The very first morning in Irún, I left my albergue looking for an ATM. For some reason my bank card didn’t work and I was worried. José, a kind pilgrim from Valencia gave me 20€ to sign in at the albergue, but I had no euros. Liz, a woman from Australia who sat across from me at breakfast told me to try a big bank, so I was out walking in Irún looking for one.
A pilgrim walked towards me and we introduced ourselves. Her name was Lisa, she just arrived at the bus stop from San Sebastián, and she was from Australia. She only had three weeks to spend on the Camino, and her plan was to hike a few sections and then take the bus further west and walk continuously for the last hundred kilometers to earn the Compostela,
I wound up hiking with Lisa off and on for the next week. She’s a lovely person and lots of fun. She said she gave herself this trip as a birthday gift, but sometimes if it was a tough day’s hiking she didn’t think she’d picked a very good gift for herself. I might add here that she is really athletic and walked some very long days in the heat. Also, she’s a surfer.
Yesterday I texted her to see how she was doing, and she had just arrived in Santiago! She went to the pilgrims’ office and got her Compostela certificate. I’m so happy for her. I know some people think it’s difficult for me to be here alone, but Lisa came halfway around the world and doesn’t speak Spanish, Congratulations Lisa!
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