Hospital de Bruma to Sigueiro

Spain is currently in the grip of a massive weather system; spin-off of Hurricane Isaac. With it comes rain, rain and more rain. It's relentless. I see on other Camino Facebook groups everyone is affected.

We started walking in pouring rain in semi darkness after waiting too long for dawn to break. It kept raining all day with a break at around noon for 2 hours. I'm thinking the Camino is trying to teach us this lesson: go with the flow, resistance is futile.

We still had gorgeous scenery. We are now at a higher elevation and touches of autumn are finally visible. Earthy colours (muted reds and yellows and greens) are sprinkled everywhere.

We also walked though what seemed to be an ancient enchanted forest, and I imagined it looking exactly the same 500 years ago when peregrinos were walking the same paths on their way to Santiago. Trees covered in green moss and lichen, with ivy twirling itself around tree stumps. Apples and chestnuts scattered everywhere.

Local Spanish people often leave tubs of apples outside their gate, and the walkers delight in them. The produce is not as photogenic as we are used to in Australia, but it's organic and it's fresh. The apples are so crisp it sounds like an explosion inside your head, when you bite into them.

Rain kept going all day and we had very few opportunity to duck into cafes to try and escape it. We had a simple, lovely lunch about halfway : toast with tomatoes, and a separate bowl with hummus and breadsticks. Way too much food but we needed the carbs for energy.

By 3pm we couldn't wait for the day to be over. Our bodies and feet are sore and in need of rest. We should have booked an extra day in Santiago before starting the the Camino Finisterre but we will continue on. Only 16kms to go to Santiago. Can't wait to get there.

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