Vilalba to A Pobra de Parga

Even though this day ended up to be 17.5 miles, it was not as unpleasant as we had anticipated. The rain held off until shortly afternoon, which gave us over 5 hours of walking before it started. It didn't begin to rain really hard until later in the afternoon, shortly before we arrived. We were soaked, but at least we didn't have to walk wet through all day.

This was a landmark day for us because at Baamonde we dropped below the 100 km mark to Santiago de Compostela. That is the magic number that is required to be walked (not bussed!!!) in order to receive your certificate ("Compostela") at the end. We now really feel like we are on the final stretch. Just four more days.

We are tired of bocodillos every day, so in Baamonde we found a restaurant that served a delicious thick soup of "carrots, onions, garlic, uh... whatever is from our garden."

We passed a pretty old church on the woods and there was a group of four French women quietly singing. It was a lovely, sacred moment, even though we didn't understand the words!Read more