Our Penultimate Day

Posted by LP - unbelievably, tomorrow we have only 20 kilometers to walk into Santiago de Compostela - we have walked 500 miles in 38 days - it has been a unique experience……I loved most of it, loathed some of it - I am excited about celebrating with my Camino friends, and then I look forward to going home - I am very grateful for the opportunity, but happy it is soon to be over, I am tired and my feet hurt! - thank you to those of you who have followed our blog, sent us supportive messages, recognized the significance of our endeavor, etc. - more thoughts to follow, in the meantime, here are a few photos from today:
This is the cafe we stopped for first breakfast (today we stopped about 45 minutes after we began walking, we felt we had the time and deserved a gentle pace) - they are often like this = outdoor seating, some shade provided, often interestingly decorated, run by one or two people
Here are the menu boards from the first breakfast cafe = very similar to lots of other cafes (note lack of vegetarian options)
These men are from North Carolina (we met them at the second breakfast cafe) - they were impressed that we walked the long route
Fox on a mural near this evening’s lodging
Cow teathered in an interesting way…looks like a bovine hair band
G and T from Massachusetts at our lunch stop cafe
Silhouette of a modern day pilgrim on a mural

Chicken on a mural…..I’ve really enjoyed the many chickens, ducks, geese, etc., we have seen in the farmyards along the way, today we saw chicks too 🐓


Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 30, 2022 at 8:16 AM

    Only 20 km! That would’ve seemed like a lot several weeks ago. And, there’s a short route! Who knew? Congratulations on a remarkable achievement. - Mark Arnold

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  2. Cheryl PerryMay 30, 2022 at 8:22 AM

    ❤❤💚💚 !!

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  3. AnonymousMay 31, 2022 at 1:12 PM

    Congratulations on nearing the finish line! 🥳
    KH

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