My Camino started so amazingly well but things changed quickly with a knee injury. I can’t feel too sorry for myself because this injury was self-inflicted by going too hard and not listening to my body.  I’ve been in pain for 12 days and within that time I have had three rest days in Santander and now three days in a town called Llanes.  Sadly there has been no improvement so first thing this morning I went to the medic center asking for a steroid shot in my knee.  Unfortunately they are not equipped to perform this procedure and the closest hospital is 50km away but they offered another option (watch video!).  I have no idea if what I received was performed by a doctor but as the title says.. desperate times = desperate measures and they didn’t even charge me!  Fingers crossed!! 

Many have expressed that I have nothing to prove and that i will not be letting anyone down if I do not continue. I know I have nothing to prove and I do not feel any external pressure.. the reason for my frustration and stubbornness to continue is the fact I was having so much fun on the first ten days and I desperately want to get back to that.  Throughout my life I’ve been very adept at pivoting when things don’t go as planned and this is just another situation where I will likely have to go a different direction, I’ve become comfortable at making tough decisions. I am at peace with myself and will continue to Finnistaire whether by walking, train, bus or horseback. Whichever method i take I know I will have a fun experience, no matter what!

Llanes