To Santiago de Compostela

October 8

To Santiago de Compostela 20km

What a glorious day! Sunshine made reaching Santiago so much more glorious, and there were many peregrinos who were thinking the same thing. Today's trek followed forests of pine and eucalyptus trees with many coffee stops along the way. Now that there are more peregrinos at this stage of the Camino, the variety and quality of food improves. However it takes a little longer getting into Santiago with more stops along the way. And what a beautiful sight when we arrived in the old town. The cathedral spire was visible from blocks away. 

But what a mistake we made not checking for national holidays. The usual hotel we stay at was booked for the weekend, as were nearby hotels, but fortunately we were referred to a hotel about a few blocks away. The bad luck continued. When we went to book the train to Alicante, they were all full. Lucky there were buses but our travel time doubled from 9 to 18 hours. 

So it goes on the Camino...be patient and be flexible.