Arzua

Today was the last long mileage day we will have until Santiago.  We walked 18.3 miles...almost 10 hours on the road today including all our rest stops.  Our feet are killing us this evening.  We asked the hotel front desk if we could get a massage this evening, but he said they don't work on the weekends.  We haven't had a massage on this entire trip and Lee's heel and Achilles' tendon have really been bothering her.  We found a mechanical massage machine and we both gave it a try this evening.  See picture below of Lee.

We left Palas de Reis this morning right before sunrise as we knew it was going to be a long day.  It rained last night hard but not today so we really lucked out! Today's walk was once again rolling hills through farm country.  We crossed over 4 rivers, walked through valley's and walked under the shade trees quiet a bit of the day.  We walked through the villages of San Xulian, Casanova and O'Coto in the morning.  Stopped and had lunch in Melide for lunch and kept walking some more. 

For the most part the Spanish people are really nice and helpful.  Yesterday when we got into town, we had a hard time finding our hotel.  When we stopped and woman and asked for directions she went out of her way to walk us to it.  Other times, especially in large cities, if we look lost they just stop and point us in the right direction. It's pretty obvious that we are "pilgrims" and they know we belong on the Camino.

Tonight we are staying in Arzua, population of about 6,300, it's the last large city before we get to Santiago...in just two days!  Can you believe it? We can hardly believe it ourselves!  We have only 42 miles left to walk to Santiago! 

We hope you enjoy the pictures from today. Tomorrow we head to O'Pedrouzo.