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[QUOTE="Lydia Gillen, post: 563741, member: 9941"] I did the last bit of the Portugues route starting in Valenca. I flew into Santiago stayed the night in San Martin Pinario and took the bus to Valenca next morning in order that I would have at least one Portuguese stamp on my credential. I n 2007 When I started on the Camino I carried my ruck and stayed in Albergues. I was always anxious about getting a bed or even floor space. 10 years later and 3 journeys from the Pyrenees to Santiago and being either on Camino or volunteering each year I decided that in my 70's I should book ahead and get my rucksack carried. A very very good decision!!!:). Every day was pure pleasure as I walked through forests , vineyards and past patches of corn with people cutting the ripe ears. I paced myself and had time to see things. Unfortunately, but not really bad. two days out of Santiago whilst walking with a fellow pilgrim, we could see the smoke from Vigo behind us, and she found it was affecting her lungs and decided to forge ahead to somewhere much nearer Santiago. I was walking very well and and said "I will go with you" Phoned and made reservations, cancelled previous reservation It was several Klm later and way past where I should have stopped that I remembered my rucksack.:eek: To make a long story short I arrived into Santiago one day early in order to get together with my ruck. We came into that lovely city in pouring rain in a Mercedes taxi!!!.;) The ruck had not yet arrived and would not for another two hours, so I decided to stay there rather than take the taxi back to where I had originally got it and so continue my Camino. So I have made the decision to go back again in Spring and enjoy the same Camino all over again and to [U][B]Walk[/B][/U] into Santiago. I had always thought that staying in albergues and carrying one's rucksack was [B]the[/B] way to do the Camino. It has taken me a long time to learn to have compassion on my advancing years. A lesson I intend to put into practice in everyday life. [/QUOTE]
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