Saturday 13 April 2019

Santiago to Fisterra ...

Unusually restless night, considering the full day's walking, as feet mutter mutinously ... by the morning the decision has made itself and it's a 3 hour bus ride to Fisterra and the Espiral family ... Santiago in Semana Santa suffused with the story of suffering and full of pilgrims exuding holier than thou vibes ... comparing distances, routes, number of Caminos, weight of packs, onward baggage ... anyway, the organism surrenders to the foot soldiers, who have suffered enough ... or tolerated the discomfort anyway, twinging at the beginning, then settling to the task ...

Simone opens the door with a warm welcome, Nil joins for a cup of tea ... a discussion ensues on blister treatment, Compeed not recommended ... Nil ( from last year's visit, has been on the Portuguese coastal route) gets to work with sterilised scissors ... feels better already ... booked in for three nights respite, after that, let's see ... maybe Muxia ... after two sunny days, rain resumes ... 
As for pilgrims, five Italians are already here, plus Nil from Turkey, Hil from China arrives so Nil can demonstrate her fluency in Chinese as well as Spanish and English ... then four Germans ... the place is filling up .... Fatima arrives with her usual exuberance and amazing embrace ... Michele also ...Simone cooks pasta for lunch, pizza promised for supper ... no stereotypes there then ...

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