Days 2️⃣ & 3️⃣ Portomarín ➡️ Palas de Rei (15.9 miles) ➡️ Arzúa (18.7 miles) • Met some more of the cutest (and stinkiest) critters, lit two candles for William, spotted a rainbow, ate kiwi right off the vine, ate the traditional pulpo of the region, meditated in a lofted den in a dope albergue and ate a bangin home cooked Galician meal made by two incredible women who treated us like their family. I am also now officially hobbling up and down hills and I’ve got one painful blister on my right heel that hurts like hell. In addition to walking the Camino, evenings consist of resting, stretching my sad, tense muscles, drinking delicious Spanish wine, eating all of the pan casero and feeling grateful for the presence and generosity of loving friends. Now excuse me while I take 2 billion mgs of ibuprofen 😆🐄 🐕 🐈 🐑 🌈 🏃🏽♀️ 😓 🌧 🥝 🍷 🐙 🥖 💊 Other note....Walking long distances on varied terrain, much less in the rain, is still a significant challenge for me mentally. I have admittedly found myself sometimes doing calculations in my head about distance or convincing myself that I’ll never be able to get through all the mileage I’ve set out to walk. Physically, I am learning how to push through the pain, mostly in my feet, but my entire body is aching. As I close day number 3, I’m continuously working to remind myself to truly take stock of where I am and how alive I feel in this experience. For a while now, I’ve been looking for ways to quell the chaos in my life, often feeling like I was watching it all unravel from the outside. But being here is a unique opportunity, which requires nothing of me other than presence, openness and acceptance. Obviously, I’ve just confessed that I really suck at this sometimes. But it’s liberating to me to know that my focus rn is solely on going within, even when it feels hard.
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