It’s the final countdown!!! Woke up like it was christmas this morning and with an anxious belly.
The pension last night was lovely and the hosts made you feel like you were at home and were very generous with wine and food. Met some lovely ladies around dinner. 2 had walked from Holland and the other lady was from cardiff just completing the last 10k she was unable to complete last year due to injury. The discussions about Brexit started as most people ask us British what the hell is going on and the conversation was in good flow.
Started out at 6:30 as normal. Today’s walk certainly felt different. It was like walking into disneyland the whole way. There were swarms of people completing the last stage with smiles on their faces and in good spirit. You could certainly tell the people who had walked the distance as we hobbled along.
The camino always has the last laugh though. Mount gozo was the last hill to climb before the decent into santiago.
The walk into santiago town was long and felt like forever. The walk through the tunnel as the bagpipes played gave me goose bumps all over and onto Santiago square just felt overwhelming with a sense of relief.
I am a bit gutted I didnt cry as the thought of santiago previously made me well up with tears.
I think it was generally the overwhelming feeling of seeing everyone in our primitivo family, hugging and kissing us and the fact of “omg I’ve made it!”
I’m going to enjoy now a lovely beer, shower and clean clothes. I will update the blog tomorrow with my thoughts and the bis answer of why a camino!
Camino de Santiago 