Today was a good day for a number of reasons. Last night my brother David, who happened to be in Spain on holiday, dropped in for dinner and stayed the night. That was really cool as we haven’t caught up in a while, and we shot the breeze over a bottle or two of red wine. The walk up to O Cebreiro was really quite good today. Although it took a wrong turning!
A Long Walk Uphill to O Cebreiro 5 kilometers out of Ambasmestas Good news, bad news Time for some heel supports Topping up water At the head of the pass The final stretch An interesting discovery Reflections I...
I’m just walking along the ridge line from O Cebreiro to Triacastela. As always, walking at this time of the morning is very pleasant, the sun hasn’t risen yet so it’s not too hot, the air is quite cool, and all I can hear is the tweeting of the birds. I almost have the path to myself, because I think a lot of pilgrims left quite early.
Equipment and Body Repairs on the Camino My gear and I are starting to break 🙁 My focus now is on just getting to Santiago and making sure I walk every step of the way, which is a requirement to obtain the Compostela. With good foot care and walking slowly (even...
Finally I’m within a hundred kilometers of Santiago. I set out from the albergue at about 8 a.m., again, it’s a beautiful day, slightly overcast, which is good, because it won’t be too hot. The first part is through a little valley with a beautiful old church. I paused to reflect a moment. The only sound, the dogs barking across the little valley and a couple of horses in a nearby field.
I’m about 8 kilometers from Portomarin, so I only have another 4 or 5 kilometers to go today. The road has been very busy so far today, but as normal, I’m falling back through the groups of pilgrims until I don’t really see anyone else behind me. This generally means that I’ll have quite a peaceful journey from here.
It’s another sunny day as I’m on the road by 7:45. I’m walking through pine woods to the sound of the birds. But of course there are a few more pilgrims on the road these days. It’s funny how perceptions change in terms of time and distance during these final days. Up until this point, I didn’t really think too much about how long I have been walking, or how far I had walked.
I left this morning at 7:45 and the weather is starting to change. It’s quite overcast and very humid. So I expect we might get some light rain later in the day. Just as I was leaving Palas de Rei, I bumped into an old friend, Bob from the US. It’s always nice to see familiar faces along the journey. That’s why I tend to sit and have breakfast right on the Camino, to see who’s coming through.
I set out this morning from Melide, which is an intermediate stop on the final hundred kilometers of the Camino. Because of this, there are not too many pilgrims on the road and I largely have the trail to myself. There was a rather large group of pilgrims staying in my hostel whom I met at breakfast, but I think they’ll be starting a little bit later 🙂
I set out this morning from Arzua at about 7:45 and the day is very overcast and damp. Forecast is for rain this afternoon. But hopefully, I can reach my destination Rua before the rain starts. The path is now really quite full with pilgrims as even more seem to have joined this section. I even had to step aside for a group of 20 Italian cyclists cheering as they sped down the hill behind us.
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