The return

“Courage you have, and the knowledge that we are all pilgrims together, wending through unknown country  home.”

-Fra Giovanni 

These same four packs have been our constant since we began in August.  They were good to us on this journey, holding what we needed and nothing more, teaching us the meaning of the word ‘need’.  Our packs kept us nimble, which in turn kept us moving, and the moving provided our adventure.  Today they are packed for the last leg, the leg that leads home.  I’m writing this last blog post from the airport, as Jake is trying to get me to board the plane.  Desperately trying to get me to stop writing and get on the plane, no doubt a little nervous that I might not make that boarding call.  It takes as much courage to return to what you know, as to adventure into the unknown.  He knows this. 

These chicas have grown this year, and their wanderlust has been sparked, they will never be the same. Jake and I have grown this year, and not just from the empanadas, this year has been good to us as well. Certainly, in ways we haven’t even realized yet, and certainly in ways that still need processing.  But for now we are simply thankful.  Thankful for the hospitality shown by the people and the countries that have made our journey.  And resting in the fact, that this year has indeed been a Buen Camino.