Sarria to Puertomarin

Is early in the morning and we feel we were the last leaving Sarria today we soon got into our marching rhythm and three miles into it we stated passing people of all ages and from all over the world. You knew everyone had a smile in the faces and politely we told each othe “Buen Camino” as we passed by. Our first phase of El Camino was at time lonely due to the fact the you were crazy or somehow crazy to go walking across the Pyrenees.

Here, Sarria is the minimum distance to be able to acquire the Compostela certificate. Specially in august where everyone in EU are on vacation. I have never seen a stranger, we met people the we saw in Lugo, at the many restaurants in Sarria and on the street of this small town.

As we walked we saw this all lady walking up hill she answered back is whispering sound “ Buen Camino”. Sarria to Puertomarin was a difficult section since we have no fully recovered from the Pyrenees. We may not recover at all since we continue to pile up more salt to the injuries..

We have made so many notes in the trip to write a few books. Will see..Read more