My first flecha along the way
El catedral de BurgosThis is my first post in Spain. I haven´t known what to say because it´s hard to chit about Spain after hearing my father died of a massive stroke while I was en route. May you rest in peace, John Greaves. My father and I didn´t have the easiest of relationships and were estranged for 66.666666% of my life.... The remaining 33.33333% I was under the age of 15. My favourite thing he taught me was... ¨measure twice.... cut once.....¨John (as he liked to be called) was a math teacher and a damn good one.... I had him in grade 9. I will be thinking about you as I walk John.
I had these pious ideas about going to Church last night in Burgos to think about my father. El Catedral de Burgos is the second oldest church in Spain and dripping in gold paint and detail. I didn´t want to be alone and who do I share my sadness with? As it turns out, on my way to church I ran into the very first pilgrim I met when I got here in the morning. She was on her last day of my camino just as I start my first. Gisela from Brittany.... I shared with her a little about my dad and she invited me to join her for dinner with friends she has made along the camino who are continuing on to Santiago. 5 of us went out to dinner and it was nice to be with a travel family.
They say the camino takes care of what you need when you need it.... I look forward to reciprocating....
I am having a leisurely start today. I´ll probably hit the road at noon or so... I woke up at 2 am, thinking it was 4 am... Got all ready to go.... Couldn´t figure out why the revellers were still revelling.... Then I found out the real time and went back to bed.... and had my first good sleep in a long time.
I am having a lesiurely walk today and I am off to start the meseta... the flat, thinking part of the camino.... I will be leaving this city and off to the country side probably for the next two weeks or so. Not sure how much internet they will be. Burgos has delux internet - fast and lots of it.
I had these pious ideas about going to Church last night in Burgos to think about my father. El Catedral de Burgos is the second oldest church in Spain and dripping in gold paint and detail. I didn´t want to be alone and who do I share my sadness with? As it turns out, on my way to church I ran into the very first pilgrim I met when I got here in the morning. She was on her last day of my camino just as I start my first. Gisela from Brittany.... I shared with her a little about my dad and she invited me to join her for dinner with friends she has made along the camino who are continuing on to Santiago. 5 of us went out to dinner and it was nice to be with a travel family.
They say the camino takes care of what you need when you need it.... I look forward to reciprocating....
I am having a leisurely start today. I´ll probably hit the road at noon or so... I woke up at 2 am, thinking it was 4 am... Got all ready to go.... Couldn´t figure out why the revellers were still revelling.... Then I found out the real time and went back to bed.... and had my first good sleep in a long time.
I am having a lesiurely walk today and I am off to start the meseta... the flat, thinking part of the camino.... I will be leaving this city and off to the country side probably for the next two weeks or so. Not sure how much internet they will be. Burgos has delux internet - fast and lots of it.
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