Camino Gratitude

I arrived at St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, France – the Camino Francés starting point. It’s located at the foot of the Pyrenees and is 500 miles from Santiago de Compostela. I wasn’t able to sleep on either flight or two hour taxi ride, as my foot was throbbing from dry cracked fissures in my heal, probably from walking on the sandy Turks & Caicos beaches. I remembered a quote from St. Alphonsus “Don’t allow your peace of mind to depend on prosperity or adversity, be constant in serenity and calmness with God’s will.” Colleen and I applied moisturizer before leaving Cape Cod, and will continue to apply during my Camino walk. It feels much better this afternoon!

Dry cracked fissures on bottom of foot!