To Santiago de Compostela: 43 km
Walked today: 29 km
Total walked: 661 km
Another very hot and humid day. Today we woke up even earlier to beat the heat. Usually at 6 am we walk alone but today the dark streets were busy with pilgrims.
We crossed the bridge on the way out of the city and walked and walked. At about 10 km we stopped at a cafe. The waitress was overwhelmed. Too many pilgrims. We were the last ones to leave. I made a comment to the waitress and she said foreigners are OK, they are quiet and wait in line, it is the Spaniards and the Portuguese that drive me crazy. They are load and want service at the same time. Funny, she is Spanish.
We stopped a couple more times to rest, we got caught by the heat and we arrived to Caldas de Reis at around 2 pm. The am sorry to report that my 4 old blisters are still there, a couple are bigger and I have a new one on a toe.
We did our errands, luckily there is a laundry at the hotel and a Froiz supermarket across the street. We also had time for a bit of rest.
We had agreed with a few friends to meet at 7 pm for dinner and to celebrate Brenda's birthday. We found a large group including pilgrims from Germany, Russia, Austria, Australia, Holland, Italy, Denmark and Canada. Over 20 people. The waitress played a Spanish birthday song in the sound system as she brought the cake ( I got the cake earlier at a pasteleria ). Everyone stood up and clipped with the song. I think Brenda enjoyed her party.
It is past 11 pm so to bed. I have to be up in 5 hours.
Santiago el Mayor, St. James the Great, help us complete this pilgrimage to your tomb, help us to take advantage of the privilege of being pilgrims to get closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ.
PS. Blogger failed again and I lost all the photos.
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