shopping, watching pilgrims arrive and running into Allan.
I also got a chance to see the pilgrims mass at 12 where I was lucky enough to see the botafumeiro. And it was wonderful. Here are some pictures of it.
The rest of the afternoon was spent sharig a delicious paella with Mat and wandering the city some more. Followed by a brief nap and more vino and tapas with the 3 lovely gents I met on my first day on the Camino. Today is the last day I got to spend with Mat, Neil and George. George is leaving Santiago first thing in the AM and Mat & Neil have decided to walk to Finistere tomorrow, so it's very unlikely that I'll see either one in the morning. I hope they have a wonderful walk and good weather along the way. I do have a chance of running into Alan again since he'll be in town for one more day.
I also or a hance to see Alexia and Melissa today on the streets of Santiago, and get a final picture with them. And ran into Elizabeta and Andres. All of them have an open invitation to come visit me in NY. I hope they take me up on this and I get to see them again soon.
I am so happy that I have had the opportunity I meet all these wonderful people along my brief time spent playing with the Camino.
Tomorrow I leave for Madrid where I have a dinner planned with Jessica, and the morning after its time to get back home and back to family, friends and work.
Although this Camino has come to an end, I'm sure the journey is not over just yet. As the Canino continues its play in my life, I'll post the updates on here.
And to all my friends at home, and all the new ones I've met along the way, Thanks for sharing this journey with me. It has been wonderful.
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