To Triacastela

October 5

All I can say is, “Today was a beautiful day!” Hiking high in the hills through mountain family farms was perfect.

There was the warm sunrise that lit up the rolling hills and the sounds of working farms mixed in with the sounds of footsteps. There were stone churches, fences and buildings, cats in barn doors, and German Shepherd dogs helping move cows slowly down the road to a different pastures. There was the perfect cafe with tables out back to taste some Santiago cake and have a drink.

We experienced all of this, while climbing a bit, then descending down, down, down to Triacastela where we just finished having a great dinner with Don and Maryann.

It will be hard to top today. Tomorrow, we will climb over a few more hills to a place just past Sarria. 82 miles to go.Read more