Galicia

On Monday, just before we reached the top of the mountain we entered into an area of Spain known as Galicia and Santiago is the capital city of Galicia. Galicia is very very different from the Meseta where our walk began. This area of Spain has a strong Celtic heritage and the land is often compared to the western part of Ireland. The scenery is spectacle and almost too beautiful to imagine. Everywhere you turn the vistas are breathtaking. The weather is wet and because of that everything is very very green. In the Meseta farmers grow wheat and corn and sunflowers, this area is primarily dominated by dairy farms. The Camino path passes by farms all day and a walker needs to pay close attention to the path or it is easy to step in a pile of cow poop. Besides the manure the paths are also littered with chestnuts. The spiky pods are everywhere and you will often see old ladies from the village gathering the nuts. Fog is a constant in this part of Spain. From the time we reached the mountain top through today's walk we have spent part of each day walking through thick fog. In every village you will see laundry hanging on a clothesline but I question how it will ever dry in the damp moist air

? We are now less than 60 miles from Santiago and that is good because my energy is waning and my legs are screaming for a break. Each night I go to bed thinking there is no way I can walk the next day and a miracle happens and the next morning we are off again!