The camino continued

All along the way there are statues of pilgrims walking the camino or rather resting after walking. It was good to rest too! Long ago all a pilgrim took was a stick, a gourd to hold water, a cloak and sandals. I certainly had more than that!

Sometimes we started early in the morning while it was still dark. We needed to have our head lights turned on.

Every tiny village had a beautiful church that was lovingly looked after. It was another good place to sit down.

Every night we stayed in a different place. This place is called Foncebadon and our hostel was joined on to a tiny church. It was a long climb up to arrive here and we were very tired.

Sometimes huge modern motorways passed over the ancient villages. How would you like a motorway above your house?

As we headed into the hill country of Galicia we started walking through forests. I was quietly wondering if we might meet any bears because brown bears are still found in this area. I was glad they were busy elsewhere when we passed through!

Winding down from the high hills we came to Samos an ancient Benedictine monastery. It looked beautiful as we walked down to it. I didn't know what lay ahead!