Letters from G and L... part 6.

Arrival in Germany.

This morning we all had to get up really early as we had a plane to catch. We had 4 people in our group and all were going to Frankfurt Hahn.

The camino has been very special and I would recommend this walk to anyone wanting to try something different. On arrival in Santiago de Compostela, we walked to the office to pick up our compostela. A certificate to say we walked approximately 800 kms from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago. On our way we bumped into another person who we had been walking with sometime back and we were told that she had stayed on in Santaigo to await our arrival. I asked her how long ago it was since she arrived in Santiago and was informed 5 days. I thought it was pretty special someone waiting for us for 2 and a half hours but 5 days ( wow that is too unbelievable). She wanted to pass on her e mail address and that of some others who unfortunately were unable to stay on that long and get our contact details to pass on to them and for herself. I mean is not that special or what? That is the camino spirit for you. People shape friendships and bonds that normally take years to develop.

We are now in Heidelberg (Germany), we are staying with a friend from G and do not know how long we will be here for or what exactly we will be doing. We are also definitely going to Estonia to celebrate Epp's birthday and look around there. I have seen many other places I would not mind going, one of them Turkey for ANZAC day and some islands of Italy to do a volcanic walk of 3 days on some active volcanoes at night time.

Anyway we are very well and look forward to not having to do much walking, for a few days anyway. Mum it would be nice to hear something from you (even if you do not have much to say).

Anyway lot of love from G and L.

Congratulations G and L. What a wonderful achievement to have walked so far. Being a bit of a hiker myself, I know what a great sense of achievement you must both feel. Personally, I don't really have the urge to visit too many places overseas, but I'd love to go on a walking tour of Australia. I've always thought that a back-packing holiday around our own beautiful country would be one of the greatest adventures. I'm a bit of a sook though, and absolutely hate cold weather. The snow and wild wind that you've experienced on the Camino (Spanish for The Way) would be too much for this tropicali Aussie to handle.

The volcano walk though? Now that's something that would make me shiver. I've always had a fascination for volcanos, and that would be something to look forward to. I really hope that you guys decide to do that one because I would love to see photos of a real live volcano. And it would be something that most people just wouldn't get the opportunity to do.

Here's hoping that you continue to have a wonderful time on your honeymoon.
All the best.