Day 39 - Walking into Santiago a second time I think rushing into Santiago yesterday was a bit of a mistake and also thinking I had to make life decisions about what was next was also a little crazy. Before going to sleep in the Monte de Gozo albergue I had supper at the Prador hotel because they have a special arrangement for pilgrims with their compostela to get a free meal. Up to ten pilgrims can show up and you are ushered to room at the back to eat a filling supper. It was a nice surprise to meet up with two other Canadians. Santiago seemed to a be a city of pilgrim reunions and it was fun running into people in the streets and in the cathedral. Monday morning I climbed back up to the top of Monte de Gozo, sat on a special monument for John Paul II and watched the sunrise. It was a new day and the clouds seemed to be lifting off the trees like waves splashing in the ocean. I walked back down the hill into Santiago and saw dozens of yellow arrows that I had missed the day earlier, mostly because I was on the other side of the street. When I got to the cathedral I stopped in the main square and then lay down on the ground to take it in while basking in the bright sunshine. I later entered to sit through a second pilgrim´s mass and when the priest announced ´Canada and St. Jean Pied de Port´ in the list of pilgrims that had arrived I threw my arms up in the air to cheer. It really is a beautiful cathedral and walking around I saw lots of little chapels and carvings I had missed the first day. I am not really a fan of the ornate baroque style altar piece that seems to glitter with jewels and gold. I think in a lot of ways I find it closer to be God in nature. One of the pilgrims I met that day said the pilgrimmage was a way to gain perspective on your life and I liked that thought. I was also encouraged to keep walking.