24.6 km – 15.3 miles
7:25am to 2:30 pm walking time
1050 meters – 3444 feet elevation gain
Knowing today would be a “short” day (actually just an average day – but would feel short compared to the past two days), I didn’t rush to get started. Though after seeing the super highway worth of Camino traffic, I probably should have tried to get an earlier start to have some more peace and quiet. The 100km pilgrims are often in bigger groups and they’re…loud. They’re also less likely to be friendly to a stranger. Very few will actually say “Buen Camino” to you. So yeah – another day of barely talking to anyone.
One exception was a nice one in that I recognized the yellow vest that my friend Kris told me to be watching for. There’s a woman from Moscow, Idaho that she and Ken got to know and she told this woman all about me. Joan and I finally got to meet at my first break of the day. Hoping I can catch up with her again.
I don’t have a ton of photos from today. The scenery wasn’t bad by any means, but it was a bit lackluster compared to many other Camino days.
The super highway of pilgrims means that each stop is packed full of them. My first stop today honestly felt like a food place at a busy museum or theme park. The line for the bathrooms there was consistently 10-15 people long despite having four stalls.
They did have good toast though, which was my breakfast.
All the dogs today were in rest mode and the kitties seem to be in hiding – probably too many people for them.
Not sure if I encountered bed bugs or just vicious mosquitoes (that I saw swarming in one set of woods near Samos), but I have a ton of itchy bites all over my body. I do check all beds for bed bugs if I’m in a place with real sheets on the beds and no plastic covers on the mattress and pillow. Anyway, one more added piece of fun on this adventure. 😳
Tomorrow will likely be just a bit longer than today, if I don’t decide to go farther. I’m finding I just want to get to Santiago as quickly as I can, but I also have to listen to my body. My body is tired and sore. Still targeting arriving on Friday…unless I get a burst of energy to go farther one of the days.
Adventure Girl Annie 
One more step to Your goal! It would seem to us, that these last 100km and the amount of people that are “out” there, that the camaraderie among the travelers would be very high. Not the rudeness and disrespect that it seems there is. That would make any decent person just want to not continue. We are still so excited about the “finish line” for You! And we are so excited about Miss Marianne and Bill getting there to walk a portion with You. Can’t wait for those pics! Meeting a person from Moscow was a highlight for us…. as we both live in Moscow. As to Your pics, Love the cows! The dogs don’t deem to get too excited about much… And of course, the beer and coke! Love That! We hope that the next leg goes better with more respectful travelers and more people to talk with… Press On Girl….
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Yeah I’m used to the last 100k pilgrims and I try not to judge them since I know not everyone has the time available to walk the whole thing. But it’s a different vibe for sure. I almost wish there was a different route for the “long haulers” to take. 😂
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