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Day 31 - Salcedo to Santiago de Compostela
... tomorrow. All the t-shirts they sell around here and a lot of the silly graffiti along the way said "the Camino is only the start of your new life"...well mine started with pulpo, mejillones and ribeiro. I walked around the old streets of Santiago and Santiago had one last fun vision for me to look at: a group of German old aged pensioners limping and struggling to walk after the Camino, lead by a German priest dressed in full "priest attire" except...he was wearing flip flops. ...
Clean clothes, cathedral, more goodbyes.
... and planned for a supper together as they were leaving tomorrow to go to Hipolito's family who live in the interior of Spain. They introduced us to Tom, a retired lawyer from Dallas, Texas who also just completed the Camino and had walked with Wanda and Hipolito occasionally. Tom was going to have supper with us tonight.
Debbie and I then went for an audio tour of the Cathedral. The tour took about an hour and the line up to the front altar also had ...
The City at the end of the "the way"
... city of Lugo that honored the last supper (celebrate is not a word I would use to describe it- they`ve very serious and somber): The procession is attended by the entire town and in lots of cases people work to prepare for the event all year long (rain on procession day is a serious disaster): The procession that I saw was fairly simple, two rows of slow walking townspeople dressed in ahite robes followed by the priests in magenta. Then comes the ...
Tears, hugs and silence
... and emerged in the great square that is home to the cathedral. The experience was something I have never had before. I was overcome. There were people of all ages having their photos taken, others hugging, some kissing, some just sitting in silence. A few tears were shed.
Health check! David is on his way to Finisterre. He has had a wonderful time and been, as expected, our map master. Iain (The Major), Dallas (The Bursar) and I (El ...
Madrid stories
... April 29th – Chuckles is 66!
Just had to catch a glimpse of that wedding dress! And then had to hear a bit of the Royal Wedding ceremony, hear a few parts and just have a morning chill time in our hotel room. Museo de Prado next stop (after yes, have to confess, a Chai latte at the Starbucks around the corner) to primarily see that infamous painting that inspired Picasso to paint 50 renditions/interpretations: Velenquez’s Las Meninos and it ...
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