As we approach Sarria, it is with a certain sense of achievement coupled with trepidation that we begin the last 100 km of our Journey.
The town of Sarria is the great junction where the 'wearied and blistered' encounter the 'fresh faced and excited' as this is where many new pilgrims begin their adventure to Santiago.
For those of us who have done a few miles already this could make the last leg much more busy and frantic compared to the comparative quietness of the trail so far.
There is also something of a pecking order that one notices on the path.
Egos tend to be pricked a little when one comes across folk who have done less or more miles than oneself.
And there is always someone who has done more!
We met a couple from Holland who had walked from their front door, and a Swiss gentleman who had set out from Krakow. We foolishly thought this couldn't be beaten until we encountered a chap who had started in Poland and went via Rome before heading back to Santiago, clocking up a staggering 6000 km, all on foot and with his loyal dog!
Our feeble 800 km effort pales into insignificance.
TTFN
The town of Sarria is the great junction where the 'wearied and blistered' encounter the 'fresh faced and excited' as this is where many new pilgrims begin their adventure to Santiago.
For those of us who have done a few miles already this could make the last leg much more busy and frantic compared to the comparative quietness of the trail so far.
There is also something of a pecking order that one notices on the path.
Egos tend to be pricked a little when one comes across folk who have done less or more miles than oneself.
And there is always someone who has done more!
We met a couple from Holland who had walked from their front door, and a Swiss gentleman who had set out from Krakow. We foolishly thought this couldn't be beaten until we encountered a chap who had started in Poland and went via Rome before heading back to Santiago, clocking up a staggering 6000 km, all on foot and with his loyal dog!
Our feeble 800 km effort pales into insignificance.
TTFN
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