Some more monuments along the way where people are putting their stones.
When I crossed the autopista (interstate in our terms) and I saw greater than 500 km to San Sebastián it made me smile knowing I had walked all that, and more because the autopista is straight and the trail is not:).
The markers in Galicia indicate that I’m just over 100km to Santiago. That’s the first goal for this pilgrimage. The I have another 87 km to get to Finisterre and the west end of the trail.
If all goes as planned I’ll make Santiago on Friday. Today’s plans didn’t go as I thought they would. I just got tired and didn’t go as far as I had hoped, but still completed 18 miles. I’m in the town of Baamonde for the night.
This is a huge albergue. Think of a warehouse with bunk beds. I met an American man from Missouri about my age. He’s doing the Camino with his daughter and son-in-law. The daughter and son-in-law (Mel and Michael) are serious hikers and have been in Etna, Seiad, and the area a few times. They are triple crowners, PCT, AT, and CDT, and have interesting stories to tell.
I bought food to microwave for dinner. Every albergue is different. This one has a microwave, but no utensils. I ate lasagna with my fingers, and a noodle shrimp dish with my fingers. I felt like a caveman.
A highlight came for me at 2:15 this morning. I have learned to have my phone on silent in the evenings so as not to wake up everyone. I was laying, awake, wishing I could sleep in the middle of the night and I heard my phone vibrate. It was my 8 year old granddaughter texting me on her mother’s phone. A wonderful text. I have never been so happy to be contacted in the middle of the night!!
Buen Camino
