Sarria

after our day of rest in Astorga we knew we would be behind our friends and Camino family but with each day we hoped we were getting closer as we would walk just a little further. last night i sent an email to Ovi and the Scientist while the Officer tried a text message to Ovi saying, ¨sunday in Sarria?¨ we got no reply last night or this morning at 6:15am...the Healer and i figured we would see them in the next day or so. the Officer is struggling with intense pain in the non-reconstructed ankle. it could be a ligament, it could be a muscle, it could be anything really. all we know is that each doctor he talks to offers the same advice, rest. but the Officer is a warrior and is determined to get to Santiago so he continues to walk. but since we all started in San Jean he has only walked a few days before needing rest for one ailment or another. the Camino is surely testing him, in truth it appears to be a battle from within that is waging in front of us all and the best we can do is support this young man in figuring out what the Camino means to him.

after an exciting day of incredible beauty as we ascended into Galicia the Officer was unbelievably happy to have walked but in significant pain by night. he decided to take today to rest and as there are no buses from the small villages into Sarria on a Sunday he will arriving early tomorrow morning and join us. you see in Sarria we are at the 100 kilometer mark and you must walk from this point to Santiago to get the compostela...the grand document of your journey. hopefully he will be able to do it. we are all hoping...

to be continued...