Last Day

Today is my last full day in Spain, and as excited as I am to come home and see all of you and talk your ear off about the Camino, it is also quite sad to say goodbye to the country that has taken care of me for the last 6 weeks! Tomorrow I will be flying from Santiago to Paris, and then on Tuesday I fly from Paris to Montreal, and then back to Ottawa! So today I have to play the One Last game; one last glass of wine, one last Spanish coffee, one last picture of a beautiful cathedral, etc.

I also have to say how much I am going to miss being a dirty pilgrim. I didn´t walk 20km yesterday and therefore felt as though I accomplished nothing! I´m already having walking withdrawl! The other thing I am going to miss about being a pilgrim, is the aspect of it that makes it socially acceptable to look like a hobo all the time!. I have been wearing the same 2 shirts for the last 6 weeks, ( yes, they were washed often ) , I can´t remember the last time I brushed my hair, I have forgotten how to use makeup, am constantly covered in dirt or sweat or both, and yet everyone expects this from pilgrims so there is no problem! Going back to a life where you are expected to be presentable most of the time is going to be quite and adjustment!
Although, I am very much looking forward to my first shower in my own bathroom! It´s going to be the best welcome home present ever!

Enough of the silly-ness, I have to be off to get my fix of everything Spanish! This may be my last opportunity for Internet access until I get home, so if that is the case, I´ll see you all in a few days!