Monday evening was a night of joy.
We walked into the Cathedral area of Leon to meet Marlin. Through the magic of FaceBook, this was a planned meeting with a great Camino friend who was now walking one or one and a half days ahead of us. We met him as planned, had a somewhat suspenseful meal (none of us knew what we really ordered) and two hours of Camino Conversation. In many ways, Marlin's experience is mirroring mine, we seem to appreciate the same kind of "Camino moments" (he was with us the other night when the four nuns served us so well), so a couple of hours with Marlin flies by, and brings joy.
The Great Joy began when Marlin said he thought he had seen the twins from Holland. (He only knew them because of a picture I had posted several days ago.). So when we left him, we decided to take a quick walk thought the pilgrim area. And suddenly, there they were! Smiling, laughing, hugging - as delighted to see us as we were to see them. Five minutes is all we had - how are you, your ankles, are you eating right - because they were with friends.
But I'm here to remind you that five minutes can bring great joy. In that five minutes we found out they really appreciated what we had done for them, they talked of it amongst their friends (I heard her whisper, "these are the people that ...") and we made plans to find each other in Santiago. (They don't leave until Oct. 16, and we will probably arrive there around Oct. 10 - 12)
So, Sigrid and Clara - if you happen to read this - this is a reminder that joy goes both ways, and last night it was your smiling faces that brought joy to our Camino.
Keep walking. Keep smiling. Buen Camino
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