May 18, 2016
Our 13 mile walk today started in O'Cebreiro, a small hilltop town, and ended in Triacastela, 96 miles from Santiago. There are 33 "stages" on the French Camino and this route is referred to as Stage 27. We will now be walking each stage in order as we progress closer to Santiago, although some of the longer stages we may walk in two days rather than one. We are also in the province (?) of Galicia and the countryside is beautiful, with rolling green hills, forests and farmland. It was a beautiful walk today, although a chilling fog rolled in shortly after leaving O'Cebreiro. The chill remained with us well past lunch.
I had twisted my left knee yesterday when I tripped on the rocky path and, although it didn't really bother me while walking, it did hurt last night and was somewhat swollen. It still hurt this morning, so I walked somewhat slower than I would normally. Consequently, I didn't walk with Becky and Marianne, but had quite a bit of solitary time during today's trek. At times, I overtook other pilgrims (all of whom had started in St. Jean, France) and walked with them for a bit, feeling very much the novice hiker. I got all sorts of advice on how to prevent blisters and adjust my pack so it didn't bother my shoulders. One gentleman had walked the Portuguese Camino twice and was now walking the French Camino and maintained that the Portuguese way was much prettier. At other times, I walked with others in our group, primarily the two women from Australia and got a chance to get to know them better. All in all, it was a very good day.
Tomorrow we walk from Triacastela to Sarria, approximately 11 miles. We're staying at the same manor home tomorrow night, so it looks like I'll have internet service for at least one more day and hope to update the blog then.
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