Sunrises To Santiago: Searching For Purpose On The Camino De Santiago - Plot & Excerpts
Bed Bugs Trail Days 11—12 “We are running out of money,” Amy says as she checks on our funds in a hidden backpack pocket. “We haven’t seen an ATM for days. The guidebook lies,” I reply. I am a bit worried. Credit cards don’t get you very far out here. We need cash. “We can eat unripe blackberries. At least those are free,” Amy jokes, pointing to the rows of blackberry bushes that line the trail. The last 30 hours have passed in a slow walking blur. It is midafternoon on day 12, and I can feel the miles we have completed as we make our way towards Burgos. My body groans and creaks like a rusty old truck as it sputters forward, step-by-step. We have walked so far but have a huge chunk of land still ahead of us. We make our way through a dense oak forest. Welcome shade covers the trail during the hot afternoon sun. A section of the Camino that in the 16th century was notorious for bandits and robbers who would steal pilgrims’ possessions and quickly disappear back into the forest.1 As I walk, a pilgrim catches up with me and starts walking at my pace beside me.
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