Last Day

We appreciated the cool morning air as we set out for our last day walking the Camino. Everyone seemed to walk a bit slower and more purposeful.

Camino Cows

We often have to share the trail with sheep, horses, roosters, donkeys but most frequently with cows. Lots of them. A farmer offered to sell a cow to Maria for one euro but she graciously turned him down.








We left the farmland and peaceful countryside and traveled into more upscale neighborhoods. At one point the Camino trail was parallel to the Santiago airport runway. It was an amazing collision of old and new worlds. I could only imagine what the early pilgrims would have thought.

Monte del Gozo

We climbed the hill to Monte del Gozo, the Hill of Joy. It is the first place pilgrims get a view of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. We attended our last mass as a group led by Father Mickey. It has been a joy to attend mass together. It has been a very personal and intimate experience and has transformed my early Catholic years of church.

Preparing to walk to Santiago

So much more to tell but I am running out of steam. It's after midnight and we have an early day tomorrow. Stay tuned.