Our morning started with a bit of Camino Magic when the proprietor of the albergue/hostal gave us free coffee and croissants fresh out of the oven. Then several kilometers into our walk, we saw a full & double rainbow. How cool! But our euphoria came crashing down when midway through our journey, Joan got stung by a bee on her ankle. She was in a lot of pain but pressed on. We eventually stopped where she tended to the sting and took some pain reliever. We continued with the intermittent bout of light showers. We never donned our rain jackets until the top of Monte Do Gozo with about 6 kilometers to go when it really stared to pour. Many peregrinos sought shelter but we kept going. The showers had let up when we made our approach to the cathedral in Santiago but when we arrived in the plaza square it started raining hard. Everyone around us ran for shelter and we ended up as the only ones in the square. It was a special moment and very hard to describe. We conquered and endured quite a bit on this journey, just as we have in our lives. We did not go to receive the compostela that so many desire. We did recieve a Fransican compostela that is only given out every 100 years. Spent the evening hanging out with some our friends that we've had the pleasure of sharing our journeys together over the last few weeks. Now we are trying to plan the remainder of our trip. Very tired and a bit weary. But very blessed!
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