Getting closer...
...and closer.
First I must apoligize for all the spelling mistakes and missing words. I am eager to tell about my adventure and sometimes the fingers are just dancing to fast over the keyboard.
A few days ago when walking in the morning I had a weird experience. It is normal for me here on the Camino that songs pop into my head for what ever reason. It can be songs that has a meaning to me or songs I haven't heard for a very long time... but this morning (a few days ago) my head just could not find the song. There were no clear signal. Imagine you are trying to tune in an old FM radio to the right station and you hear a bit of different song and a lot of scratcing... that's how my head worked the other day. It got better as the sun rised higher up on the sky... and I was walking down the mountain... It was down down down the whole day... a little hard on the knees.
Yesterday I walked from Samos to Portomarin. We (Lise and I) had a Loooong break in Sarria. 2 hours... and may be a little more. I had to get my self a new cell phone as the old one died on me... (I still have the same number). - We got a little something to eat... and and a good time. Talked to many of the pilgrims that were going to stay there... said goodbye to a few who had to stop... (as they have no more vacation time). Also I got a marrige proposal... the bartender across from the albergue asked me to be his wife... unfortunately (for him) I had to turn him down... He said I was dreaming of a scandinavian wife to shut up his friends...
We had another loooong break in Ferriros where we had a huge meal... at 20:30 we arived in Portomarin and had already decided that we wanted to share a hotelroom as we needed no curfew tonight... but a shower... and a beer.
This morning I said goodbye to Lise. It was time for me to walk alone again... I really love walking alone. But for some reason today I was in such a hurry... I have been walking fast... without my usual breaks... and I found that I was trying to outrun the crowds... As many pilgrims only walk the last 100km many have started out in Sarria... and have now also gotten to Portomarin where they started out this morning like me. What I didn't like today was to find these high maintenance pilgrims... who only carry their water and maybe a sweather... and have the rest of their luggage transported by bus... A huge German crowd, a huge english crowd and a huge spanish crowd was walking today. And they are soooo loud.
I had an urge today of skipping these last 100km as the camino really change... and just start walking the stretch from Santiago to Finisterra. But somehow I escaped the crowd and was able to find the peace again. I worry about what will happen to me when I return to Barcelona as this is a non-sleeping and always noisy city... Will I "survive"?? anyhow... I am now enjoying my evening... feeling tired. probably from the long days yesterday... due the the VERY long breaks...
I always get amazed when I walk the camino... I always meet someone who really has what it takes... no weining. Today I saw a man and his son walking the Camino together. They are Spanish. The son was walking really slow next to his father who was walking slow as he has an artificial leg. They have started out in Pamplona... walking all this way on an artificial leg... and others are complaining about sore feet or blisters...
Today I am in Palas de Rei. Only approx. 65km from Santiago so I should be there on 2 days... if I stick to my "plan". It was raining a little today. I actually love walking in the rain. It is so refreshing, as long it is not raining really hard. - They say we will have more rain tomorrow. I say let it rain.
As for the bedbug report... I have still not been bitten. I check every morning my sore body for bites... and none... only a huge black insect got a taste of me... and that was no bedbug... it was to big... it had wings... and it feasted on my while I was having my lunch.
I will now go and have a cerveza. I have deserved it. give my feet a good massage... and talk to some of the new faces I have seen today. I am ahead of all "old" familiar faces... some have left... some have more time or are walking slower or shorter distances.
There are always so many things to tell... and I always forget half when I sit here with only a little Internet time... but of course there will be a new diary at the end... it will only take a little while for it to be translated into english.
I hope you enjoy life out there as much as I enjoy my life here.
Un abrazo a todos ;-)
