July 13th, and I am resting.

Today I am resting! The foot is swollen and throbbing, bringing back plenty of memories from last year. My commitment to myself is NOT to repeat the same mistakes again, thus this rest. But I have to say it is hard too, because I love to walk and the rest of my body feels great. I´m light on my feet and and walking is easy. I have NO blisters yet either, so all in all I´m doing quite well. The camino does draw you in and it is hard to resist walking. But, I am happy to rest and enjoy my birthday here in Spain. In a few minutes I am going to take a cab to Puente la Reina, where I am staying at hotel El Peregrino. I know about this place from a documentary I saw on the camino by Paolo Coelho that my friend Ilkka had sent me. It is actually a Norwegian production. Anyway, I saw the garden and it is amazing. So I am pumped!