Today’s hike was much more flat then yesterday. However, the pain of the first day’s hills were felt.
Leaving the hostile we passed a sign that pointed to Santiago… 790 Km away. This was a hard sight when it was difficult to shuffle along the path. The pains were easier when we talked to fellow pilgrims. Today we met a man from Belgium, a woman from German, a couple from New York, and two girls from Sweden.
One of the coolest conversations we had was with a fellow seminarian. He is entering the seminary next year in Minnesota. We had a great long conversation about the faith and seminary life.
I am also amazed by how many different languages everyone speaks here. Not only English, but Korean, Swiss, and German. Every night is a gathering of people from all over the world. It is incredibly interesting hearing about different customs and similarities.
-Luke