The last 100

I feel a bit lost for words today, but here goes!

Sarria – We started this walk one month ago, which is equivalent to roughly 670 km. What an experience so far. The past few days have been less arduous, fewer mountain trails and more gentle 200m climbs and descents. Oddly enough, 20 km in a day seems rather short now. We’ve been enjoying cake and local cheese for lunch! What are we going to do when we get home?

Today as we walked from Triacastela we reconnected with some people we haven’t seen in weeks. You see familiar faces which is comforting and you start to see relationships form… You realize the value the Camino has for some people, everyone with their unique story. I can’t quite place myself with those who have benefited from finding peace from this walk, (just yet). However, I can appreciate the inner peace they have found.

I still laugh every time I look at a menu… This part of Spain has a unique flair for fast food. Today we ordered a cheese plate … and yesterday for lunch, a ham sandwich and an egg sandwich… I’ll let the pictures tell the story.

This little guy popped up to say hello, but was speechless!

As we descended from Triacastela it became warmer and the layers of clothing came off. The perfect walking weather, on well worn trails through beautiful pine and chestnut forests. The ground thick with pine needles and chestnuts. Most paths have borders of centuries old fieldstone fences covered in moss, weeds and mushrooms. Often we cut through farmers fields and yards, welcomed by farm animals, most often a docile family dog.

Tomorrow we begin the last 100 k into Santiago.

Buenos noches