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| Artist Ivo Taveras. |
Today was the day I came all this way for. It was filled with the best this Camino has to offer. Everything was perfect. I had checked out the route leaving town the night before so I knew exactly where to go. I left at
6:30 and so avoided the heat of the day. I didn't get lost ( I think that the guy responsible for the yellow arrows must have read my complaint a couple days back and went overboard making sure I was satisfied today ... an absolute sea of yellow.). And, most of all, the universal hospitality and kindness of every single person I have met continued today. I read that, in 1120, the queen , Donna Teresa, commanded that all Portuguese citizens must provide hospitality and refuge to pilgrims. It seems that, 900 years later, they still take that seriously.
And, to top it all off, this little town I'm staying in has the most delightful piece of street art I have ever seen. I just burst out laughing at how utterly pretty this is.
This entire street is hung with probably 2000 umbrellas. There are steel cables that run the length of the street and people have cables running width wise across the street from their windows. The result is utterly delightful! To all you artists out in the world, I am so grateful that you make life so much more for those of us with fewer of those gifts.
My beautiful friend, Sheila Madden, told me once," If the only prayer you ever say is,"thank you", that's enough,".
"Thank you."
Judith
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Oh Judilee, what an utterly amazing privilege it is to be able to share this journey (from the comfort of my couch!). As I read each entry, I can hear you getting stronger and more in touch with yourself. It also sounds like we have much to learn about empathy and compassion from the Portuguese along the Camino. Keep going strong girl! You are my hero!!!
ReplyDeleteLove Jen (Scout says: "how come you didn't bring me on this walk??!!")