Deseiro to Santiago de Compostela

After a restful night in a sweet albergue, I had only ten km to walk.

And it was a lovely ten kilometres. Except for the last two, the walk was through suburban villages and farmland. I even had a close encounter with a friendly horse.

When I arrived at the cathedral I was pleased to see almost everyone I had met on the Camino Invierno (about six of them, lol). I then spent quite a bit of the day with Lise from Toronto. She is going on toward Muxia tomorrow.

I went to the Pilgrim Office to get my Compostela certificate, to Casa Ivar to pick up a map I had ordered (how am I going to pack that big tube?), to Pilgrim House (where I could leave my backpack), and then to lunch.

After lunch I checked out a few gift shops but didn’t buy anything yet. I wandered back to Pilgrim House to collect my backpack and spent a bit of time there. It is an oasis of calm in a very busy Santiago (today there is a festival of Galego language and culture as well as a holiday).

Then I went to my albergue. I really like this one as I have a private room (I think it’s the same room as I had before) and it includes breakfast. They have also renovated since I stayed there in 2022.Read more