El Camino de Santiago and other trails.
Santiago! Through more eucalyptus forests in the morning before hitting the city and working our way towards the square and the cathedral. Emotions were high when we arrived a bit after lunch. Tears of joy and stupefaction at reaching our goal. 800km walked, 45000 feet ascended, 45000 feet descended, 33 days walking. Tomorrow we will explore Santiago…..
Today we did 22km through small hamlets and eucalyptus forests. The weather remained on the cool side, and the trails were generally easy, with minimal elevation change. We will arrive in Santiago tomorrow, on Easter Sunday.
We left Palas de Rei this morning under a veil of high fog/clouds which, happily, never managed to burn off. We were grateful for the cooler temperatures as we had a long 30km hike through moderately hilly terrain. Our bodies are tired, but we are excited to be almost there. Just two more days until Santiago!
Approximately 26km through Galicia, down country lanes, through various hamlets, across freshly plowed fields. Our feet and legs are holding up, just barely, as the arrival in Santiago becomes tangible. For those that have been following this slow, plodding trek, Santiago now sits about 65km out. We have walked about 740km up to this point.
The morning started off foggy and cool, but it quickly warmed up as we worked our way out of Sarria towards Portomarin. We walked approximately 22km and are now less than 100km out. Lots of new faces on the trails today and, not surprisingly, a good amount of families, mainly Spanish, who are on vacation for the Holy Week.
Today our hike was, thankfully, on the shorter side (22km), and the scenario was amazing. The beautiful Galician countryside was so picturesque. Was hard to stop gawking at the beauty of nature all around. We arrived in Sarria, the last launching point to kick off the Camino if you want to receive a certificate. There are many more people on the trails, but this barely detracts from the experience.
Today was an enjoyable walk through a forest in Galicia; it has been the most beautiful area that we have hiked so far. We were the only ones on the trail, very lucky to have this area for ourselves. I had plenty of time to think of family, friends, and our impact on the world. Without more to say, Resist!
After a day of rest, we had a 20k walk today. It’s Palm Sunday and most of the towns that we passed are getting ready for the Holy Week.
I’ll be brief today. I walked 30km/18mi in 6.53hrs, my worst day so far because I have blisters on my toes. Today we walked through the vineyards of the O.D. Bierzo most of the day with temperatures at 78F. I needed to get a taxi to be taken to my final destination.
TrekTok 