Just Waiting On A Friend

Along the Camino, there are so many interesting examples of contemporary art as if the antiquity of the country wasn’t enough. Just a few kilometers outside Pontevedra, one walks past the lovely Church of Santa María de Alba. Near the entrance was “stone guy.” Clearly, he is eagerly awaiting a pilgrim to sit down beside him and to tell him how he is faring on his Camino. Although we did dally a bit to take a few photos, we had not yet been on the road long that morning to need much of a break. Our conversation with this guardian of the Camino was shorter than perhaps others later in the day had with him. In any case, I know he appreciated that we did pause a moment with him instead of just quickly walking by. The should always be time to smell the roses along The Way.