The really good news about Spain......

Not only is the country beautiful and the people gracious but the wine is both good and cheap, the bread excellant and the cheese.......well the cheese is enough to keep you drinking wine and eating bread. I am coming to the stark reality that my camera will not return. But with two bottles of wine (how can you fault good wine at 2 euro a bottle??), good company and plenty of cheese, I am coming to terms. I will simply have to remember in my quickly fading mind what I have seen and experienced. I was hoping to have photographs to bring things to memory but that is, I guess the way of the Camino. Things are given and things are taken away. I continue to meet more Canadians so I guess that is my fate. Many share my pain at this loss--such is the companionship and compassion of the Camino. Tomorrow Astorga and perhaps the purchase of another camera. We´ll see. I simply cannot imagine arriving in Santiago without a photographic moment. Looks like I just might make the walk to Finisterre as well. No blisters, knee holding OK, but the legs are tired and hurting. Ibuprophen is a miracle drug. Continue to pray for the return of the camera--I cannot imagine a pilgrim picking it up and not attempting to find the owner. Blessings this beautiful but sad night.