Travel day - to Ourence

October 5th
Start at 9:00 am

Have the best breakfast we’ve had so far at a little cafe next door to our hotel.

Next we went back to the Santiago Cathedral where we purchased some souvenirs. One souvenir shop had Jude as an adult riding ONE of his spirit animals. He has many. Also thought of Joey at this slab pottery displays, one of Spanish ladies dressed in traditional garb. Also another of pilgrims with driftwood bodies and slab pottery faces. I thought she would really like them.

We noticed a giant metal cable that stretched from the ground to the tip top of the cathedral at an iron cross. Lightning rod? See video.

Also a guitarist on the square turned out to be an angry lyricist talking about capitalism and how it keeps you from finding live. All true, but not necessary to call his audience “estupido”. I don’t think tips were his goal.

I saw a pilgrim I met while solo, shook his hand and he barely recognized me. Told him good job he made it! He looked exhausted. He got to the top of the stairs when he realized that he did know me. Made a jester like he’d just remembered, smiles and waved again. It was a nice moment pilgrim to pilgrim. I know you, I see you, I understand you.

With that feel good feeling we hurriedly went back to our hotel and grabbed our backpacks from the room just before check out time.

Donned our heavy loads and walked slowly to the Santiago train station. We passed shops and businesses, and watched the hustle and bustle of Spaniards heading to work on a Thursday morning. We’re an hour from train boarding time, so we’ll just hang out. It’s a nice clean station with a very nice cafeteria attached.Read more