Triacastela - Sarria (pop 13,000) 18.7 km October 25

* I went back and added the population of the villages we stayed in so that we have a sense of how remote some of these places are.

I am thankful for many things in my life, this morning I am especially thankful for clean,dry clothes, socks and warm dry shoes.  And that there is no rain for the moment.

We have a great walk through the countryside

It is so quiet and no wind, temp of about 15, we stop for water at this fountain

The view continues to be spectacular

We come across a few mushrooms

I'm sure this one is magic !

We pass by these girls , so odd to see the horns!

More vista

So beautiful

We stop for breakfast at Fureia (pop 2) and this wall has coins from everywhere in the world!

Another tree tunnel

And here we have to climb the embankment to let the tractor pass!

A dairy barn under contrsuction

Our trail into Sarria

We find lodging in Sarria 

At this place - private room, shared bathroom 30 Euros . Durminiento Pension

Sarria is a major starting point for pilgrims with limited time to pick up a compostela   Starting from Sarria will just cover the requisite 100 km to the cathedral in Santiago .  The guide book tells us to be nice to the new pilgrims and not to judge them.

In 1970 only 63 compostelas were issued in Santiago .  For the year ended 2012 192,488 compostelas were issued .  Of those 21% started in Sarria compared to 11.54 % starting in SJdPP ( where we began ) In 2012 49% of the compostelas issued were to folks from Spain , 1.51% were from Canada 

Today marks one month of walking.