• Bron PlaskowskiEl Camino de SantiagoTraveler
    The mist sitting on the lower ground really set off the sunrise.
    Never noticed the bike during the daylight.A much busier morning after Sarria.A guy with his little stall selling badges and stamps.Very rolling today.The final 100km.A flashier sign saying the same thing.I've seen a few of these but don't know what they are.Bit of a dodgy descent near the end of today's walk.No idea what the liberty bell is but gave it a ring anyway.The biggest river we've crossed on the whole trip, a nearby reservoir had something to do with that.Of course we had to go up the stairsGalicia has it's own dialect, so something about stars I think.No explanation necessary.Ordered Cuban rice, got rice with some tomato sauce and two fried eggs, tasted better than it lookedA flag of Celtic nations.A very different church from all the ones we've seen so far. A 12th century church and fortress.Unusual colour and pattern in the sky.

    A Large Influx

    October 14, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    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 mph    Read more