Hola dear friends,
   Well I am about 4 kilometers fromthe cathedral in Santiago.  After 

a long walk from Salceda I decided to walk into Santiago on Saturday 6 

weeks and 1 day from when I started in St Jean. It was a magical final 

day of walking  the countryside if Spain.  I am so grateful for the sun, 

blue skies and cool temperature. It was a perfect walking day and the 

forest  of trees with filtered sunlight felt like they were literally 

humming with vibration and the smell of pine and eucalyptus was intoxicating. 

The alburgue I stayed  in yesterday,  you know the one where  I couldn't 

figure out the shower, well while filming  The Way Martin sheen and Emilio 

esfevez stayed there and the owner was quite proud.  I'm sure they stayed 

In The hotel part and not the alburgue part with bunk beds.  The entire 

place was well done and a combination  of rustic and modern.  Spent the 

day reflecting on the past 6 weeks and this evening re reading my journal. 

I know this pilgrimage is really a beginning and not an ending.  Tomorrow 

is a ritual that marks a powerful intention and also is a launching pad for 

the mystery of the unknown.  I will get my Compostela certificate tomorrow 

and attend the pilgrims mass and let life  unfold from there. At this point 

I am tired and I don't have another 5 days of walking in me so I  might take 

a bus to Finisterre which is known as the end of the earth and spend a night 

there before walking to muxia which should take about 2 days.  I heard  from 

a couple of people that the walk to muxia is incredibly beautiful with the 

wild sea as your walking companion.  Sounds very appealing to me  But, one 

thing I learned on the Camino is that nothing is fixed, life is about 

movement on all levels.   So we'll see.   Okay off to bed to rest up for 

my next adventure tomorrow. Love  to you all. Embrace the day and your 

life.  Camille in and on the Camino.