Palas de Rei to Ribadiso
26km/16miles
The dancing pilgrims statue. I think they are dancing because they are so close to Santiago!
Emily and Sarah abut to cross a pretty stone bridge. These stone bridges are very common on the camino.
We stopped in Melide for lunch. It's famous for octopus, which is very popular in this area. The three of us ordered one dish to share. It was a little creepy looking at the suction cups on the pieces, but it tasted pretty good, as long as you could get past that.
Luckily for us we saw the whole octopus being boiled AFTER we ate it, otherwise I don't know if I could've eaten it.
Today was more walking through small villages, farms, and livestock. There are more and more pilgrims joining us the closer we get to Santiago.
Today Christina, a Spanish girl from Madrid, walked with us for part of the day.
It was a very long day. We started late because of our nice accommodations last night we slept in and didn't start the day of walking till 9. Then with our lunch break to eat octopus and a couple other breaks... we didn't arrive at our albergue until 5:30! But we didn't really mind, at this point we're so laid back it doesn't matter. Plus, we met our met out main objective for the day, which was to enjoy ourselves!
Here is the entrance to our village where we'll stay tonight. It's incredible to look at a sign and see that we have 40km to Santiago. After starting at 777km?! It's such a strange feeling to be so close! Two days, TWO DAYS!
I'm thankful for my new friend Sara. It's been so wonderful to have her join Emily and I these last few days!
I'm learning to be quiet. Seems like a funny lesson to learn when I'm meeting so many new people and making so many friends... The Lord works in mysterious ways, and He teaches in unexpected ways.