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The Lennans are in Santiago de Compostela
The boys sit overlooking the main square. As you enter the square you hear bagpipes playing and see a mass of people reclining on their bags - recovering from a…
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Final approach to Compostela
The final descent was through a business district - I guess I was expecting something more meaningful and serene. You can see the cathedral in the distance!
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Friday – 10K
We had only 10km to walk to reach Compostela. This the pope's monument about 4km more!
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As we near
Thursday - More symbols and memorials are along the Camino as we get under 15km.
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10 Kilómetro más hoy
Having a break for lunch in Pedrouzo. Pizza y Sprite y vino y cerveza. It's the way the other pelegrinos do it.
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Thursday – Arzua to Santa Irene
Thursday - this is a photo of Santa Irene. We don't have wifi tonight. Will post again on Friday.
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Donkey or Mule – I can never tell
OK...so it looks like we are off the grid for a couple of days. We start our walk today and very soon we are greeted by this gregarious woman. She…
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The Rain in Spain
Whoever said: "the rain in Spain falls mostly on the plain" has obviously never been to northern Spain. Today (Wednesday) we had some light rain after we stopped for lunch.…
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Not all walls
Well, it looks like graffiti from the American eye, but this may very well be art. This is right before Arzua.
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Our new friends
What is fun now is that the Frances Camino and the Camino del Norte have merged! And with that comes more people! These women are from Ireland (the youngest is…