Sv: Re: physical vs mental

[fkjaer]

dandekay asked:

> Did anyone else meet Balindo Luna, the probably septa-aged fellow who cures
> one's ills?  I ran into him just before Molinaseca.  His massage cured my
> quite serious tibial tendonitis.  And I mean CURED.  No more swelling, no
> more pain, full range of motion, all in about 20 minutes of massage.  And
> then he gave me a few big swigs from his wineskin.  Just another of those
> Camino miracles that happen every so daily....

The 19th of June this year I noticed a primitive tent of plastic under a big tree shortly
before the steep descent to Molinaseca. Outside the tent there was an old ragged
sofa.
On the way down to Molinaseca a sepguate... a segtuap... a man in his seventies came
walking up the track. I stepped aside to let him pass, but he stepped aside for me and
friendly insisted that I continue. We had a little conversation (my Spanish is almost
non-existing) and he told me, that the tent I had passed was his and that he helps
pilgrims with their blisters, tendonitis etc. He asked me if I had any problems with my
feet. One word my meagre Spanish vocabulary holds is "ampollas", and he told me
that I should put my feet into cold water as often as possible. The very opposite to
what I earlier had been adviced to do (and which hadn't worked).
The man probably was the Balindo Luna you mention, dandekay.

A Very Happy New Year to Everybody.

Frans
[ 56° 11' 38.6'' N - 10° 14' 5.36'' E ]
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