This is me with my favourite pilgrim monument, the tired one who has taken his sandals off. We were on our way out of León that day, it was the beginning of my bad day turned good day.
And today what a lovely wet day of walking through the Galician countryside! Lots of farms with cows and chickens, lots of rain, lots of mud. Lovely views all around. Many pilgrims looked unhappy today, they're really tired of the rain. Lucky me I like the rain! My jacket kept me dry on top, and the rain didn't get hard enought to wet my pants except for about an hour or so after lunch. And when it stopped, my pants dried quickly. Still, it was great to get to the big modern pilgrim hostel in Portomarin, and throw everything into the washing machine, sleeping bag and all.
This morning I started off with Kay, Fernando and Oscar from Samos where we had stayed overnight in a monastery. They like to get going early with a minimal breakfast of yogurt and fruit. On that fuel we covered the 12 km to Sarria in 2 hrs and 10 minutes. That's so fast! Too fast really; I got a leg cramp in the last few minutes before we stopped for breakfast, where I could fuel up on tortilla (potato and egg dish), while my camino brothers ate toast and jam. No wonder I took off like a rocket after that, right? I always feel a little sad when we lose each other during the day, they're so great in so many ways. But it makes the reunions in the evening so much nicer, and tonight we had a dinner with some other friends as well.
There's a light haze of sadness over the great camino family feeling now, as we near the end of the walk. I don't want it to end! But just a few more nights of earplugs against snorers, waking up early, massaging the feet and walking with the first light. But it's so much more than just a walk, have I said that already? I'll figure out a better way to say it soon.
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