On Friday the 10th of May 2013, Harold and I walked from Sarria to Hospital de la Cruz. The Brierley distance today was 35.6 kilometres. Sarria is the starting point for peregrinos who do not want to walk the full length of the Camino, but who nevertheless want to receive an official Credential certifying that they have indeed walked the Camino. The number of peregrinos on the Camino increased noticeably once we left Sarria
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Me standing still; we did not stand still very often and when we did, it was never for more than a few moments.
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Perhaps this spider had been working non stop to perfect this gorgeous spider web – but maybe spiders can whip up webs like this in seconds rather than hours. Spiders probably do not keep track of time like we do.
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Peregrinos crossing a waterway on Friday 10 May. We would have gotten very wet if it had been raining.
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Thi stretch of the Camino was a very easy stroll though beautiful green fields.
I was never alone when I was a peregrino. Thousands of others were inspired to also become peregrinos.
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This was the bridge at Portomarin where we stopped and had lunch.
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Harold was amazing. He simply kept going all day, every day. He was a great inspiration.
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I was nearly always walking behind Harold. I found out years later there were physical reasons why my walking was always so slow – especially when I went uphill. My breathing apparatus – nose and sinuses – had never worked properly in my life. In addition, I had a leaky heart valve. My heart was simply incapable of giving me the supply of blood that I needed to be able to keep up with Harold or anyone else whose body was working properly.
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Diary Entry Made on Friday 10 May 2013 at 9:17 pm
We arrived at Hospital de la Cruz at about 5:25 pm after leaving Sarria at about 6:50 am. We had a one hour lunch at Portomarin and two breaks totalling about half an hour so we walked for about 9 hours. The Brierley distance was about 35.6 kilometres.. There was beautiful sunshine all day with lots of gorgeous mist clinging to the fields and the hills for the first few hours as we walked.
The Camino spent most of the day winding through country paths and lanes with very little time spent beside main roads. At Hospital de la Cruz Refugio we met Canadians Eileen, Maureen and Doug and had dinner with them. Very pleasant evening.
Distance Walked Today: 35.6 kilometres.
Total Distance Walked So Far: 687.9 kilometres.
Total Distance Covered So Far: 709.1 kilometres including the 21.2 kilometres by taxi.
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Soul Song Number 32 - Winged Feet
(10 May 2013)
You had never had winged feet before.
Never before did you have feet that could walk all day without stop.
Never before did you have legs that knew they could walk all day without stop.
The soft mist clung to the fields and hills as you set out.
It stayed for hours,
Providing welcome friendship along the way.
Today the Camino led you through the best of Galicia.
Through the hills and fields of green echoing with the sound of running water.
Overhead, the sun shone.
Banishing the rain of yesterday.
So you used your winged feet.
You used them to walk through the country of the "Spanish Celts,
Aware of the honour given you by this blessed day.
Wrapped in joy, you walked.
Then you walked some more.
Until by day's end, the Saint was only 78 kilometres away.
And you had walked an astonishing 36 kilometres in one day.
What a joy it was to walk on winged feet.
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