Camino de Santiago

458 miles done. 42 miles left.

Holy cow. Torrential rain for about 90% of the walk today. The trail and roads were flooded with muddy water and the runoff from cow pastures, so the stench of farm sewage was… something. Worse yet was wading through that filth and having your shoes and socks submerged in it all. When I got to my hotel, in an enclosed space, I realized I smelled like I’d been living in a barn for a week. Yuck. I ended up showering with all of my clothes and socks on and washing them by hand, though I’m going to have to find a way to sanitize my clothes somehow. This is the last forecast day of rain, so I’m looking forward to sunshine!!

Didn’t take many photos today mostly because there wasn’t much to see other than muddy trails, me soaked and looking gross, and very green pastures.

I did (see yesterday’s post about craving nachos) stop at a little place along the Camino and when I saw “nachos” on the menu, I caved. I had to have them. What I got was…nacho chips, with melted blue cheese (?!?!!), and a strange very red but not spicy whatsoever sauce, for 9€ (which is scandalous for what I got). It was worth a shot to hit the spot, but I’ll have to wait to fulfill that craving for when I return to Denver.

I’ve noticed that Galacians speak VERY loudly and from some google searching, it appears I’m not alone in my observation. From having so much alone time and silence for the majority of the day, I thought I was just being oversensitive, but…no; they shout at each other as a normal tone and they get progressively louder from there the more excitable they are. If you happen to be in a restaurant where there’s a sports game on of any kind, your ears will be ringing.

Went to a very cute Italian restaurant (I needed carbs) and it was amazing. So good. Ate all the things… meatballs, garlic bread, lasagna, & salted caramel rocky road ice cream (a bit off the “Italian dinner” theme). Vino tinto de casa was fantastic, and went back to the hotel ready for bed.

Tomorrow is sunshine. Hopefully less muddy trails. And Santiago de Compostela is very near. As well as then seeing Bryan in Barcelona for the next part of this adventure.

Night!En savoir plus