It was so rainy and stormy last night neither of us were eager to get up in the dark to head out into the cold. I guess it was about 8:30 when we left are room and went straight to the coffee / pastry shop just up the street and hung out there till it really got light around 9:00. There are so many more walkers now that our northern route has joined the Frances route.
Here are the Easter eggs, notice the tiny day packs. Most only walking the last 100k of the Frances.
One of my favorite pics of the day in a tiny break in the rain.
Nearing the Santiago airport.
A sight we both remember from the last time we walked in to Santiago back in 2010. The end of the runway. Just missed a plane coming in right over our heads.
Seemed like forever walking into town from the airport, raining so hard I couldn’t even take at picture at Monte del Gozo which is the first place way up on a hill that you can see the spires of the Cathedral on a clear day. Al got one.
Soon after we entered the portal to the old part of town Al started looking for a nice place for us to stay for a couple nights close to the Cathedral. I don’t even know the name of the place but it’s beautiful. Only 3 rooms on each of 4 floors in an old building that has been totally modernized on the inside.
Here’s a view from our window.
As we are really glad to have hot showers, heat to dry our rain gear and a laundry service to dry our clothes.
So my book says the total for the 2nd half of Camino del Norte from Villaviciosa to Santiago de Compostela is 372k or 231 miles. We walked 20 days and rested 2 days.
No blisters, no soar feet, no shin splints and no Achilles issues this time. I did shead a tear of thankfulness when we walked though the portal to the old town. Thankful to Al for his kind helpfulness and encouragement through out the walk. What a great way for us to celebrate our 52 wedding anniversary along the way. Glad we made it to Santiago again after nine years since the Frances route.
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