Day 33, Santiago de Compostela

October 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

Oct 9
20km

A lovely walk this morning. The whole "family" stuck together for the entire walk so we could all arrive together. Bittersweet, of course. Glad to reach the destination, but very sad to have it ending.

Reaching the big plaza in front of the Cathedral de Santiago was a little crazy. We were elated to be there, but because it's a destination point for soooo many pilgrims and tourists it was also a bit hectic there.

Feeling of accomplishment, yes. Feeling of peacefullness, definitely not. After 10 min there I could scarce wait to find a hotel and depilgrimize.Read more