Hola!
I hope this finds you all well!
Yesterday morning I jumped on an early bus to Ferrol and I am certainly glad I DID decide to arrive early as I found out quickly that there is no municipal albergue in the city! No problems, though, as it was only an easy 12km walk to the next pueblo and a municipal albergue in Neda...a nice distance to walk on a beautiful day. And I needed the break, really. Though I only walked 4kms from the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela the day before (Oct 6), I spent much of the afternoon wandering the city and organizing for this walk. And for 6 days Before Santiago I walked around 30kms per day! Needless to say, yesterday I was tired. I had not expected to walk at all and to take the day off, but whatever. I had a terrific siesta.
I am already loving this Way and loving the pilgrims on it! I am back on the coast and have followed the Atlantic ocean for the past two days. I have decided to take this walk really easy and extend it to six days, walking less kilometers per day and taking my time...today was a sunny 15kms with the entire afternoon spent swimming and sunning on the beach! Pure bliss! The other pilgrims are of the same mindset and we all slept until 8 o'clock this morning! Eight friggin' o'clock! You can't know what a privelage that is unless you've walked a Camino yourself! I'm telling you, it was so cool to just sleep in silence until that time without headlamps glaring in my eyes and the scrunching of plastic bags and people packing up at 6 a.m.! I love these people! The elevation starts rising a little tomorrow and I'm excited to see what the climbs are like. No doubt they will be nothing like the Norté or Primitivo and, you know, I'm okay with that. I put in my time really sweating it out and loved every minute of it, but am feeling a little more tranquil now...like I've worked out more than just my body and can relax now. It's a good feeling.
I love you all and miss you very much!
Talk soon. Peace.
Kim
