Lavacolla to Santiago
This morning began with a pleasant surprise that our bill for food yesterday was so low. Our menu Peregrino's lunch, tablecloths, napkins, waiter service, three courses, all "Friday Friendly", including wine came to 10€ each.
Outside as we discovered we were being blessed with rain and sleet to encourage our last mornings walk. By the time we had completed 4 km Nikki was soaked through. She had also managed several hills too, without a break. #proudhusband . We stopped for a coffee at a small campsite cafe.
As Nikki's Facebook page mentioned, she met a Camino Angel here. An older lady had watched her come into the cafe, seen her soaking wet top and vanished , reappearing a few moments later with a brand new, dry, Camino top from a nearby market stall. She gave it to Nikki with some Spanish we did not understand, but it was clearly a gift, and a much appreciated one too. May she be truly and richly blessed for her act of mercy. The shirt appears in the photos.
Onwards to Santiago and after passing the monument to Peregrino's we entered the city limits. Paused at a lovely cafe for coffee. There were a couple of bicycles on the wall and two framed blue jerseys. Clearly serious cycling was important here. We adored the hand finished mugs our coffee came in. The free pinchos were cakes and a small bowl of olives. Nikki ate an olive! Yes, I will repeat that, Nikki ate an olive.
Our first sighting of the well hidden cathedral followed about 2 km later. We noted the rich historical architecture and feel to the Centre of the old city, making our way to the Pilgrim office.
Outside as we discovered we were being blessed with rain and sleet to encourage our last mornings walk. By the time we had completed 4 km Nikki was soaked through. She had also managed several hills too, without a break. #proudhusband . We stopped for a coffee at a small campsite cafe.
As Nikki's Facebook page mentioned, she met a Camino Angel here. An older lady had watched her come into the cafe, seen her soaking wet top and vanished , reappearing a few moments later with a brand new, dry, Camino top from a nearby market stall. She gave it to Nikki with some Spanish we did not understand, but it was clearly a gift, and a much appreciated one too. May she be truly and richly blessed for her act of mercy. The shirt appears in the photos.
Onwards to Santiago and after passing the monument to Peregrino's we entered the city limits. Paused at a lovely cafe for coffee. There were a couple of bicycles on the wall and two framed blue jerseys. Clearly serious cycling was important here. We adored the hand finished mugs our coffee came in. The free pinchos were cakes and a small bowl of olives. Nikki ate an olive! Yes, I will repeat that, Nikki ate an olive.
Our first sighting of the well hidden cathedral followed about 2 km later. We noted the rich historical architecture and feel to the Centre of the old city, making our way to the Pilgrim office.
