Hi all, did not have wifi last night, so here goes. Day 5 was a great walking day, sunshine, lots of people but that did not matter, push bikes, horses, dogs, and to top it off, 3 energetic muscles male runners with tight little bottoms…..almost enough to give me a hot flush but did not in any way entice me [….]
Read MoreWell guess what? I went to the midday mass again today and the botafumeiro lit up and swung up and down the aisle. Absolute perfection. I smiled this time. I lined up an hour before and once inside standing room only. I went down near the altar and sat on a step at the base of one of the marble [….]
Read MoreDay 6 and we made it in to the Santiago Cathedral. Cold and misty morning, set off in semi darkness, sun eventually rose, walking in woodland then more in the open and eventually beside roads and airport. Cathedral area is so big, so much to see. We needed to get our certificates to say we had done the walk and [….]
Read MoreCompletion of Christine’s First Camino I will do my best to describe an extraordinary, overwhelming day. 7degrees when walking into the Cathedral. The day turned out to be sunny but at times cool. We met up with Sam, the lady Michael had taught, had coffee and went to the Cathedral for the Pilgrims Mass. We arrived at 11.15, standing room [….]
Read MoreDay 4, Melide to Arzua, 15kms, 4hrs. Left at 8am not quite light, not so many walking today, quite a few push bike riders.Once again thru semi dark stone road canopied by trees, at times all to myself. A quaint old bridge in a small village, not so many cafes, birds singing, lots of corn growing looking so fresh and [….]
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