Ponte Arnelas to Vilanova de Arousa

I ached so much overnight that for the 2nd day in a row I got very little sleep. The forecast, with the remains of Hurricane Kirk, was for severe weather and wind. I decided to taxi it.
Again, my room was ready when I got there and I rested before heading out.

From here, there’s a boat ride that goes up river, following the path taken by St. James’ followers to bring his body back to his beloved Galaica. Its often called the highlight of the Spiritual Variant path which was so lovely yesterday. Well, the boat ride is canceled as the worst of the storm is supposed to hit tonight and tomorrow. 😕 The person with the Marina Info center suggested I take a bus to near my next hotel, not walk all the way from where the boat docks because of the storm. So back at the hotel, the receptionist looked up the bus schedules and looks like I can get about 3.5 k from my next hotel, for less than 10euro. A cab might cost 250e. Yikes.

So my first few days were impacted by fire and my last few walking days are impacted by wind and water. And always, there has been my beloved Earth beneath my feet.

The wind is howling as I wrap this up, 8pm cest.

Inner journey: is it the accumulation of miles or the accumulation of years that is making this hard? I am definitely feeling my age and missing my chiro and massages. Or is it the storm and solar flares and crazy stirred up energy everywhere that I mistakenly thought I’d get away from. People from other countries want to shake their head and ask about our politics. Oy vey!
I hope my efforts with the intention of sending peace and balance and courage and heart-centeredness are felt by the earth and reverberate through and around.Read more