• Susan JamesCamino del NorteTraveler
    1We made it! It took us 37 days.
    We thought this might be the only sunrise we would see this morning...2... But we got this.10km to go!1First view of the city.1In the middle of this picture you can see our first view of the top of the cathedral.The streets get narrower.2As you near this entryway you can hear the bagpiper.2We were told, "When you hear the bagpiper you're almost there."14My Compostela. On the bottom it adds "Vicarie Pro (On behalf of) Nathan Joy James".Our spartan, but serviceable, apartment for three days.1

    Santiso to Santiago de Compostela

    October 10, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    We made it! It was so satisfying and very moving to walk into Santiago! As we estimated, it was about 10 miles to get here this morning. (We have walked another 3+ miles within the city.) Although we had rain off and on this morning, it was not raining when we got to the cathedral. The only thing that was not perfect was that Nathan was not with me, which made me cry.

    About a third of the way here our route merged with the French Route ("Frances"). The Northern Route ("Norte") is much less traveled and the alternate that we took the last four days was nearly deserted. Because of that, it was shocking to suddenly be surrounded by LOTS of pilgrims. It sort of spoiled the solitude of our own walk, but of course it's not all about me!    Read more