And so it has come to this. We are in Salcida. We stopped 27 kms short of Santiago de Campestela. After 28 days of hiking across Spain. After the Pyranees mountains. After the vineyards of LA Rioja. After the plains of Castilla y Leon. And after the beautiful mountainous farmlands of Galicia. It has come to this. Tomorrow we will arrive in Satiago. This wonderful experience, adventure, pilgrimage, journey, study, escape, will play out it’s final scene.

And what was it all for? To study blisters, cramps and arch support? To test how far we can get with only two sets of clothes? To see the countryside of Spain? To make new friends and enjoy good company? To carry out a detailed analysis of Spanish beer? To test our bodies to the limit and to test our will and resolve beyond that? To seek something deeper and more spiritual?

While I might have started out to just have a long hike, I believe in the end, that it was all of those things. A little of some. A lot of others. Anyway, it was some of all. Time will tell how the mind resolves it and the memory recalls.

In the meantime, we will arrive in Santiago tomorrow and I, for one, will be satisfied