Day 33 - A long haul, 2 days to go

Palas del Rei to Arzua
30.4km
Accumulated distance 808.2km
I k ew a long day was ahead, so a breakfast in my room from the supermarket, then out the door at 6am. I was surprised to see so many others on the road so early, presumably they were thinking the same.
It was clear that today was not going to be as hot as yesterday, there was overcast skies above and temps were nice and comfortable.
Had a chat to Rosanne while walking then back into it. The oath was easy going although lots of today was like a dragons back, up then down, and repeat.
It was a day when I bumped into lots of familiar faces.
The first was Andy from the UK and we had about a half hour together chatting away.
Next was walking past a cafe when I heard my name called out, it was Ian, Marissa and Karen. We ended up walking together for the rest of the day.
In Malide I again heard my name called out from a restaurant and it was Maz and Leigh. Just a quick chat then back in the road to find a pharmacy for my allergies.
Also bumped into Jacki and Laurie from the Waikato for a quick hello then back on the trail.
I managed to catch Ian etc and we had a great day. A highlight was stopping at the Roman bridge to soak our feet, which coincided with my personal 800km walked.
Into Arzua at around 2pm with much more tolerable temps thanks to the overcast weather, then a clean up before pizza dinner with the walking crew.
A really enjoyable day made the km fly by. Only 2 days of walking now remain, about 42km.
Moments of the day included bumping into such good people which felt good, as well as the foot soaking in the river, and my 800km milestone. Go me.Read more