Just went to the Saturday evening vigil at the Catedral. This was the home of El Cid, who I have to study up on. I just slipped in with the locals and took Communion like normal. City people are so good smelling and pilgrims not so much but they for the most part enjoy and shelter us. At the end of the service there was a prayer for us and I got really brave and walked up and got to shake hands with the Bishop after the service was over. How’s that?

Tomorrow, is another day and more surprises await. Kelly and I will be up early to walk out to the country where we belong. Grace is staying here to freshen up. We will miss her.

Had dinner with a group of Italians who are traveling together. They always look like they are having too much fun. I finally got a cash machine to work,small miracle. Beautiful foggy morning today which was cool for walking. Ok, enough for now, Phil.

Salami and cheese on GOOD bread. Fresh squeezed orange juice and a nectarine also.

We have given Grace from Australia the title of Camino Flight Nurse for her work in watching over me these last few days. Yesterday we went together to Mass in a most beautiful church. At the high point of the service we were kneeling and Very casually, it felt like, I passed out right on top of and she kept my head from the stone floor. I woke with the priest and all these people looking down at me. Luckily the same male nurse from Netherlands was on hand that tended to Kelly a few nights ago. It’s all OK and working out, don’t worry, another day on the Camino, Phil.

Breakfast on day 14. Things primitive and Wifi marginal. We are planning on being in Burgos later today. Stay tuned, Phil.

I feel good

Day twelve along the trail.  Walking with Grace from Australia and Kelly today.  Here are some pix.  You are all just peachy, Phil.

We have spent half the afternoon exploring the nooks and crannies of Iglesias Catedral de Santo Domingo de la Calzada.  This place is all about St Dominic.  It’ Kelly and Matthew from Netherlands and I waiting to find the Angels and off to dinner

I must talk of Matthew who is here walking for his brother Jan who died of cancer.  He is a super walker who is hanging with us even though we are so glacial.  I just stomped on his toes with my chair trying to get out out of the way of a truck going down this narrow Mediaeval street. Yikes!

I am going to try and give some of these folks an archery lesson without gear this evening.  Kind of a mime thing and major fun on the Camino.  We’ll, I’ve been told to wrap this up and be social.  OK, I’ve been told, later, Phil.

Todd has to get back to civilization but may be back at some point.  He has been wonderful keeping the project moving forward.  He left me with a thought: don’t be afraid to let the good get better!  Sometimes we all reach a plateau of what we call good and never let there be more.   He said that it was like the hills here that we climb and we get to a place where it looks like the top and a few more steps reveal a new summit and this repeats itself over and over.  Nice.

Kelly wanted to say to his family that he is alive and well.  He is having the time of his life.  He complains about the effort it takes to keep me under control though.  He feels a big responsibility for my safety and well being.

Yup that’s the way that it is!  Later, St James is Afoot, Phil.

We just checked in to a beautiful albergue and time to shower before sightseeing.  The church has a chicken coup in it that symbolizes one of the miracles of Saint Dominic.  I wish I had time now to expand on that, maybe later.

He also was the first engineer on the Camino, building bridges and clearing the trail from the forest.  Ok, have to go, sorry.  The shower calls, SJA, Phil.

Day eleven and that is from “Hotel California”, right?  It is the name of our group but I am quickly realizing  that it is something bigger.  The whole Camino conquers your heart and you can never leave really.

One more paragraph now because the Angels have arrived and is lunch time.  Laura just came up with another line for the song, “No matter where it takes me, I won’t be afraid of walking anymore.” Phil.