Today was another magnificent day - perfect weather and excellent scenery. We are so blessed to be able to do the Camino. But today the trail was more crowded as were the cafes, because Sarria is the starting point of many more pilgrims making their way to Santiago. It is only the last 100km that will earn you the Compostela (certificate of completion and the bragging rights). Today we met a family from Columbia with two teenage boys, and a family from Mexico with three young children. This is a great experience for young children.
Our friends from Toronto. We met her (in the centre) at the Toronto airport, and her husband (with the sun glasses) just arrived to complete the last 100km with his wife. You can always tell who the newbies are - there the ones with clean shoes and clean clothes.
A lot more vendors and cafes at the stage of the Camino.
On the trail we kept seeing wheel tracks and we thought it might be those of a child's mountain stroller. We met the father and daughter the day earlier. It was a touching experience to see the father pushing his daughter along the Camino. He is an amazing man making the ultimate sacrifice for his invalid daughter. But we quickly discovered it was not their wheel tracks. There were a couple of women walking in front, and one was pulling a suitcase on wheels along the rocky trail. On the Camino you can get bag delivery service. Their pack was delivered but there was no reservation, so they were walking to the next albergue. They were elderly and struggling. I saw a parked tour bus and woke up the driver and asked him to help the two ladies. They were relieved that all ended well.
Getting ready for Halloween
Portomarin is a small but beautiful town, set above a valley and river. It is a funky town with a medieval church and main street with nice restaurants and stores.
Our arrival into town
To avoid destruction from the high water the town was moved to the mountain side. Outside the church wall there are numbers used to reassemble the structure.
The typical Hostal we stay at
Julie loved how the towels were presented
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