Miles: 12.58/ Steps: 27,553

Todays selfie!

Happy Birthday and farewell to Nikki! I decided to split the next stage into 2 parts so Nikki left early in the morning to do a lot of walking and I went back to bed to sleep some more! I am starting to feel the beginning signs of getting sick and am trying to do what I can to prevent it!
Today was supposed to be pretty flat and along the river so I was confused when I came across these arrows with a super steep hill. I soon realized that there were 2 routes and these arrows were pointing to the more difficult one. Today I turned around and took the one that was easier.
There are so many Pilgrim statues along the way. All of them are so very different.

We walked thru so many small villages. Some were thriving and some were really empty and deserted. This was such a cute block of houses. The cats even realized it was a great place to live!

Not sure why this was hanging from the ceiling but it felt picture worthy.
Todays dog picture. He was guarding its house and barking at everything that walked by.
So many cute villages along the path today.
Another pilgrim statue!
I walked next to the river most of the day. It was a gorgeous walk!


This deer and I walked together for about 5 minutes until it decided to cross the street.
Another pilgrim statue.

Nikki, Ferenc and I started the same day. We all walked together until I needed my rest day in Estella and Nikki and Ferenc walked together another week before he needed to start walking longer distances so he could finish by June 1st. We kept in touch the entire time and he got to Santiago on May 29th. In order to say goodbye to each other, he rented a car, picked me and Nikki up and we all went to lunch in O’Cebrero. It was great to get the group together again!

I think this would be the “Women’s Bathroom”.
I think this is meant to be the men’s bathroom.

It was so fun to get the group together again and so appreciative of Ferenc for renting the car and coming to get us! The drive back to my hostel stressed me out a bit because I could see the steep inclines I needed to walk the next day.

I stayed at the Pension Fernandez in Vega de Valcarce. My private room was cute and such a deal for only $20! The only problem is that there was only one plug and it was high up on the wall opposite from the bed…I had packed a 6 foot charging cable and it really was one of the best things I brought.

I got the best sleep last night though which is really all that matters.