May 7, 2017 – 12 miles (19 Km) A bit shorter walk today, which was nice, as our legs are feeling the last few days. It was sunny all day, also a nice change. Tomorrow is probably our last dry day, then there’s rain in the forecast for the rest of our trip. Let’s hope it’s not too much!! We had a few hills and walked mostly on trails, and the scenery was pretty nice, mostly green mountains around us.
We’ve made it to Sarria, just over the 100 Km mark to Santiago. That is the distance you need to walk in order to get a Compostela, the certificate of completion. You also need your pilgrim passport with at least 2 stamps per day to prove you have done it. A lot of people don’t have time to walk the whole thing, so they start here. Just walking into town, we were amazed at the number of albergues (hostels) around. The Main Street has tons of them! We expect the trails will be much fuller tomorrow.
McHughs on The Camino 