Saturday, October 28, 2023 – Today we completed our pilgrimages. We took a short, couple hours walk to the middle of Santiago and got our Compestelas and Certificates of Distance. I was number 267, Mary Lou 268, and Dennis 269. Today 897 pilgrims, from the various routes ended their walks, bike rides, or horse rides…
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Friday, October 27, 2023 – Today started out dry. That was a huge change from the previous days. We walked along many roads, but also some forest paths. The rain came intermittently throughout our walk. I think we put on and took off our raingear at least six times today. There were many animals along…
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Thursday, October 26, 2023 – Again with the rain. It let up just before we got to our hotel, but it was fairly intense at times. The paths turned into rivulets in places and there was standing water that one thought was a couple inches deep, but was actually feet deep. We passed many different…
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 – This might have been the rainiest day yet. My new shoes worked great. My feet were dry for the whole day. The terrain was beautiful with hikes through some small towns, but was dominated by treks through the woods. The contrast of the deep green leaves against the brown-red of…
View MoreTuesday, October 24, 2023 – Today was an event l extremely wet day. It seemed that today was the day that tested the waterproofness of our gear. My La Sportiva shoes failed and Marylou’s jacket failed. I could hear the hydraulic suction around my toes with every step. Marylou was soaked through. Fortunately, Pontevedra is…
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First full day with the three of us walking together. It was the first day without any rain. We even had some sun! It was a great walk with not too many ups and downs. The views were incredible from the trail we were on. Dinner was meatballs with rice and a tuna empanada. Oh,…
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Sunday, October 22, 2023 – I finally met up with the Corrigans! It was a day with a lot of climbing and descents. Once I got to where I knew I might find them, I expected to see them around every turn. There are m were even two false alarms. I had my phone ready…
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 – After walking 85 minutes in the past 4 days, I decided to lessen the pace. I only did about 12 today. It was mostly dry, with a little rain at the end. I’m looking forward to meeting up with the Corrigans tomorrow evening. We’re have a room booked at the…
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Friday, October 20, 2023 – I’m writing this post the next day because I was so beat last night. I uploaded my photos and couldn’t keep my eyes open. But, it was a long way. The Oia Albergue was awesome and several folks that stamped my pilgrim passport saw the stamp and said singing to…
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Thursday, October 19, 2023 – It started out pretty wet, but ended up a beautiful day. I finally got to the countryside and got to experience some space on the forest paths and farm trails. There were also some churches and shrines along the way. Also, today the hills and topography started. It felt good…
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