Day 28 Santiago de Compostela

We did it! 411 miles from Lisbon to Santiago. We finished today with a little over 14 hilly miles some in the forest, some on country roads, a little through the city coming into Santiago. We walked with Bryanne the entire way. She has done 4 Caminos (some partial) but has never walked into Santiago with someone, so today we were a Camino family, walking in together. Along the way we passed a lot of people we have seen over and over. It was fun to see many of them walking into the plaza, also accomplishing their goal. One man, Marco, is from Brazil and had walked across Spain to get here. He has been walking for 70 days! And a German couple has walked 10 days with their 7 month old and a 4 year old. Mom carried the baby and dad pushed a stroller. Talk about not letting your kids slow you down! We did miss seeing out Australian friend, Alek today.

The Cathedral of Santiago is beautiful. They hold a pilgrims mass in English at 12:00 and it is packed. We weren't here in time but we were able to visit the Cathedral later.

It is kind of surreal. Yesterday I (Eileen) was ready to be done and today I don't want it to be over. We have met so many wonderful people and had so many great experiences. We are very, very grateful!!

From here we will be touring in Spain -- Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona. We will post pictures from each place, but not on a daily basis. Thanks for following!Read more