Todays 20k felt easy, the walk in the early morning was magical. Yesterday I walked all day with Edmondo, and although I really like him, I tend not to see things when I walk and talk.
The spiritual nature of this journey comes not from the pilgrims intentions but the intentions of the people along the way with a message. The spirituality takes three forms, catholic spirituality, religious spirituality that isn’t catholic and modern spirituality. Today I experienced that kind, after a hard climb I entered a tiny town. I hoped beyond hope for a place to rest and have some refreshment. At the top of the hill someone had built a pilgrims oasis
A young lady came up and asked me what kind of coffee I wanted. She gave me coffee and homemade cake. All around were messages from other pilgrams or from those who sposored this oasis.
I am in Sarria this is a starting point for pilgrims who only have a week. I expected a lot of people but the town is really sleepy.