Day 16- Carry on My Wayward Son

There’ll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest. Kansas. I am trying to be a better person. I hope this Camino helps me in that regard. I am also toiling through this pilgrimage to seek atonement for how I have fallen short of who I can be. My whole life is a pilgrimage. Why can’t I try to perpetuate that Camino feeling when I return home? On this Camino, I am surrounded by countless locals who are going about their lives while I trudge along my path. What’s to stop me from keeping that same Camino pilgrimage feeling at home surrounded by countless neighbors, friends and family? I hope to remember to try when I return home.

Today was a relatively easy day- less than 15 miles on fairly level terrain and decent paths. I am staying in a guest house in the town of Cueres. They are serving dinner to all the guests tonight and breakfast tomorrow. The owners are very nice. They speak no English so my Spanish has to handle the communication- that’s always a trip. They are doing my laundry but drying it on the clothesline. This place has a real warm and inviting feel to it. I’m glad I’m here. I suspect there’s little by way of a town so I will just stay on the grounds of the guesthouse. I found my way to this place on Google Maps. They don’t even have a sign. It just looks like any other house though a bit bigger. Tomorrow I’ll let you know how the food was. Thanks for being with me on this trip. Your willingness to follow the blog and your words of encouragement mean so much to me. It really helps. I know I say that a lot, but I mean it.