This is officially my 14th day of walking and have covered 390 kilometres and 629,176 steps.

Today’s journey was blue pen to red pen.

My schedule, so far, has been I want to be in this place by the end of the day. However sometimes that doesn’t work out due to weather conditions or physical conditions. Today I woke up not feeling the best, almost like a head cold coming on. Pushing my body, changes in temperature from 9 degrees in the morning to 30 degrees in the afternoon, a number of reasons. I took a Tylenol and said I will travel to the first village and see how I feel. Good: continue on; bad: stop.

At Castrojeriz I was feeling really good. I had energy and my head and body felt fine. I think because this section was relatively flat helped. I assessed if I could go on, and I felt I had another 10k in me, so off I went.

Upon reaching Itero de la Vega, I took a break, had a rest and some food. Did I think I could go on? Yes because I was feeling fine and looking at the elevation it was doable. I made it to Boadilla and stopped. So by not having a set agenda I am able to be flexible and allow what happens happen. And no disappointments because I didn’t reach my goal. While I have an ultimate goal of reaching Santiago, I don’t need daily or hourly goals, just let it happen.

Today’s lesson: Faith in Spontaneity: let it unfold.

I took this picture today that exemplifies this faith in letting life happen.

And when you let things occur without forcing them, magic happens. I checked in the Albergue and this was waiting for me!!!!!!

The biggest foot bath ever! I know just not caring about things doesn’t mean life will be perfect, or turn out okay, it’s about not planning every second of the day. I think from today I learned that you live by letting life happen.

I am seeing and experiencing so much, I am not sure I can document it all, and that’s okay because sometimes you have to experience things for yourself.

This is my day.