Walking the Camino's Way

Here, a ―Pilgrim‘s Pit-stop‖ at Arca de Pino … After getting a snack at this little
cafe, we headed through the outskirts of town and saw a sign for a neat little hotel,
where we chose to stay for the night. We could have gone on to a hostel on down the
road, and yet it was almost as if we were purposefully slowing down now near the
end — maybe trying to savor the last few days of the Journey.
―If they say to you: Whence have you come?, say to them: We have come from the
light, the place where the light came into being … If they ask you: What is the sign of your
Father in you?, say to them: It is movement and it is rest.‖ ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 50)
―Wow -- it has continued to be amazing, one step at a time … The three days
walk from O‘Cebreiro to Portomarin (Oct 21-24) were absolutely magical. We could
see snow covered mountains behind us as we walked through mist and frosty
mornings. The pastures were intimately connected by the most amazing rock fences,
and the grass was the greenest I have ever seen … It is paradise here, and I hope to
bring that feeling home with me.
Yes, we are getting close to Santiago and many feelings related to the ending of
this part of the journey are coming up … We are excited as well because we will have
time to continue on to Finesterra. ―Ultreia‖ is the pilgrim greeting often used here
from pilgrim to pilgrim, and it means ―onward to the horizon‖ – a destination it looks
like we will indeed attain … I can feel the effort and wonderment of rebirth occurring
every day, and I wonder: Do we each realize the immense strength we all possess
when we surrender to the pull of the Source?‖ ~ Suzanna
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