We actually passed into Galicia 3 days ago. But it did not feel like it. I told Joe by phone that there were pieces that did not quite feel like the Camino to me. Yesterday we merged off the coastal route onto the central route, which is older and more traveled. There are more historical sites, more clear signs, more pilgrim support, more busy agriculture. Today we found one makeshift coffee stand in the woods, and one honor-system cooler with water, juice and beer—both common on the Camino Frances.
Time for me to review our Camino:
9/18 First night in Porto.
9/19 walked to Vila do Conde. 13 miles
9/20 walked to Apulia. 11 miles
9/21 walked to Esposende. 5 miles
9/22 walked to Viana do Castelo. 15 miles
9/23 walked to Vila Praia de Ancora— entered Spain. 12 miles
9/24 walked to A Guarda. 9 miles
9/25 walked to Oia. 8 miles
9/26 walked to Baiona. 11 miles
9/27 walked to Vigo. 16 miles
9/28 walked to Arcade with lunch at Redondela 14 miles
9/29 walked to Pontevedra. 8 miles
Total guidebook miles— 122. Total actual per Fitbit: 147.
Yet to do— 41 paltry miles. Unbelievable.
9/30 walk to Caldas de Reis. 14 miles
10/1 walk to Padron. 13 miles
10/2 walk to Teo. 6 miles
10/3 walk to Santiago 8 miles
This is amazing to look at how far we have gone and how little is left to complete. We are talking about adopting one word as a theme for our group Camino. The lead contender is the word “spirit,” a rich, multifaceted word, which can guide us in answering, “What is the Camino spirit?”