well, it is my first day after arriving.  i am still feeling so many emotions, and feel very, very tired.  i guess when i know i have to wake up and walk, i don´t let myself feel tired.  but now, since i don´t have to walk, i feel a very satisfied exhaustion.  also, lydia let me stay in her room last night and so i slept in real sheets, had a cotton towel AND a bath mat!  you know i loved that!

a quick word about my camino community.  an update, really.  i have heard that jenny and kim are in finisterre where i will be going (by bus) tomorrow.  when i got into the cathedral yesterday i saw christianne and pierre louis.  i saw yves and nicole today, and will probably see them in finisterre, too, later in the week.  i went to the cathedral for the noon mass to look for catalina and alex.  i was pretty sure they were a day behind me, but i didn´t know it they would get in before mass.  i decided if i didn´t see them at mass, i would just hang out in the square and wait for them to walk in.  i went up one side of the cathedral, then went up the other side.  as i turned around, after not finding them, i caught sight of a tall pilgrim sitting in the middle.  a wave, and sure enough, it was alex!  there beside him was the lovely catalina!  i made my way back down one side aisle and up the other side and was just crying and crying by the time catalina and i met up and hugged.  i felt like i was a mess, but when i looked at her, she had that one perfect tear coming down the side of her face.  we were so very happy to see each other, and i am hoping that they will go to finisterre, too.  i have posted some pictures and even though the one of cata and alex in the cathedral is blurry, i liked it.  i hope you will, too. 

it was a quiet day of more reunions, eating delicous food, and hanging around.  as i said, i am feeling surprisingly tired, and therefore have decided not to walk to finistere (which would take about 4 days) and instead just take the bus there tomorrow.  i am hoping to find lots of wonderful spots to sleep-ie, the beach, my room, a porch, the beach, etc.  i hope that i can find internet connection there, because i feel like i have lots to tell you, but would like to get some sleep first.  tonight is the final party for our film crew, and should be a fun time.  although truthfully, last night was the pilgrim party, and that was a lot of fun, which is partly responsible for why i feel so tired today! 

still so full of gratitude for what you helped me to accomplish.  i really did it.  i spent a lot of time in the square today just looking at the cathedral and thinking that.  thank you thank you thank you.
peace and blessings-
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