We have made it!

What a day of adventure and emotions!
After an amazing breakfast of cereal fruit yoghurt and the beautiful local cheese and quince paste we set off in the wind rain and dark! I had 2 layers of ponchos on and looked like a bag lady!
But all we had was only 1 job to do today and that was to.put one foot in front of the other for 20 km.
How proud were we of the team of eight plodding on in the dark, torrential rain and rivers of water coming down the paths. I am sure the walk was pretty, but concentration was required to stop us completely tipping over in the mud and slush.
Given all that , there was such an exuberant atmosphere of all the pilgrims, some of which we have traveled with from the beginning ,knowing the end was near.
On we squelched with a coffee stop and then an
early lunch break 5 km away from the Cathedral. By then the rain had stopped and even some sun . We could see the spires in the distance of the Cathedral and it was all pretty exciting.
I looked down at my shoes with splits down the sides and was so happy I never have to put them on again!
On we walked and the crowd of pilgrims seemed to increase but the buzz was amazing. On the way in there were Mat and Tass and so excited to see us, plus many other familiar faces.
Finally we walked through a tunnel and came out into the square with the mighty Compestella Santiago before us. We had made it after 37 days and 780 km of walking.
What an adventure and Brian and I couldn't think of better friends then Jane and Lee to have walked the Camino with. Lots of fun and we were just the best team.
How proud Jack would have been of us walking the Frances Camino at our own medium pace and he would have said "whoa you did it!"
I may have to write a final blog tomorrow to sign off but now it's time to explore Santiago. Don't think I will be eating the octopus!Read more