Rúa to Santiago de Compostela
We made it Santiago de Compostela!
We left the hotel in Rua at 6:00 am as we wanted to get to Santiago before the hordes of pilgrims arrived. With the heavy rains yesterday, the Camino was very muddy and littered with broken branches. Parts of the trail had been washed out. We got to Santiago around 10:15 am.
As soon as we arrived we walked by the Cathedral and then to the pilgrim’s office to get our Compostela. Again, this document certifies that a pilgrim has completed the Camino de Santiago and it is awarded by the Church authorities. At the pilgrim’s office we scanned a QR code that displayed a form to complete. Once done, we received a number (kind of like the DMV). Once our number was called, they reviewed our pilgrim credentials to ensure we have the proper number of stamps. They collected some additional information, and boom - we got our Compostela! The line wasn’t too long so we were out of there by 11:00 am. We then went back to the Cathedral and our eyes welled as it hit us that we met our goal and completed the pilgrimage. It has been quite a journey: 39 days walking the Camino Frances with a final distance of 496 miles. Last night a storm arrived and we could see waves of rain passing outside our hotel window. Forecasts said today could be similar. We prayed for dry skies and received it. When we arrived in Santiago the sun was shining and the Cathedral bells were ringing! We missed the 12:00 pm Pilgrim Mass at the Cathedral, but there is another one at 7:30 pm tonight. There is a maximum number of attendees allowed, so we hope we are able to attend. If not, we will be back. Jim and I have already started talking about our next pilgrimage!
5 Comments
Karen
10/3/2021 06:41:34 am
Blessings, love, light! I am in awe of you both! 💙👣❣️
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Mike
10/3/2021 08:13:25 am
Congratulations!
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John and Laurie
10/3/2021 07:41:13 pm
Congratulations! We are so very proud of you and this truly awesome accomplishment. Good for you, kudos, and so very much love!
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10/18/2021 10:55:54 am
Bravo my camino friends! I arrived on Saturday, October 9th as anticipated! Next hike the Inca Trail???????
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Greg
10/18/2021 06:41:40 pm
Congratulations! We are planning on doing the Portuguese Camino. I loved this trip so much!
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AuthorsGreg and James live in Pleasanton in Northern California and are on a pilgrimage on the Camino De Santiago in Spain. Their adventures are captured in this blog. Archives
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