Easter on the Camino

I’m a day late writing this. Apologies to my loyal followers. My walk on Easter was a good one. Although I started my day before sunrise with temperatures in the 30’s, the wind had died down, and once the sun came up, it was a good day for a walk. I’ve got a new Camino Amigo. Clemens is German from the Bavarian town of Augsburg. He’s a real nice guy in his 40’s and, at least for me, is the perfect walking partner. We enjoy each other’s company, and are just as comfortable walking and having a conversation or not talking at all. Last night, one of the local churches had a concert, billed as a “pilgrims concert” In the 15th century church of St. Pedro, one man played a selection of organ pieces (the organ was from 1788), then came down and sang a number of Gregorian Chants and ended with a flute solo by Bach. As you can imagine, the acoustics in the church made the music that much more memorable. After the concert, 8 of us pilgrims went out to dinner. It was certainly a different way to spend Easter, but it was a good day.