Forecasts showed this day would be my hottest yet at 26 Celcius, so I was happy that I had put in a long previous day, making this one an easy stroll to Santiago. I made the most of my single room, slept in, and was on trail by 9 am, long after most other pilgrims. I did catch up to Maria and Yilin from Singapore, and Alphonse from the Netherlands.
The walk into Santiago de Compostela felt different travelling alone, not better or worse, just different. At the cathedral, I asked someone to take my photo and then I talked to some other arriving pilgrims.
Vicky
Vicky is from Ohio, USA and was completing her first, a portion of Camino Frances.
Sandra and Martin
Canadian Sister and Brother, Sandra from Airdrie, Alberta and Martin from Creston, British Columbia, were just taking in the feeling of completing a section of the Camino Frances.
Rodrigo and Estela
Rodrigo and Estela, from Spain had just completed the North Camino.
Babby
Babby, originally from Alaska was now living in Manhattan, USA. She had just completed the Portuguese Coastal Camino with Spiritual Variant. She walked the final two days with Robert from Belgium, whom I had met and photographed April 3.
Robert
Rob from Belgium again. I took his portrait again because he insisted I do. As he had planned, he took his time on the Portuguese Coastal Route, finishing with a big smile this day. He, Babby, and I ended up at The Last Stamp Albergue and went for a celebratory dinner together.
Chiu Chi
Chiu Chi is from Taiwan. She had just completed her third Camino, the Portuguese Central route from Porto. Here she is sitting in her bunk across from mine at The Last Stamp Albergue. She was leaving the next day for The Lake District National Park in England.
I walked 24.9 km this day.