Portomarin

Wednesday, June 25
Fr Paul got himself some muscle relaxer, some trekking poles, and taped his shin, and was able to walk pretty good. We covered some 13 miles in about 9 hours. But that included our stops, and luckily there seemed to appear about every two hours a nice café to stop at. So we made it here to Portomarin about 4:30. Which is exactly where we hoped to be. We actually are still on schedule to be in Santiago on Sunday. We passed the 100 kilometer maker today and are now at about 93 kilometers, or 57 miles.
The nicest thing today were the nice trails. Some of the paths were just beautiful. They look like they have been around for centuries, and trod by thousands. Lined with moss covered stone walls, abounding with colorful wild flowers, surrounded by majestic Oak and Chestnut trees, they were magical to walk through.
Of course the crowds have indeed increased. Sometimes it seems as if we were on Main Street. But always an interesting encounter or two with someone from somewhere else.
Anyway, it was a long day and we are going to try for the same tomorrow. So I better be getting to bed.
God bless you, you are in my heart and prayers.