Palas de Rei - Arzua ( pop 7000) OCTOBER 28

We heard the rain through the night , we are very thankful it has stopped this morning.  We had a Long day today, the guide book indicated that it would be an easy walk.  It wasn't.

This will be us when we get to Santiago!

The trail was good and heavily wooded for the most part.  We stopped at Melide at 11 am for a break, we had walked 15 km by then, the next 12 km took forever!

We were joined by a fellow from Scotland today...when we asked what part of Scotland he was from he was impressed we knew he was from Scotland and not Ireland.  We told him that we have a nephew that also talks like he has a mouthful of marbles...he totally understood!

Still in dairy country and pretty darn green for October 28!

Crossing a midevil bridge, the water is still very high.  We stay dry for most of the day, only a couple of light showers.

Many times we have seen these elevated sheds....they are (were) used for grain storge and elevated to keep the contents dry and safe from rodents....which I am thankful we have seen none of....

Another beautiful bridge!

We are crossing the highway on an elevated foot bridge, at this point Sid sees a sign that indicates that by car we are 30 minutes from Santiago...we have two more days of walking to get there!

At 3:30 we check into this place (40 Euros). We are dining in!  My SIM card expired so we find our way to get it topped up....that process did not get any simpler.

About stuff I packed....I cannot say enough good about my/our backpacks.  They have been amazing. I had no back/shoulder/neck issues at all.  My leg muscles were pretty sore for the first few days, I think b/c of the weight resting on my hips....otherwise nothing and my boyfriend is also very pleased with his pack.  When I left home I thought my pack weighed 14 lbs, but I ended up carrying the iPad, camera and phone and some water, so I think closer to 17 lbs in reality.  It sure feels good to take it off at the end of the walk!  The only thing that I packed and haven't used so far are leggings, I could have left my vest behind, otherwise everything else was very functional.

Sid and I are very tired, today was long and 800 km is a very long way.  We have 2 - 20km days to Santiago and then we are going to be in the same place for three whole days....!!!