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| Part of our walk path from Sarria to Portomarin. |
Today wasn’t what I imagined it would be at all. Well…for the most part.
I was worried about the commercialization of the Camino and feeling sorry for the people who didn’t start until Sarria because I didn’t think they would experience the same types of things we experienced when we started in Roncesvalles. Shouldn’t have worried…
I was right about one thing: there were definitely more people on the Camino today. Lots of what I believe were high school aged kids were on the road today. And the energy was good. There was excitement in the air that I hadn’t felt since our first day in Roncesvalles. People were excited to be on the journey…and it was contagious.
Because I had looked at the map and I had seen quite a few villages along the route, I assumed (yeah, you aren’t supposed to do that…) that it would be a more densely populated area.
And I feared commercialization. LOL! Most of our journey today was on farm paths, complete with cows blocking our way and LOTS of farm smells on one section of the journey.
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| Steep descent! |
And, as we made our way into Portomarin, there was this downward descent that was STEEP and it was made of rock. At one time, it might have been stairs, but I don’t think so. (Eric's quick turn around picture doesn't do it justice.) We were single file, using our walking sticks. And for Rachel and me, there were some pretty steep steps. This led down the hill into an opening that became the street into Portomarin.
Today was also the day of the dreaded bridge. Eric has been aware of this bridge since we first decided to do the Camino. He’s walked across every other bridge we’ve needed to cross—not without dread, but with a great deal of courage. But, this one, he couldn’t do. There were low rails on the street side, and a narrow walk path that wasn’t wide enough for two people. Oh…and it’s LONG, and reports said that the wind would often gust across the bridge. It was gorgeous, but we had to have a work-around for Eric. That story will probably be in his blog…
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| The dreaded Portomarin bridge. |
It was a good walking day, and we look forward to tomorrow!
Buen Camino!
Did you hug a cow? They looked pretty close.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are wonderful Sue and I'm so sorry that Eric couldn't walk the bridge. You are all making great progress!
ReplyDeleteLove and blessings,
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