Day 35- September 25: The last and the most important dedication is to ...

my children Sean and Joëlle. The day that Sean was placed in my arms, so calm and sweetly sleeping, and the day that Joëlle was placed in my arms, red faced and howling, were THE best days of my life. You both have given me the gift and the joys of motherhood. I can think of no greater blessing in my life than to have been your mother. Mes chers enfants, je vous aime et je suis fière de vous deux. A little bit of me will live on in you. I am blessed!

Nancy and I will no longer be Peregrino virgins as of tomorrow. We hiked a paltry 16 km today before calling it quits for the day. That is the shortest day I have hiked since August 22nd. Tomorrow we have less than 10 km to go.

Each journey begins with single step and my first step was taken 35 days ago today. I will have hiked every step of the way of the Camino Frances, more than 820 km. I don't know how I feel. Maybe I will know tomorrow?

My thoughts and prayers tonight are also with my dear friend Jane; her father Ian passed away yesterday.

Signing off for the last time before I complete my journey - de mon grand périple, de mi Camino- always, toujours y siempre, with love and infinite gratitude, from Lavacolla, Spain.

Joanne