Last Evening On The Camino

We began our day at Arzua at a nice hotel outside of town. Our socks and shoes did not dry but we have backups so hopefully we can get them dry tonight. Right now they are sitting on a hedge in the sun. We didn’t see any churches with stamps so had to get them at a cafe and our hotel tonight. The walk was very smooth with good surfaces almost all the way. We had some rain but not too bad. There were a lot of Pilgrims today and the trail was busy. We heard many languages and several people called out USA when they saw the flag on our packs. We walked 12.5 miles so it was not a long day. Tomorrow we walk into Santiago which will be a very special day. We are very excited about the end of our journey.

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  1. Janet ZimJune 2, 2022 at 11:13 PM

    Well done pilgrims! The end is very near - enjoy every last step you take on the Camino

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