🎵 Song of the Day: Fix You – Coldplay
A song about breakdown and repair. About being lost, and choosing—slowly—to walk again. Because sometimes, the walk does fix you.
Last night, I had what can only be described as a Camino meltdown.
I was sitting alone in the albergue, cold and fed up. I didn’t feel like walking any further. I felt done. Emotionally, mentally… it just felt like enough. I had already gotten what I came for, hadn’t I? Why keep going?
But instead of making a decision in the middle of the night, I chose—wisely, I think—to walk anyway. One more day. 25 kilometres. Then decide.
This morning, the Camino tested that choice. It was cold, wet, and misty. For two hours, I walked uphill out of town in a drizzle that felt like the trail saying: “Let’s see how badly you want this.”
But then things began to shift.
The mist lifted. The trail turned into winding, peaceful forest paths. And when I reached a small town, there were friendly faces gathered around the café tables—people I knew. People who knew me. They greeted me by name, smiled, nodded. And suddenly I felt it: I’m part of this Camino. I belong here.
That sense of community was healing.
The rest of the walk was stunning—mountain trails, lush greenery, gentle river crossings. We arrived in Monasec, a picture-perfect little village with a stone bridge and river running beneath it. I’ve got a warm, private room here—an unexpected luxury.
But the real gift was lunch: a spontaneous gathering by the river. Jan was there, and Kasper from Denmark, Ellie, two American girls, and a Japanese lady. All strangers once. Now, companions around a shared table. We laughed. Ate lamb chops. Swapped stories. This was the Camino magic I almost walked away from.
And so, I’ve made my decision.
Even if I feel I’ve already found what I was searching for—peace, clarity, a little community—I will walk the last 10 days. Maybe even on to Muxía or Finisterre, depending on time. I’ve come this far. I’ll finish.
And after a great, great afternoon of sleep, the world looks rosy again.
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