Palas de Rei

Another amazing day on the Camino!
Although the morning was chilly and there was fog over the water and the hills, it was uplifting to see the number of pilgrims marching on before the sun came out.
And although a big part of the way run alongside a road, it was still gratifying to see the landscape every time I looked up and around.
Today was probably the busiest day I have seen on the Camino. One minute I was alone and the next I was “where did all these people appear from?”
Some seemed to be walking slowly and some rushing through it to get a spot at a municipal albergue.
For me, it is important to consider stops to take off my shoes and lift my foot for a while. The only drawback I see to that is that every stop seems to also include a Serrano ham sandwich and a coffee!!!
But that is also when you get to talk to pilgrims a little.
Today, after asking a young Spanish guy to take a picture, we ended up walking the last 10 km together, sharing stories and, of course, discussing politics and cultural differences. We were also joined by a young lady walking with her dog, who asked our advice about what to do with her knees because she was in too much pain. Oh did we have advice to give! And drugs too!! Javier immediately took a scarf out of his pack-pack and wrap it to apply some compression and I loaded her up with my endless supply of anti-inflammatories and then some!!
I also learned that Steven Spielberg is walking the Camino behind us!!! Not many people recognize him, but he is staying at albergues just as us, commoners. A pilgrim had taken a photo with him.
I guess there may be another Camino movie in the making.
The journey tomorrow will be a little shorter and hopefully, it won’t start raining until the afternoon.

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