Did not sleep so well last night in the Albergue that reminded me of a CSI morgue, especially when the man on the other side of my bed board started pounding on it in the middle of the night. Elizabeth and I couldn´t decide if he was having anger management problems or if he was having a grand mal seizure, but after a few choice words from Elizabeth, everything quieted down.
We had the most glorious walk again today with mountain scenery, but the highlight was the wonderful sounds of the Rio Valcarce that lined our trail for most of the day. This babbling, energetic brook reminded me of Lucas and his enthusiastic, energetic personality. As we picniced on a wall by this river (with wine pulled out of Monica´s backpack) sharing the gift of laughter, I thought about how Lucas has brought the gift of laughter and fun to our family. Lucas, you were my Christmas gift from the heavens and my prayer for you is that you always use your gifts to enrich the lives of those around you and that you also learn to develop those deep pools of stillness and calm to sustain you.
Arriving finally at our Albergue, we plunked our bags down in front of a locked door to stake out our room for the night. Finally the hostess arrived and told us that the room was unavailable and that we could not be together. Frustrated and trying to orchestrate a way to room together, it took Enrique to remind us of a Camino lesson. He said that we were all pilgrims and it didn´t matter who slept where. How could we have forgotten the lesson of Camino Community so quickly?
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