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26/07/2017

Nearly one year since i started walking to the sounds of the bells. I have found some bells closer to home but they don't look like they have tolled for a while. Lutheran Church in Yorketown.

04/10/2016

So I have made it to the end of the world Finisterre- we can forgive those who believed the world ended here. Yesterday I attended the pilgram mass and was fortunate to see the swinging incense - they don't have it every mass. Tomorrow I am having lunch at the Parador before heading to the airport for London. I head home on the 7th arriving on the 9th. Thank you all for your interest in my Thames and Camino experiences and you messages of encouragement. Have my experiences transformed me? You will be the judge of that!

02/10/2016

I have arrived!

Santiago is not as pretty as Burgos or Leon. In those cities the main cathedrals are on high ground and can be seen, the old citadels are preserved and they are on large rivers. The cathedral in Santiago is almost hidden, it is also among a sprawl of buildings- one of which Parador has as a hotel (the same company that has the monestery in Leon as a hotel). Dressed in clothes that had not been in a backpack for 34 days, had a quick look in the Cathedral - will look at more closely tomorrow, booked my trip to Finnisterre, collected my "Compostela" (long line up), got lost and finally in bed.

02/10/2016

10km out of Santiago and still meandering through Galacian villages with gum trees. Speaking to an Irish woman yesterday and she said it was like farming in the 1940's. Small farms, labour intensive, the women wear a "tunic" that is not quite gingham. Will these people be "preserved" in this lifestyle for the "cultural/tourism" of the Camino?

The idea was to walk to the 5km mark and stay at Monte do Gozo to "prepare" for Santiago but the Albergue which can house 400 pilgrams looked like one of those Facebook images of a deserted town so we all headed to Santiago.

The last couple of days has seen a mixture of responses -some people are rushing for the finish line, some are slowing down - not ready to face the end. Those who are seeking answers are anxious they haven't found them, those who are seeking a transformation confused that it hasn't happened. Many say that you don't notice he change in yourself but others notice when you get home. Maybe that is why people come back - many have done the Camino or part of before, many assume you will come back. Some in the square are spent, others exhilirated, some confused because they sense anticlimax. Certainly it is an emotional feeling to have completed such a journey but I think some people have expectation of a "miracle" and feel a bit numb. Maybe the pilgram mass wil feel more "final" - I was too late for it today but will go tomorrow.

01/10/2016

Yesterday's post - couldn't be bothered competing for wifi or charging space.
This stage is described as delightful in the guidebook, travelling through 6 dry river beds on earthen paths. Well after each riverbed came a steep ascent on somewhat earthen paths. I reminded myself I was going to totally savour the last 100km and amused myself visualising BJ as she came across each new ascent!
The reward is this beautifully restored Albergue. It is one of the oldest pilgram hostels and has won awards for the restoration.
while this is the busiest section there are times you are on your own and have peace in the mostly shaded pathway.

29/09/2016

From the top - oh no not the top yet! of another long climb. The white is mist. Other than it was all up -yes BJ this section was relentless and probably not helped by two beers at lunch. However it was made up for with a light breeze (haven't had any breezes, wind on two days but that is it) that is starting to blow leaves from the trees- have been waiting to feel the change in season. Not having spent any time in the leafy greens I have not really experienced this so am looking forward to a few more leaves on the head.
3-4 days from Santiago!

28/09/2016

"For all the cows"
Sarria-last point you can start the Camino Frances and get your "Compostella" or certificate, so the busiest section. All the cliches today - pretty creek crossings, bagpiper busker and the cows in the streets.
Despite this been the start to the last section had a pleasant and mostly quiet walk. They say Galicia is very different due to it's Celtic roots and it is. The villages are very different - more like walking through an English village. The church isn't at the centre and the compact 3 story villa type accommodation isn't there. The villages are smaller with the main farm and then other buildings scattered up and down the road. The buildings are much more English looking. No forgetting those passed in this churchyard where the cemetery lines the entrance.

27/09/2016

I have entered Galacia and went to the supermarket with no gross grocers- however am 4km off the Camino (to catch a bus to make up some time, a bus that does actually go to O'Cebreiro but didn't say that on the internet, so could have stayed at O'Cebreiro) and it is very different. Struggled to get food. So tomorrow will be in Sarria with 100km to go.

So who is on the Camino. Interestingly people don't talk much about their work - it may come up in conversation 3 or from someone else. I have met a forensic pyschologist "profiler" a London Jamacian - she has been following romantic interests along the way. A young Englush lawyer who says she doesn't need to be in court until April/May? and will fit in the Inca trail before returning to work. A young lawyer from Alabama who was inspired by art. A Canadian Mountie and Canadian police officer who worked together 25 years ago and started walking the same day without knowing the other was doing it! They have both worked in Winnepeg coralling delinquent polar bears. An Australian who described our indigenous people as " Stone Age" -this was testing for both Sal and I. Lots of educators, some nurses, a woman who was driving to Perth 34 years ago stopped at Penong and never left. Nearly 50% on the trail are Spanish and the rest come from everywhere. We met a Finn who is a family friend of one of Sal's favourite bands lead singer. Some are "holidayers" who enjoy the walking/cycling and meeting people. Many (including the younger set) are on a religious pilgrimage (some will come back as volunteer "hospitaliers"in the confraternity run Albergues). Some are here as a "cheap" holiday. There is a South Koean school with about a dozen kids who carry their drums on top of their backpacks and give performances along the way. It seems like it is becoming a bit of a rite of passage for the younger set. All of the Americans say they saw the movie "The Way" and decided to do it - the power of Hollywood. A young English guy - slightly socially challenged whose father thought it would be good for him to do! The 27-35 group are a bit of a worry - they "quit" (I think many are still victims of the restructuring post GFC), or get sacked and are not saying it, some non UK residents working in the UK are seeing the writing on the wall. They are walking to find their "next step" perhaps the EU should have an employment agency in Santiago?
in other words anyone and anybody.

26/09/2016

View from my Alberhue window in Vega del Valcarce. Successfully navigated bus system (ticket machines have English option unlike attendants) to avoid walking through Ponferrada suburbs. Started walking from Villafranca. Followed the main route which follows the old road (motorway overhead and in mountain) which was a good option. The scenic route had less road but steeper and are always hard to find. This decision was supported 10 minutes into my walk when I saw a group of young ones frustratedly looking at guidebook for where alternative route was. The main route had a very nice gradient which could be walked without sweating and huffing and puffing and so it was enjoyable. Tomorrow will be a different story walking to O 'Cebreir which will take me from 600m to 1200m. There is an option of doing the last couple of hours by horse which I am considering if the times work out. Can't decide if I would be sorer walking or riding!.

25/09/2016

Sunrise at Cruz de Ferro, highpoint of the walk (1504m) where you leave your stone with the burdon you want to leave behind or token of love.

25/09/2016

Foncebadon - once derelict but brought back to life by the Camino. Stayed at the monestry- should have guessed the hospitaliers were American- there was an orderly queue to get in!
As for the pearl of wisdom: "don't walk faster than you soul" I can't claim this one, the father of a 18 German guy said it to him as he set off for Santiago from his German home.

23/09/2016

Things happen for a reason. A rest day in Astorga to get Sal safely on the train. Given I have an annoying cold it is not bad to rest up and what a town to do it in. Sal is loving Gaudi buildings and this one houses a museum. In it's heyday Astorga had 51 chocolatiers- did a small taste test and Sal is taking some home for me.

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