Day 14: Santo Domingo da la Calzada - 2

It was a rest day for me today, nursing a cold, reading, napping. I had a chance to pause and reflect on the past two weeks, my travels inner and outer. I was particularly moved by my walk to the Cistercian Abbey in Canas, a suggested alternative route from the main Camino path.

The Abbey was stunning but the profound stillness of the land is still very much with me along with the very slow-changing stunning vistas with each step!

This morning I was awakened at 5am by what sounded like water pipes banging
Turned out to be the drummer who marks Santo Domingo's efforts to keep pilgrims safe on the Camino path by drumming. But at 5am!!! He was back tonight at 7pm.
See pix below.

And, there is a chicken and rooster in the cathedral (or chooks as my Aussie friends would say). Couldn't find them last night but was helped by the rooster crowing this afternoon. See pix below.

The story is that Santo Domingo brought a man hanged under false charges back to life. When the judge heard, he said in disbelief, it's as likely he's alive, as the chicken that I'm eating... The chicken sprouted feathers and crowed, as the story goes... So the miracle is marked by a live chicken and rooster behind a glass wall in the cathedral.....

Tomorrow back on the Camino. It's on the cool side so perfect for walking!

Sending Camino blessings