100 kilometers

Another lovely walking day. It rained overnight, and we left O Porrino just as it was ending, heading to Redondela. Most of the walk today was through villages and mostly on hardtop. We had to go up and over a pretty sizeable hill. The going up wasn't too bad as it was broken into sections with flat parts between them to catch your breath and get some rest for the legs. But the downhill was not nearly so kind. It was straight down all the way to the bottom with no break. It was especially hard being on asphalt the whole time since it was so steep you almost felt as though you couldn't get secure footing. Having a 14 lb backpack being pulled by gravity to get to the bottom faster than I was going, didn't help. I did end up with a bit of a sore knee, but hopefully it will be better tomorrow.
The special thing about today was we hit the 100km left marker. It is somewhat bittersweet. Part of me (my heart and soul) is sad that my Camino is ending. And part of me (my knees and feet) would be doing a celebratory dance if it had the energy.
I have to give some recognition to Kenny. He didn't train at all, and only walked his first real day yesterday. But he tackled the hills with ease and was still able to get out later in the evening for dinner. I was surprised by his strength and stamina.Læs mere