Final Thoughts From Home, November 2, 2022
First of all, I apologize to people who wondered what happened to me, and I will start by going through what I’ve been doing for the last week and a half. After arriving in Santiago, the weather did not really get much better. Instead of walking another 4 days in the rain to the ocean and the towns of Finisterra and Muxia, I decided to take a bus tour. It was really fun and beautiful. To make it even more fun, every time the tour bus stopped in a place that intersected with the Camino (3 times), I met friends who were walking. Back in Santiago again, I had reunions with more people I hadn’t seen in weeks, finally saw the Botafumeiro (huge incense pot) swinging at the cathedral, toured a couple museums, and made a decision on what to do for the next week. Instead of going to Madrid as originally planned, where the weather forecast was bad and I didn’t know anyone, I decided to fly to London to visit San Francisco State friends Carmen & Rich, where the weather forecast...