Santiago de Compostela

We made the most of our 1 1/2 days in Santiago de Compostela. Santiago is a beautiful, historic city, so just walking around looking at the old town is a wonderful way to spend the day. We spent both evenings celebrating with Camino friends, feeling all the feels. 😊 I was able to see Catherine the Great from Edinburgh and St. Kathryn from Virginia, who I hadn’t seen since Astorga and León. I really didn’t fully understand what people meant by a “Camino family” but I understand it better after walking the Camino Francés. I’ve met some beautiful and inspiring people!
I started this Camino on September 13th. Not counting my rest days, I walked for 40 days, which is a pretty cool number to land on. A 40-day journey has significance in different religious and cultural traditions, and is commonly seen as a period of focused spiritual or personal growth. I’ll be processing this journey for a while, but for now I can say that I’m pretty proud to have walked 800 km in 40 days.

It ends up that I gave myself more time than I needed to finish this camino, so we’ve found ourselves with a few days to kill. We thought about walking on to Finisterre, but the weather in Galicia has been pretty wet and cold. We are headed back to winter 🥶 in Alaska and Chicago, so we are looking for sunshine. That’s how we ended up on a plane to Marrakesh, Morocco. It’s the cherry on top 🍒 of this awesome adventure! We’ll be in Marrakesh for 4 days, then back to Madrid for a couple of days before heading home to the States next week. 🌎🌍🌏✈️🇲🇦🇪🇸🇺🇸Leggi altro