More people

The two girls in the photo with me, Elena and Yolanda, plus 2 others who were travelling alone, got together in the garden of a bar on the Camino.
When they saw other pilgrims passing, they asked them to join for a drink.
The group got bigger and bigger, there was singing and dancing, and everyone had a bit of fun.
The group was already quite large when Jan and I arrived.
Most were young Spaniards who started the walk in Sarria. This shows the different mindset of the 4-day walkers as opposed to most people who do a longer pilgrimage. One group is there to have fun, the other is searching for inner peace. This is obviously a gross generalisation, but you get the idea.
The demographic of the Camino undoubtedly changed after Sarria, and albergues in many villages were full.
For this reason, in the last 110k of the walk we had to book ahead. For the same reason, we completed this section a day earlier than originally expected- to avoid the hassle of ringing around to find a bed for an extra day.Read more