As I walked into a morning of dampness and chill, I tried to clear my head of thoughts and I asked the Lord for it to be just him and me. Just a few steps later, a question came to mind- what is my purpose now? Well that was a pretty short conversation but he gave me something I sorely need. On Days 27 and 28, I spoke of purpose in a different light. Okay, after almost 40 days some incidental overlap is expected. All new thoughts on a 45 day journey with a high degree of sensory sameness is beyond me. I’m not that deep. Back to topic- age 65, what is my purpose? There can certainly be more than one purpose or subsets of a larger purpose. This question goes back to one of the reasons I am on this Pilgrimage. It’s getting near the end and my thoughts are coming full circle. It’s a question I will answer.

Blog entry Day 17 was titled Camino Cred as I recalled meeting a pilgrim, Frank from South Carolina, and we had both heard of eachother. I knew Frank had a great story to tell just from the few minutes we spoke. But Frank was on the move and soon he was gone. I regretted not having more time with him. He was walking much faster than me so I was pretty certain I had lost my chance to hear his story. I am in the town of Villar de Bario for the night in an incredible place I have all to myself. As I was locking to door to head for lunch, who comes walking up the street but Frank from South Carolina. He said let’s get a drink, have lunch and talk. I got my chance. There must be something more. We had a great talk and today is the feast of Our Lady of Fatima so there is a Mass this evening. We plan to attend. Seeing Frank again was a real Camino moment.

Camino Fun Fact- it rained some today. One of the nice things about rain is I get to wear a different pair of pants.

Great Camino signage

Sharing the Camino with some locals

On stretches like these, the only thing you can think about is where do I step next.

The outside of Casa Miraval. I have the whole place to myself.

A glimpse of the inside