Up on the rooftop tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The roof was angled steps allowing soldiers quick movement.
Arrived! Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
Returning to Inglesia de San Juan was a special moment for Solphie as the crucifixion depicts Jesus with one hand reaching Heaven and the other hand reaching Earth.
Come to prayer.
Homage is paid to Saint James the Moor-slayer, in Spanish Santiago Matamos.
Guide book claim you just need to ask a villager for the keys to the church. The first villager I asked, the bartender, knew exactly whom to ask.
• Wednesday, May 30, 2018, Day #20
• Valdediós
• Distance 12 miles; total 279 miles
• 1,719’ ascent and 1,376’ descent
• 25% hard surface
• Time: 5 hours 45 minutes
• Weather: 50-60 overcast
It’s either hot and humid,
Or cold and damp.
Spain.
Private room at the Monasterio de Valdediós.
My room is cold. I am cold.
1st towards Valdediós
2nd towards Valdediós
3rd towards Valdediós
• Tuesday, May 29, 2018, Day #19
• Priesca
• Distance 14 miles; total 267 miles
• 1,719’ ascent and 1,376’ descent
• 70% hard surface
• Time: 8 hours 45 minutes
• Weather: 50-60 blue sky becoming overcast
After reflection at a church, a taxi stand miraculously appears. Tempted? Never.
1st towards Priesca
2nd towards Priesca
3rd towards Priesca
• Friday, May 25, 2018, Day #15
• La Franca
• Distance 14 miles; total 215.5 miles
• 1,414’ ascent and 1,374’ descent
• 95% hard surface
• Time: 6 1/2 hours
• Weather: 55-65 overcast, misty rain
Magic moments. New and old faces appear every day as if drawn from a magician’s hat.
Elsewhere, Christine and his friend have completed their Camino arriving in Santiago.
1st towards La Franca
2nd towards La Franca
3rd towards La Franca
• Thursday, May 24, 2018, Day #14
• San Vicente de la Barquera
• Distance 15.5 miles; total 201.5 miles (including 5-minute car ride to an apartment)
• 1,539’ ascent and 1,629’ descent
• 100% hard surface
• Time: 8 hours
• Weather: 55-65 overcast
Open door policy. Church doors should never be locked.
1st towards San Vicente
2nd towards San Vicente
3rd towards San Vicente
Linda Scandore 