1 October 2018
18.6 miles in 7 hours 4 minutes (including breaks)
Yesterday's rest day did marvels for my sore body. At the crack of dawn, we were up and out of our hotel for another day on our pilgrimage trail.
Starting out this morning was very chilly with a brisk wind coming from the east. Temperatures were cool all day, and we finished the walk without sweating.
Again, we walked through forests so green and lush that it is hard to believe we are really in Spain.
At this point, we are only 24 miles from Santiago de Compostela. Just 2 days from now we complete our Camino. It has all gone just a little too fast!
18.6 miles in 7 hours 4 minutes (including breaks)
Yesterday's rest day did marvels for my sore body. At the crack of dawn, we were up and out of our hotel for another day on our pilgrimage trail.
Starting out this morning was very chilly with a brisk wind coming from the east. Temperatures were cool all day, and we finished the walk without sweating.
Again, we walked through forests so green and lush that it is hard to believe we are really in Spain.
At this point, we are only 24 miles from Santiago de Compostela. Just 2 days from now we complete our Camino. It has all gone just a little too fast!
Starting our day's walk in the cold at one of the many pilgrim memorials along the Camino.
The wind was blowing cold when we passed this tiny rock church in a village along the way.
This ancient bridge has carried people and animals over this stream for centuries.
The brook provided such a beautiful reflection of the forest.
A tunnel of trees covered the many pilgrims as we walked through the forest.
This Galician piper with her traditional Gaita added a magical air to the forest.
We have seen these spiky fruits for days along the trail and wondered what they were. It wasn't until today when we found some of them opened up on the ground and discovered that they were chestnuts.
Fall is in the air on the Camino as more and more trees are dropping their leaves.
This restaurant along the trail featured this giant scallop shell, a symbol of the Camino de Santiago.
A quaint bell tower from an ancient church in the forest has called the faithful to worship for ages.
The tall forest trees along the Camino kept us in the cool shade all day.
Moss and ivy grow freely in the forest, an indication of how much rain this place normally receives.
Dinner last night included grilled octopus in garlic, a Galician specialty.
Tonight's second course (after a first course of lasagna) was a succulent pork chop.
Tonight's third course, the desert, was an ice cream cake made with layers of vanilla ice cream separated by other layers of melted chocolate. Ah, we never go hungry for long here on the Camino.
We spent part of the day walking with Terja and Anime, new friends from Norway. There are always surprises around the bend, like this medieval bridge.
Sandy stands guard over the Hórreo, a Galician storage container designed to keep vermin out their food stores.
We finally arrived in Arzúa, a larger city compared to the tiny villages we pass all day. We prefer the coziness and peaceful solitude of the countryside to the noise and traffic of the cities. We stay here tonight and then move on in the morning.
St. James (better known as Santiago here in Spain) watches over all the pilgrims as we move down the trails. Our days on this pilgrimage grow shorter now that only 2 more days separate us from the end.
Progress Map
I didn't know chestnuts had a spiky outer husk! And I think those food storage huts are so clever! I love the beautiful forest pics. You're almost done!
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