Lisbon

I arrived in London the afternoon of July 5th – to be met by my sister, Anna, who helped me pare down my rucksack even more – followed by a dinner in honor of my birthday, cooked by Gerrard, Inez and Gerrard’s friend, Charlie. Then, of course, I couldn’t sleep a wink before I was picked up at 4:30am to go to Luton airport, bound for Lisbon – see photos below!My most important mission was to visit the cathedral to obtain my credenciale (the pilgrim passport – in which you get a rubber stamp at every stop along the way as proof that you have completed the pilgrimage – and can receive a Compostela from the cathedral in Santiago.Next to Santarem – to start the Camino!