We got out of Laredo at noon, had it been another minute I probably would have forfeited the day as I knew I wanted our destination to be Guemes! Guemes by most peoples standards is the best auberge on the Norte, there is a spirit there that has been years in the making. The heartbeat of Guemes is Ernesto, who at one time traveled the World providing for those in need. He has built an oasis on the Camino with a whole community helping him and a World of pilgrims that love him dearly.
Here is a picture of the restaurant porch we slept at last
night, I assumed closed for the season but it opened in our last hour or
two there. The owner was so nice to us, gave the kids treats and tried
to convince us to take a soccer ball with us.
A few steps away catching our ferry
The was filled with some of the best the Norte has to offer, great beaches, views and towns...
At one point we had to get our feet wet to cross but Reichen stepped in to ferry the girls across...
Finally we reached Guemes, I
talked for days about Buiel, a huge lovable dog there, a friend of all
pilgrims. I did suggest he might not still be alive and sadly we arrived
on Monday and he died Thursday before. This was sad news. Guemes the
next day
woukd welcome their 10,000 thousand pilgrim of 2016. We were
pilgrims 10,025 a 10,030. Ernesto took a great interest in our family, I
guess there is no need to say that a family with five children walking
for three months is not usual, totally self
supported walking every foot with their backpack. He was pretty
facinated with Aynsleigh and asked her to write in a book that every
year he has translated and professionally binded to join the library.
The biggest complement came when he said he
is going to write about us and it will be placed there near his
fireplace in the community room, an area where inspirational pilgrims
grace the wall.
We had the community dinner sitting around talking and were super thrilled to find Lisa and William here!
Ernesto asked Aynsleigh to write about her Camino...
BIuel's grave...
Dog on the blog...
Im convinced i
have a picture of the same dog on my blog from three years ago,
watching out into the water where its owner was surfing...
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