Santiago, Santiago

The past few days have been filled with food, wine, ice cream, friends, and festival.

 After an evening of food, drinks, and fun, we said goodbye to several fellow pilgrims we've gotten to know on the Camino, including Ali and Susan from Australia. It was a difficult moment. You come to know and love these people and then your paths diverge, probably forever.  Especially with our two Aussie gals (Lori refers to them as her Camino children) it is a sad parting. Perhaps one day our path will cross again. 

This is the Camino, and life, right?

 Yesterday we took a tour bus to Finesterra and Muxia. In days of old, Finesterra was thought to be the end of the world, as far west as there was. It is a beautiful place and, as always, the sea calls. This time it calls us home. I am ready for the New World.

We ran into JoElle again. She spent a couple of days in Finesterra and was heading back to Santiago. We rejoined for dinner and had Italian food. It was so good. Good because, well it was good, and good because it was different. The food on the Camino has been great but the palette has been somewhat narrow. Something new was most welcome.

Tonight is Nathan's and JoElle's last night in Santiago, so we will have one last meal here together. Hopefully, we may find a few other pilgrims to join us. Then Lori and I have one last day here together before heading home to our lovely daughters. Despite the wonderful times I've had in Spain, I miss them so much.