We had rested up in Lugo and Shelley’s knee was feeling better. We headed out early and restarted our journey along the camino. It was a beautiful morning and one of the first sites we came to was the Roman bridge at the outskirts of Lugo. At the foot of the bridge was a statue of a Roman standing guard.
We took our time and enjoyed a slow pace and scenery as we progressed.
After a while Shelley’s knee began to hurt. We stopped along the way a few times but her knee continued to get worse. We walked along the camino for approximately 7 kms when Shelley’s knee was inflamed and very painful. We were afraid that it could cause some permanent damage to her knee. We decided that I should continue the camino alone and that she would take at taxi the remaining way to Santiago. There was a camino marker where we stopped so Shelley placed her stone on the marker. We contacted a taxi and she went ahead via taxi to Santiago de Compostela.
It was a sad time for us but we knew that it was the right choice. At this point I began the remainder of the camino solo. I continued along the camino until I reached a small shrine along the side of the trail. It was quite peaceful and a perfect spot for me to stop and enjoy a snack.
I continued along the camino which was ascending over time, I came to some beautiful views and trails in that area of the camino..
I even met some of the local animals along the camino.
I walked another 20 some kilometres before stopping for the night. It was a day of mixed emotions I was sad not having Shelley with me on this section of the camino. I knew it was only 70 kilometres or so to go and I was excited to finish the last few days to arrive in Santiago.
¨Buen camino¨
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