Amazing people

The Camino is an unbelievable experience. We are walking from Belarado to Burgos (not all in 1 day). here the route is starting to become hilly. This in itself doesn't really cause too much of a problem as this far into the walk, we have become fitter and the going gets easier. Today we are suddenly confronted by mule killer hill. I have been reading a book by Tim Moore (Spanish steps), who did the camino with his donkey Shinto sometime before us. He wrote down his experiences and mule killer hill got a mention. This hill is incredibly steep and goes on and on and on some more. Anyhow I don't have to stop and rest anymore but I am still cursing my way up the hill. Gary is fast and catches up with one of our many friends on the Camino. They start talking and this guy tells him, he needs to stop and rest as he has only 1 lung and can only do this bit by bit. When Gary tells me later, I suddenly feel ashamed of my thoughts there at mule killer hill. I am healthy and very able to do this and here is this man, who despite only having 1 lung is walking the Camino. He is not the only man with a disability, we have also come across a blind man and his guide dog doing the Camino. How does the guide dog know where to go? Okay he was getting a little help from the others along the way, but even so. Well if these people can walk the Camino so can anybody else. Anyway the camaraderie on the Camino is difficult to explain but I have had someone wait for us for 2 hours before she decided to backtrack on the Camino to meet up with us again. I have also had someone wait for us for 4 days, so she could get our e-mail address and pass others on to us. When we are in real live, no one would even consider doing this for you. People get things so wrong, too busy making a living, to have a life. The Camino teaches people some valuable lessons about the important things and it's none of those things people chase in daily life.