España!

     I finally made it to Spain! And good news, all the letters on the Spanish keyboard are in the same place as the English keyboard! Bad news: I got so used to the French keyboard that I keep messing up some of the letters, darn it France!  This is going to be a short blog tonight because I've got a lot to get done in a short amount of time.  I crossed the border via the Somport pass a few days ago and have stayed in Jaca, Arres, Sanguesa, Monreal, and am now holed up at Puenta la Reina, where my camino meets up with the main route, the Camino Frances.  In other words, after a long trip with lots of solitude (beautiful, beautiful solitude) I'm now surrounded by lots and lots of pilgrims.  But it's good, a new experience, it's like starting a brand new pilgrimage!  

     I'm running a little behind schedule, so it's looking like I'm going to be pushing it to reach Santiago by the 25th, but I'm going to give it my best shot and see what happens.  God will get me there if that's when He wants me there.  As St. Therese of Lisieux said: "Everything is grace." My transition to Spain was more difficult than I thought it would be.  I had gotten used to the way things worked in France, and even without knowing the language I knew how to take care of what I needed.  Now it's a whole new system, and they eat dinner even later! (Seriously, like 8:30 or 9:00, it's crazy.)  But I'm getting adjusted all right and before too long I'll have a new system of broken Spanish down.  In the meantime, you'll have to wait for pictures because everytime I come to a computer I forget my camera cord and I can't get the SD card reader to read my card (makes it seem kind of useless to me).  But rest assured, I'm still going through mountains and they are beautiful, I know you were worried about that.  Thanks for your concern.  Seriously though, thanks for all your prayers, I'm getting closer!  Buen Camino!