Camino_de_Santiago

We have arrived in Santiago de Compestella ! Words cannot describe the feeling and excitement we feel. It was a lovely walk today and I tried to savor every moment. We left very early as our goal was to make it to Santiago by noon which we did. It was 8 km before we found our first coffee but it turned out to be a great stop and the church had a great place for me to lay some ashes. We had beautiful trails along eucalyptus forests . We stopped at the chapel in Monte de Gozo and then took the detour off the Camino in order to see the pilgrims statue and the plaques that commemorate Pope John Paul ’s visit. I layed some ashes at this beautiful cross. The plaques in honor of the pope’s visit. We arrived at the pilgrims statue that are pointing to Santiago. Here I laid a rock I carried the entire way to pray for my grandchildren and a hope for their future. The stone says hope and I painted their initials on it. I also laid some of Julia’s ashes as I know she is also so proud of them ...