Chronicle of Tuesday 28 July

Dear families!

Today we woke up quite late (we started walking at 5:00).

After a wonderful reflection on hunting lions in the corridor at home, we set off on a short 15 km walk to the paradise of some wonderful nuns who gave us a very warm welcome.

On arrival we had breakfast and the boys had a little nap in the open air, with the odd insect attack. At 11:30 we had Mass in French, with the sisters’ Gregorian chant and a few giggles because we couldn’t understand a thing.

After the Eucharist we had lunch, some delicious sandwiches made by the logistics team, and Beth Planagumà tried to feed some horses, but the horses thanked her by sneezing and covering her in horse snot. After a few hours of rest (4 and a half hours) we had a meditation in a small but cosy space since, according to St Thérèse, God is found in little things.

For dinner we had a lentil salad made by some of the boys from the Juniors and Jose Gomar who, as they were having some trouble mixing the ingredients, had to use their hands, but without having washed them first. Then we had a get-together with the sisters, who told us a little of their story, and we shared some songs with them, starring above all Alejandro Recolons. Afterwards we prayed Compline with them and said goodbye (they were so delighted that they invited us to come back on another pilgrimage) to go and rest, because tomorrow 27 km await us.

Bonne soirée, familles!

We’ll be back tomorrow with lots more stories.