We left Santiago de Compostela today for Finisterre (the coast). Put about 21 miles in today and hope to be their by saturday. the hostel santiago this morning
Yesterday we did about 25 miles. Today about 19 We have done about 128 miles so far. Averaging 18ish/day. Yesterday I ran into a street parade and mini "running of the bulls". With little kids and fake bulls. We are walking through alot of vinyards. Dog selling fruit and water Rock towers that local guy builds.... He sells snacks right here. The mini running of the bulls the fake bulls vinyards
This morning I awoke to the sound of the cows being taken back to the barn for milking around 6am. After a typical Swiss breakfast I headed back down the mountain. The trail was less steep here and there was lots of greenery and vegetation around, which transitioned to evergreen trees once I hit the tree line. Once I got near the bottom of the valley, the trail followed a roaring mountain stream, flowing with snowmelt and glacier runoff. I stopped and jumped in for a bit, and it was just as cold as it looked. Further down I met an 18yo named victor from Montreal who was visiting Europe for the first time, and had just been in Sweden visiting some family he has never met before. He went all the way up to Oberhornsee, and back down to Stechelberg, and then took the cable car back up to Gimmelwald. Quite the long day. I got back to Gimmelwald and then went to the pool in Mürren for the rest of the day. Made a Pizza for dinner at t...
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