A short day today. Got up at the late hour of almost 8 a.m. and left around 8:30 after coffee and toast. A delightful misty day in Galicia. Again was surrounded by cows and sheep this morning. It is amazing how much this area looks like Ireland--from the slate slab fences to the layout of the farms and the terrain. Huge trees--how many pilgrims have touched them? Walked the morning with a woman from--guess? Canada!! A nice conversation and then she and her walking companion were off. At the albergue last night, met a woman who is a relative of the French Canadian couple I was walking with the first few weeks. This is indeed a very small Camino world! Met a woman outside the supermercado who is suffering from bed bug bites big time. She got the bites in a small albergue in Burgos. She has had an allergic reaction and is covered, and I mean covered, with pustules as big as your thumb. She was waiting for her doctor appointment. She is the third person I have met with bed bug bites.
Not much time today as internet access is VERY expensive here and slow. I am trying very hard to slow down to around 12 to 16k per day. I may still arrive in Santiago a little early. There are some positives to that--I just might catch up with some of the people I have met along the way and lost track of. Surprising though how people pop back in.
The walk this morning in the mist was restful. What a wonderful world we live in. May God bless you this day and always with grace and eyes to see what is spread out before you.
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