May 13, 2017 – What a strange feeling not to pack up and start walking!! We had a very leisurely breakfast and went to walk a bit around town in the pouring rain.
It really has been an amazing experience, something we will never forget. We started talking about doing this years ago, and we can’t believe it’s over! I’m sure our legs are grateful that we’re giving them a break, but we will definitely miss what became our daily job. It wasn’t always easy, we did get some aches and pains, and walked when we were very tired and/or hungry, but we had a goal every day, and just knew where we had to go.
To be quite honest, I think we were both a bit worried about spending 24/7 for 35 days, we had even talked about taking break days and walking separately, but we managed to stay together the whole time without any major problems. It was a great time to reconnect, and I think we’re both grateful for this. We hope to do more walking trips in the future, but maybe nothing this long!
The walk is 500 miles (790 Km). Our shortest day was yesterday with 10 miles, our longest I think 22. Most days we were done before lunch, except for maybe 2 or 3 days. Every day after eating and resting a bit we walked some more, so we added a bunch of miles.
Fitbit facts: According to my Fitbit, in 34 days we walked 611 miles, over 25 miles on two of the days. Over 1,250,000 steps, reaching 50,000 in two of the days. As far as climbing, the day we did the most was the first, in the Pyrenees, with over 500 stories, the next high day was 450. Poor old Fitbit may need to retire, how can I ever live up to this any more!
Thank you all for following and coming along with us. Also, thank you for all the encouragement, love and support, it carried us to the finish line every day!
BUEN CAMINO!!!!
McHughs on The Camino 