Day 13: Herbon to Milladoiro

‘Buen dias, buen dias,’ sang the hospitalera as she switched on the lights at 6:45. Toast, coffee, and out we all went into the dark and drizzle. Some people were walking the full 28 km to Santiago but we had decided to stop in Milladoiro, leaving us with a much shorter final walk - about 8 km - tomorrow. It rained all the way to the hostel, so I squidged and squelched along the roads, alleys and forest floors in my non-waterproof shoes. There’s always a pile of newspapers at the hostels for stuffing into sodden shoes, though. Fingers crossed the footgear dries a little overnight - but it looks like we will have a rainy walk tomorrow again. Santiago De Compostela here we come.Read more