• Day 10

    September 24, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

    Good Morning . Reasonable night sleep everyone very respectful however my bed being near toilets meant automatic lights low level and dimmed as they were coming on frequently from around 5 roused me early . Great Shower the guy told me to use the disabled shower which was really first class . Breakfast served here from 6am ... Coffee toast for 2€ was lovely my request for the heel to be toasted caused some interest! After some initial reservations I came to really like this a lbergue bring very new a lot of thought has gone into it and as with everywhere I've stayed the hygiene and cleanliness has been first class

    Not sure whether to head off soon or hold back as it is currently raining but we will see. If it continues Poncho on from start and onwards ...days flying by now I had it in my head I reached Santiago on Thursday but I see now it's not actually until Friday .

    The weather forecast is not great for the next couple of days so I have decided to stay on my original route as planned and not follow the Variante Espirtual from here as I had considered with 2 days extra walking but entering SDC by boat a voyage of 30k that is supposed to replicate the route taken when the bones of St James were taken to Santiago in the first Century after his martyrdom by the Romans . Well maybe I do that next time, the boat that is not martydom !
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