Day 12, To Santiago

Camino Portuguese day 12: to Santiago

Today was the final day of this Camino and it also was the most difficult. We knew it would be a difficult day (over 25k) and up up up virtually all the way. Fortunately we got a very early start so we avoided (some) of the heat of the day. It actually ended up being over 30k and over 50,000 steps. Although in full disclosure some of those steps were done dancing in the evening.
That of course leads me back to the great part. Arriving in Santiago you are surrounded by people from all around the world that have walked the multiple routes to end up in Santiago. They are all experiencing the same tumble of emotions; joy, sadness, and the combination of a great sense of completion and exhaustion. There is also always the sense of joy and sadness of the friends you have crossed paths with during the journey and knowledge you very possibly will not cross paths again.Leia mais