Only Three Days Left - Day 37 (May 20)

What?? It is only 5 in the morning and I am hearing a shower? Yesterday our roommates didn't awake until 7 and this morning nearly everyone in the large room of beds was awake and about ready to head out the door by 5:30. So that is when we gave up and joined the throng. We were out of the door at 6:30, before the sun even came up.

This change is largely an outcome, I believe, of the new pilgrim on the path. They seem to be in a hurry to get out and head to their destination to beat others to the available rooms. As it turned out, we were glad to start our day early as we had planned our longest day yet, 30 kilometres. This was so we would stand a better chance of a short day into Santiago. And we did not worry about a room as our destination, Melide, seemed to have several albergues with a number of beds.

Painted Mushrooms

This section of the Camino path was the least scenic with much of it running along the highway. Additionally, because we are no longer climbing mountains, there were no real vistas to thrill the eyes. In fact, one of the more interesting sights were some rocks that someone had painted and placed on stumps to make them look like mushrooms.

We did have a nice conversation, at least I think it was nice for the little Spanish I understood, with a farmer who had just milked his cows and was carrying the "leche" in bright blue pails into the house.

A stop for a ham and egg breakfast was not our favorite. Fred's eggs were scorched on the bottom and mine were cold. I did have some fresh orange juice that was great. This is something I am really going to miss when we return home. Most establishments here have a device for making fresh "zumo de naranja naturale". They throw whole oranges into the top and out comes the absolute best orange juice. One wall of this restaurant was decorated with what were likely left behind pilgrim hats and my beloved Tilley Hat nearly became one of them!

Wall of Lost Hats

This was probably the most uneventful and outside of accomplishing a 30K day, our most disappointing day on the Camino. We were pleased with our albergue and the ability to get our clothes washed but otherwise it was not a very exciting day. Not many pictures either. Perhaps some of this stems from the desire to be done walking and arrive in Santiago. We are preparing ourselves for that emotional day - one where we are glad to be done but sad it is over.

Lesson for the Day: Don't leave your hat behind, it might end up on someone's wall.

 

 

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