We completed our 6th Camino today at 11:55 a.m. when we arrived at the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Reception Office, presented our credentials and were rewarded our 6th Compostela.
This morning we walked our final day totally in daylight, where as the previous 5 final walking days, we began the walk from Lavacolla in the dark.
After so much rain the last weeks of Camino2024, today was dry… not a single drop of rain.
It was the quickest processing for us at the pilgrim’s office, arriving at 11:50 and receiving our Compostela’s at 11:55! In 2019, our wait time was over 5 hours.
We were two of the 2540 Compostela’s rewarded today.
Leaving Lavacolla Walking over the creek where medieval pilgrims cleaned up before presenting themselves at the Catedral in Santiago.The rain finally stopped last night, but none so far this morning.Is that the sun? It’s trying to get through all the clouds. It didn’t quite make it this morning, but more importantly, it did not rain. Yaaa!The first 3 miles of our walk was on pavement through residences and small farms like this…… and this.Our breakfast stop in San Marcos and final breakfast on Camino2024. We also got our final required stamp (cello) for our credential here.Fog this morning only, no rain!walking past a huge sports complex on the Monte del Gozo.Group photo taken by our Australian pilgrim friends
A pilgrim couple from Australia offered to take our photo and we walked together and chatted for a while on our approach into the suburbs of Santiago.
Our first sighting of the Catedral spires as we entered old Santiago de Compostela.walking past the west door to the Catedral on the way to the Pilgrim Reception officeWalking past the Praza de Obradorio with the Obradorio Facade of the Catedral in the backgroundJust after receiving our Compostela’s with the entrance to the Pilgrim Reception office behind us.Having our traditional ” Celebratory Colacao” after receiving our Compostela.As we were sipping our Colacao, these two pilgrims from Florida, whom we have been hopscotching with along the Camino since O Coto, were walking toward the Pilgrim office to receive their Compostela’s.
We walked to the train station to purchase our tickets to Madrid on Saturday morning and had lunch, while waiting for a 2:30 checkin at Pencion Mexico ( of all places!)
We had an interesting conversation with Elsbeth, from Holland at the train station during lunch. She was waiting for her train to Vigo, Portugal to begin her Camino on the Portuguese Camino.
We’ll pick up from here on our blog entry tomorrow.
Jimandi 