We continue to marvel as we walk through the Eucalyptus forests. The trees dwarf us. As in Burgos we find ourselves walking around the Santiago Airport perimeter fence. I know St. James didn't walk around it. We soon found a marker for the Santiago catchment area. We got a cyclist to take our picture together. Gracias and Buen Camino to him.
There were numerous small waterfalls; we could hear their passing in the trees. Unfortunately, they were seldom seen. Beautiful flowers, though some would call them weeds, were everywhere. We would have missed them had we taken a car. And my favorite, the many cats on the Way today. I was too slow in getting the iPad mini out to capture a shot of most of them.
At every bar we stopped at we ran into peregrines that we've met along the way. We are close to the finish and everyone is very excited. The bliss is infectious. In spite of our pains, we are joyful! We are staying at a hotel. Our German friends Andrea and her daughter Angella are also here. We along with many others will finish tomorrow.
There is a camaraderie among peregrines regardless of where they are from. It is truly a high point of your Camino. You can sit in a bar and talk to just about anyone. There are no hidden agendas, we are all just walking. We are all having the same experiences and are open to sharing. It is one of the things I will miss most about the Camino. It is a very human experience. Maybe if all the leaders of the world had to walk the Camino with each other there wouldn't be so much animosity.
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