Palas de Rei

on the way to Sarria

Another day, another albergue... Hello from Palas de Rei. I'm sitting in the cafe of our home for the night, enjoying some M&Ms, interspersed with Hall's Mentholyptus. Somewhere between Triacastela and Sarria I picked up a wicked cold. So far I'm the only one in our group to get it but we are in close quarters tonight so anything could happen.

We're making our way rapidly to Santiago now. We passed through Sarria on Sunday, which is about at the 100k point and we picked up 400 more pilgrims! These are folks who want to walk the last 100k to get their certificate in Santiago but for whatever reason they can't go the distance. Sometimes it's frustrating because every coffee stop has a line now and accommodation is suddenly in short supply. The people who have been on the road for a month or more waiver between feeling smug or just frustrated. (I don't mean me, of course).

We've had absolutely phenomenal weather and we count our lucky stars every morning (literally as we walk out in the darkness and there are millions in the sky. )The forecast is good for the next three days and then we will be sitting in the square at Santiago, drinking champagne and celebrating.

I'd have to say that we are trail worn and ready to get there. The cold probably doesn't help. For now, I will enjoy my brief rest and put my feet up in the sunshine.

strange things along the path

lunch at Sarria