Day 79, June 24
13 miles, 980 miles
Altitude: 853 feet (1,213 feet daily high)
Weather: morning mist, blue sky with clouds, overcast; 65-75F
Santiago
Gleeful faces. We did it! Santiago, we arrived.
So, which are the bikers and which are the walkers?
Day 78, June 23
14 miles, 967 miles
Altitude: 951 feet (1,378 feet daily high)
Weather: morning mist, blue sky with clouds, afternoon thunderstorms; 65-75F
O Pedrouzo
Nothing will stop them. The pilgrims will arrive in Santiago!
Day 78, June 23
14 miles, 967 miles
Altitude: 951 feet (1,378 feet daily high)
Weather: morning mist; blue sky with clouds, 65-75F
O Pedrouzo
Say it with flowers. Spain is in bloom.
Day 77, June 22
16 miles, 953 miles
Altitude: 754 feet (1,670 feet daily high)
Weather: morning mist; blue sky with clouds, 65-75F
Ribadiso
Crossing to the other side.
Ponte Velha Furelos, medieval bridge.
Day 77, June 22
16 miles, 953 miles
Altitude: 754 feet (1,670 feet daily high)
Weather: morning mist; blue sky with clouds, 65-75F
Ribadiso
Through the mist into the clear day, steps continue.
Day 76, June 21
14 miles, 937 miles
Altitude: 1,148 feet (2,165 feet daily high)
Weather: hazy, blue sky with clouds, afternoon drizzle 60-75F
Palas de Rei
Clouds talk. They speak of coming rain.
Day 75, June 20
14miles, 923 miles
Altitude: 1,148 feet (2,165 feet daily high)
Weather: hot, hazy, humid 60-78F
Portomarin
100 KM to Santiago!
The French brothers have become dear walking friends.
Day 75, June 20
14miles, 923 miles
Altitude: 1,148 feet (2,165 feet daily high)
Weather: hot, hazy, humid 60-79F
Portomarin
Avoiding the sun with an early morning start offered unique beauty.
Day 74, June 19
16 miles, 909 miles
Altitude: 1,444 feet (2,970 feet daily high)
Weather: sunny & streaky clouds 45-85F HOT
Sarria
A 1:00 PM curfew should exist for walking in mid-June. Beyond that time the sun is too intense. Even with a hat and sunglasses, the sun painfully penetrates my eyes. Albeit, being still in the shade is pleasant.
Having toured the monastary in the morning, the walked spilled into the afternoon. I didn’t arrive at the albergue until 4:00 PM.
Day 74, June 19
16 miles, 909 miles
Altitude: 1,444 feet (2,970 feet daily high)
Weather: sunny 45-85F
Sarria
One of the oldest monastery in the western world is the Benedictine Monasterio de Samos. A good portion of the monastery has been rebuilt since a fire in the 1950’s.
Toast tasted a bit better sitting across from the monastery.
