Saint James in the Field of Stars

We arrived in Santiago de Compostela yesterday early afternoon feeling beat up by 20 or more kilometers of trail. We had to walk quite a ways to find lunch. Squid, rice, and beer. We found our way to the hotel for a nap, then to the Cathedral. We found some interesting people, including this member of the university choir we saw last year. Bought the CD, of course. Met this Japanese pilgrim whose friends signed his hat along the way. Went to the Pilgrim Mass at noon. I saw that lots of the changes I had suggested last year (in a letter to the archbishop) have been incorporated. We also found the Austrians for a post-mass beer or two. We are meeting for dinner at 7. Fig ice cream (delicious) then off for a nap. We will need to be rested up for dinner.