Thank you for inviting us to the best restaurant in Santiago to have our “last communion” – that evening was lovely. You, fierce, strong, indipendent and beautiful woman, made me think of what I really want and need in my life. Kris – I admire you for staying true to yourself. You took me by surprise catching up with me in Estella and never stopped surprising, pushing your personal physical limits endlessly. I am proud of Latvians like you – strong, handsome, helping, friendly, outgoing. Juris – you somehow felt it in the air (from the distance) and gave me the motivation to end the Camino when I had my “last 100 km” crisis.
Thanks for the lemonade and ice-cream in hot days, cereal bars when I had ran out of food, blisters kit, interesting stories, helping me to find the right walking shoes and your intelligent company after all! Together with Hilke we were the best trio. Jean-François (Jeff) – thank you for being part of my Camino for first four days. You were the truest pilgrim I was lucky to know. No matter how much your feet hurt, you would always be ready to exchange your bottom bunkbed for my top one. Enjoyed your humour, funny stories, whistling, singing “Imagine all the people”… Even the silence between us vibrated nicely. Thank you for sharing your Voltaren gel, meals, Cokes, eco stick, sugar candies, biggest fears and deepest doubts. Thank you for taking care of me when I was sick and could not walk any further. I sometimes encouraged you to make everyday’s distances to the end you were my personal hand brake – reminding not to hurry and worry but take my time and enjoy the beautiful moments on the road. Those words are still stuck in my throat… It felt like home everywhere we went because of your presence. Hilke – my lovely lovely sister, I told you already I have no words meaningful enough to thank you for being there besides me the whole month from the very first day to the last one. Felt good to pass by and greet you on the road. Giovanni – we never walked together, but slept in the same albergues, shared the same friends… I enjoyed your kind heart, sunny smile and the way you treated Anna, I also heard a lot of good things about you from Se Han. Felt like you were my big brother to save my ass sometimes (remember the pills, when I was sick) and to share your comforting company for a drink or dinner. I found appealing your alternative sense of humour and taste of music. Thank you for walking with me for a while!ĭonat – I loved the nickname you gave me – Miss Latvia. You spoiled me with smiles, Haribo jellies, chocolates and yoghurts. You somehow succeed in being friends with everybody, and I envy you for that. I always appreciated your positivity, selflessness, politeness and kindness. Thank you for reminding me Russian, how fashionable pilgrim I was (hah!), and, of course, for being my dear Camino sister!Ĭho Se Han – we shared our life stories and music.
You were ready to contribute your hiking boots in Pamplona when my feet had problems. You lighted up my mornings with your amazing stories about Japan, Nepal, China, South Corea, Russia, your teenager years, family, job, Mumij Troll, adventures in high altitudes and men… You always showed up when I needed company and shared some good news (“There is a guitar concert in the church tonight!”).
Thank you so much for being there for me – in the right place at the right time! Cheers to everyone’s new beginnings!Īnna – you are the sun, be aware of that. I was honoured and blessed to be a part of this very special Camino family. To figure out essential things, get over deeply personal problems, give motivation, helping hand or even uncomfortable questions, learn to listen, open up and be vunerable, share life stories, build friendship, have fun… We were each others teachers and students at the same time. Similar souls gravitate towards each other, they say. I believe in coincidences and destiny – we met for a reason. Only now, laying down on my supercomfy couch back home, I realise – time on Camino was the most precious of my life. My heart is breaking in peaces, thinking we won’t meet in this combination and this environment ever again.
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