The final day of the walk was mostly along the coastal road or the rocky coastal paths. A day of more adventures along the way. I saw beautiful rocky coastal scenes with natural pools, caves and geological structures carved by the sea and weather.
The day was sunny and hot and was strenuous at times but knowing I was coming to the end of my pilgrimage energised my whole being. Each step was taking me closer to my final destination, Santa Maria di Leuca.

This pilgrimage has taught me many things. I have been inspired by the determination of persons of advanced age (an 81 years young man) who had started his track from Rome having walked hundreds of kilometers carrying his backpack and stick; a couple accompanied by a dog; groups of friends who encouraged each other to venture out of their comfort zone and experience another way of living for a few days. Each had their own story to tell and their reason for participating in a pilgrimage to the end of the ancient world. From S. Maria di Leuca people started their pilgrimage to Rome or to Jerusalem in the ancient times. Now the modern times is rediscovering the joy of participating in such sacred pilgrimages to rediscover one's innate strength and qualities. At the end of the journey we find out our true hidden self which had waited for the right time to reveal itself.
Thank you for sharing my journey and I hope you will also be inspired to find your own pilgrimage to self discovery.

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