A new turn in the road

Happy independence day! I am resting in Leon as I write today. Two days ago in Mansilla de las Mullas I went to see a doctor. While it was difficult to explain all my pains to him since he spoke little English an me little Spanish, he found I have a fractured metatarsal in my right foot. Well this has been a problem then since before Santo Domingo de la Calzada and I've been walking on it for over100km. I have extensive plantar fascia pain in both feet. Of course I made the effort, against doctors orders, to walk into Leon. It was only another 20 km after all. Well my feet hurt even worse yesterday so I've decided to end my walking here in Leon. I will go on to Santiago tomorrow by bus or train then visit Finisterre before returning to the states. I'm not as disappointed as I should be perhaps. I have walked almost 700 miles after all. And at some point the walking and the pilgrimage becomes rather redundant. I feel as though I have accomplished what I set out to do.