Santiago de Compostela- 26.4km

And so plan B turned into plan C which involved getting our bag downstairs ready to be transported to Santiago de Compostela, having breakfast and then back to the room to watch the 2022 version of Batman on a previous occupant’s Netflix account. We were a bit sleep deprived as we were on the top floor and the large hotel sign on the roof above us was shaking and rattling all night. The morning was a shocker with rain going sideways and big gusts of wind. The forecast was for improvement around lunchtime so we were going to get a taxi to the next town on the Camino, about 7 kilometers, and start walking from there but no cabs available so it was ponchos on and a walk of a kilometer to the bus stop. An hour later and we were on our way, getting off the bus at Picarana. The weather was definitely improving and we walked the 18 kilometers into Santiago along forest trails and streets without any significant rain and a light wind. There was lots of evidence however of the strong winds with us clambering through and around fallen trees, Quite surprised how big Santiago de Compostela is, which means plenty to see with our day here tomorrow. We arrived at the destination of the Camino, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, with a feeling of satisfaction of completing our walk in not ideal conditions but really enjoying the friendship of the pilgrims on the Camino. We headed straight down and got our certificate of completion, in Latin and with our Latin names. Unfortunately Scott translates to Scotum which is a bit too close to Scrotum for my liking. So after nine days of walking and 185km it’s time to say “Buen Camino.”Read more