He was more helpful than I could have imagined. In just a few moments he made arrangements for the first few days of the Camino. He reserved my train ticket to Loyola for Sep 20 AND he accompanied me to a store to get a sim card. I am truly grateful for all the time he spent helping get my phone working. I feel the need to learn Spanish.
We parted with a two-cheek kiss. As I made my way down the steps to the subway, I realized the absence of my walking stick. Argh! I must have left it in his office. Not going back. Headed to Montserrat.
Subway system difficult to understand. Over bought a pass that I thought would get me all the way to Montserrat, however, it only got me to the first transfer point. There is special pricing to get up the mountain. I took the train to the cable car arriving around 3:00. First stop was the basilica to be in the presence of the Divine Feminine.
Checked in with the monastery pottier at 3:35. Have a place to rest, pray and meals. All good.
In the twilight a storm rolled in. The thunder cracked through and bounced emphatically off the stark bare stone spires. Power failed. Microphones, Internet, ATM, and more needed time to restore after the storms.
***The light and the dark. Today I was blessed with many angels of help, protection and kindness. One of them- actually two of them- after the fact I realized they were working together. While an older man offered assistance with the train ticketing purchase, the younger attempted to swipe my luggage. Later in the day I thought to check my credit card. The older man removed it from the ticket machine. I wondered if he switched cards on me. Thanks for protective angels. All is well.
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