Our Camino family

The people you meet along the Way tend to be the most powerful part of the Journey.  It is from them we learn and from them that we leave with questions we never started with...and answers we hope to reflect on.   We were so blessed to have Camigo's that crossed our path and enriched us at a variety of stages.   Some left early as they were section walkers, others fell behind due to pace - or moved ahead for the same reason.   But a large group became family over these weeks and that bond intensified as we approached Santiago.   We might walk together for hours with one or more people - or see others at lunch, over drinks or maybe dinner.   But at each stage we got to share more, laugh more and grow closer in a way unique to the Camino.  It is a hard thing to describe in words.   The sharing of "nothingness" that grows beyond your imagination.  A blank tapestry that grows richer and more complete with each passing day.    I had felt this previously but the intensity of the relationships over a 30+ day period was quite different then the 14 days we walked in 2013.   It will be hard to leave the new friends that we have come to treasure.  But like the spirit of the Camino they remain friends for life.