Adversity Brings Inspiration
Day 20 Mazarife to Astorga Miles today: 20.7 Elevation gain: 699’ Descent; 704’ Total walking miles: 222.6 Total Camino miles: 337.1 Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure – Bob Bitchin We thought that our day of almost 21 miles was a rather hard day. Please allow me to share a story that put things into proper perspective for us. Yesterday afternoon we passed a young man, perhaps in his 30’s, just off of the roadside stretched out on a mat with a large backpack lying next to him. He was obviously another pilgrim just taking a break, so we passed with a “Buen Camino” greeting, which he returned in kind. We continued on, thinking little about the encounter. Twenty minutes later we were sitting in a grassy area along side the Camino where we had stopped for lunch. Suddenly the same man appeared, walking towards us with a severe limp in both legs. It seemed that he was severe...