Today amazingly was the start of my second Camino, technically Santiago de Compostela to Fisterra is a Camino all of its own. I did panic slightly this morning when I thought everyone had left, my old way would have been to abandon the walk call my my parents all stressed and get an earlier flight home.
I managed to hold my nerve, the pilgrims office were very helpful, I was amazed at how easy or lucky I was to find the route out of Santiago and on to the Fisterre Camino. I walked through cathedrals of towering eucalyptus, trees that were leaning towards each other. Beneath on a path lined on both sides with embankments, sometimes mud other times stone. Smaller trees and bushes grew beneath the eucalyptus, at some points on the path dead brown ferns were giving way to new green ferns giving new life and colour. Almost emerald green in colour. It was a tough walk lots of climbs, that I certainly was not expecting. It felt good once more to be walking, to see how beautifull the world can be. How peacefull the day was. My fellow companions were spread out across the walk, a simple phone call was all it would have taken. Ask why I didnt call anyone, Im not even sure. But I really do believe that on the Camino what ever happens does so for a good reason.
Pilgrimage to Wellbeing 