Day 34 - Almost finished, 1 day to go

Arzúa to O Amenal
23.1km
Accumulated distance 831.3km
A good breakfast at the Arzua pension and then in the trail at 8am for the second last time. The weather was perfect for walking, and the going was good. The first 10km flew by, overtaking lots of the new walkers until my first coffee stop. Only about 10 min later I spotted the walking crew so decided on a second coffee. They had been joined by Oliana, a Ukrainian girl with a horror story. She was walking the Camino collecting sound bites from random people to stitch together into a Ukrainian poem. I made my acting debut and read out a line of her poem.
The rest of the day was really easy walking, and most enjoyable walking through the eucalyptus plantation with the familiar smell and the birdsong.
We arrived at my accommodation at about 2pm for a light lunch, then the crew carried on to their stop about an hour down the line. It was a thoroughly pleasant day today. We plan to meet up tomorrow in Santiago.
The moment of the day was meeting Oliana, a lively and engaging young girl trying to raise awareness for Ukraine and the horrors of the Russian war. I was very happy to add my voice to her plight.Read more