Days 28 & 29 – Sarria to Portomarin & Portomarin to Palas de Rei

Only 3 days left until I walk into Santiago.  I am excited about getting there and I am excited about getting home.  Next Friday, I fly out!

Day 28 was a walk from Sarria to Portomarin, which is only about 14 miles.  The weather was good.  There were a few challenges on the terrain, but nothing I was not anticipating from my previous experiences.  I mentioned yesterday, that the path gets crowded after Sarria because that is where the tour companies start.  Because of that, I got up very early to get going at 6:00 AM to avoid the crowds.  It worked out well, except that I got to Portomarin before my albergue opened.  I had to wait an hour.  I met up with a lot of my friends before laying down for a bit.  There was a pilgrim’s mass at 7.  By 8:30ish, I was settled in for the night.

Day 29 took me from Portomarin to Palas de Rei, which is about 16 miles.  Very uneventful day.  Weather was good.  There is a pilgrim’s mass at 7:00, which is also the Vigil mass for Sunday!  Yay!  I assume I will meet up with my friends at some point, but Palas de Rei is larger town so I might not.  Regardless, I will send pictures of the evening activities on the next post.

Honey, I will be home soon!

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