Day 35 Palas de Rei to Ribadiso, Spain October 26, 2022
The third last day! How can that be? The day passed really quickly in spite of 26.1 km. After a great supper of lasagna last night, I bought a new poncho that is heavy rubber and a new headlamp. I am completely rainproof now and it did rain a bit today. This morning I thought I’d stop at 20 km but I still felt good so I carried on-
because I thought better to go more today and less the next two days. After breakfast, I left in the dark and almost immediately was walking with Carla from Barcelona who is a gynecologist. We had a very interesting conversation and then she picked up her pace and left me in the dust! I’ve decided that Sarria to Santiago is the Spanish version of Disneyland- so many people talking, blasting music, just generally making a lot of noise. They pass you on the path and don’t say hello or even respond when I say hello to them. I know it’s their country and they are entitled to do what they want but it is a sad end to a great activity for me and many others who started a while ago. So many now-
My intention for today was forgiveness. I couldn’t really come up with anybody that I need to forgive because I generally do that soon after something uncomfortable has happened and I don’t hold a grudge. Then I turned the table and thought about or hoped that anyone that needed to forgive me would do so. Forgiveness is a huge liberator because holding a grudge is like drinking poison. It only hurts the person who is angry.
It was a mushroom kind of day-
As well as a hórreos (corn storage) day-
Along the way-
Lunch was a quite rare burger and I was assured I wouldn’t get sick and so far so good-
The menu translation was funny-
O Leboreiro has an interesting church-
Carrying on-
Finally I came to Ribadiso which appears very new because the roof tiles aren’t slabs of slate-
The Albergue Milpés was up the hill but at least I don’t have to climb it first thing in the morning-
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