May 19, 2016
Today we walked Stage 28 of the Camino from Triacastela to Sarria which, according to my Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino, is 71.5 miles from Santiago. It rained overnight and threatened to rain this morning, but all we saw was a little mist a few miles into the walk. The day was overcast but the temperature was relatively warm, and my raincoat soon found its way into my backpack. The first 3.5 miles were a moderate uphill climb and then the rest of the way was either downhill (though not as steep as yesterday) or flat. All in all, we walked @ 11.6 miles, a fairly short day. Again, the terrain is lovely with rolling green hills, and it's a pleasant walk. We pass by quite a few cow pastures and get some fairly pungent whiffs from those inhabitants. We also have to watch carefully where we're walking or we'll step in some of the "leavings" from those pasture inhabitants.
My knee is still bothering me somewhat so I'm walking slower, especially downhill. The good news with this is that it gives me some solitary time on the Camino, which I'm enjoying. No blisters yet and, other than my knee, I'm feeling pretty good. Even the plantar fasciitis in my right heel isn't giving me too much pain. Marianne has a couple of small blisters, but other than the aches I mentioned above, we're all doing well and enjoying the journey.
Tonight we're going to a Benedictine monastery in Samos for vespers (evening prayers) followed by Mass and dinner after. Weather looks like it's going to be sunny and fair tomorrow. Yeah!
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