A Large Influx

This is the final push, the last 5 days, that have come round remarkably quickly. Seems hard to believe we started over a month ago. The routine has become a way of life I can see how some people just carry on with it.

During our time in Sarria the town didn't really seem as busy as I was expecting. However, leaving today was a different story. We set off around 7:30 and although still dark a lot of people had the same idea. There were many more groups of people today and over the first couple of miles it did feel like a procession of head torches, rather like the photos you see of people queuing to make the final ascent of Everest. However, by 4 or 5 miles things had thinned out and it started to feel more like the previous days.

We witnessed what might be our last beautiful, misty sunrise this morning as the forecast is for rain for the rest of the week, so we really made sure we took it all in.

Today's finish town Portomarin was moved to it's current location in the 1960s to make way for a reservoir, including it's 12th century church which doubled as a castle with 4 watch towers. The town was very busy this evening, as I'm sure it is every evening for around 7 to 8 months of the year.

Sarria to Portomarin
Distance: 14.43
Time: 5hrs 22 mins
Speed: 2.7 mphBaca lagi