The different days along the Camino De Santiago are unique and yet very similar in some aspects. Although each day brings new vistas and experiences they also bring similarities and rituals. Each morning we would awake early and get ready for the day. There was a ritual of cleaning up, stretches and applying our anti blister balm on our feet before starting the days camino. We would start out without breakfast or coffee. Walking the camino until we would find a place to stop for breakfast and coffee. On other days we would take our coffee and snack to go.
We carried a small amount of food in case of long gaps between places. On some days it was not until noon or even later before we came to our first cafe or food spot.
From the town of Salas we continued to head upwards higher into the mountains of northern Spain. It seemed at times that we were always ascending or descending.
At this point Shelley had twisted her knee and it was causing her difficulty and pain. We decided to send out packs ahead to lessen the weight on her knee. We would take more breaks along the way. This was also a chance to stop and enjoy the amazing views.
This dam was amazing to see and is a designated world heritage site.
The further along we went unfortunately the worse Shelley´s knee became until we decided that we would stop at Lugo and take a few extra days to recuperate and see if her knee would get better.
The primitivo is an amazing route with spectacular views. Here are just some of the vistas we saw along our way to Lugo from Salas. It was an amazing section of the primitivo but not for the faint of heart as the route is very taxing and difficult with steep and long ascends through the mountains.
We arrived at Lugo and we were grateful for the few days of rest before continuing on the camino. The city of Lugo is beautiful and we enjoyed being a tourist in the city for a while.. But that is for another post.
“Disfruta de cada momento y experiencias de la vida”
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