Coffees in the hotel bar while the rain got tired. It was supposed to be less than 1mm of rain each hour most of the day and that's what it was when we started. Less than 1mm an hour is enough to keep you damp but you don't have water in your shoes. I had the waterproof socks on anyway.
Today never felt hard or painful. We walked a serpentine route around a more main road. Our roads and paths had very little traffic but quite a few Pilgrims at times. We seemed to be the fastest and passed many who were trudging along in their ponchos.
We didn't stop much today. About 6km in and with 8km to go were the only stops. At the first stop Francisco got nipped hy a small dog I had just petted.
We met a brother/sister combo from Toronto who Mike and I chatted with. Then I moved ahead and then Mike moved ahead, Francisco and Jeanne had pushed on much earlier.
Mostly I walked without a poncho as it not usually cold and not usually raining hard enough to keep you wet. After our last stop it did rain a little harder and got cooler so I did put it on coming into Santiago.
For the last 3 days I have been walking without tying my shoelaces. It has been working really well for me and a lot of my foot pain has gone. I do get more stones but it is also easier to get them out. It is a little harder to run crossing the road. BUT ... so much less foot pain.
The southern approach to Santiago de Compostela is not nearly as impressive as the eastern. Last Camino I could see the cathedral spires for the last 5km. I could never see them this time. You also don't get bagpiped into the cathedral square.
In the cathedral square we hugged, took pictures and drank the beer Jeanne had carried from Padrón.. We went for lunch and then hotel checkin. A hot shower on a cold day was great. I learned that waterproof socks get really nasty on the inside.
After a rest, Mike had some work to do but I met the kids for a beer. We decided on a nice place for dinner and picked up Mike. It was a really good choice. The food was excellent. Wine was less so but the meal made up for it.
After we visited the Pilgrim and went to bed. No walking tomorrow... so strange.
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