The weather report last night was for it to be rain all day today. We woke up and had cloudy skies (and morning fog) but no rain until we got close to Triacastella. It was only a light rain as well (maybe that pilgrim mass we went to the night before helped us).
There was a long hard descent for the last 5K of a 21 K day. We checked into our albergue in Triacastela where they had a nice fire in the fire place going. It’s starting to stay cool most of the day now. We were able to get our clothes laundered in a washer and dryer. Having to hand wash clothes and dry them on a clothes line each day is starting to cut into our siesta time.
I thought I would be stronger by now but I guess the cumulative effect of walking every day is taking a toll on us. It won’t be long now. Tomorrow we head to Sarria where the final 100 k to Santiago begins. We have 6 walking days left!
Camino fun facts:
- There are many terms for the people that do the Camino: Peregrino (pilgrim that walks with their stuff on their back); Tourigrino (tourist that has their suitcase shipped to their next destination each day); Bicigrino (cyclist that do the Camino by bike).
- We have a friend who calls the tourigrinos slacker packers 🙂
Hi to two of the most amazing people I know.
I have enjoyed reading about and seeing pictures about your journey so much . I can tell you both are getting tired by looking at your eyes. Like you said – 6 more walking days. Hang in and God speed.
Love to u both. Elaine K.
Hi Elaine,
So good to hear that you are following our adventure. Your comments made our day.
Hope to see you soon.
Beth
So is there anything you took with you that you wish you didn’t? How about the opposite, you wish you took something or more of something than you did?
We used everything we brought except our sporks (spoon/fork) and our bug spray (the day we could have used that, Beth had it buried in her backpack and we didn’t want to stop to get it out). Once it got colder Beth bought gloves and tights on the way which was our plan.
Great pics again…Definitely want to get together when you’re home to see them all and to hear all the stories.
Rob,
We’d love that, too. We’re home on 10/20 and will just need a few days to recover. We’ll text you.
Beth