Caldas de Rei to Herbón
Distance: 12 miles / 19 km
Total: 330 miles
Notable memories
Today's lunch
Spanish Tortilla and calamari with fries.
Albergue de San Antonio de Herbón
The guide says that this particular albergue is a not to miss place. With a community dinner and a community breakfast and Pilgrim's Mass, I'm hoping for a nice spiritual experience to wind up this Camino.
Later that night ...
Cathy and I were the first to check in. So I was concerned that we'd be the only ones here tonight. It is the end of the season. But by the end of the night we had two men from the Czech Republic, one Hungarian woman, three German women and one German man, a Canadian and me. Plus our two Spanish hosts.
Had most amazing communal experience on Camino tonight. during the wishing of peace to fellow Mass attendees, I turned around to extend the greeting and there behind me were Anna and Eva, the young ladies that I originally met at the start of this Camino in Porto, Portugal. That was an amazing moment because I enjoyed their company at the start of this Camino in Portugal, and now they would be there for the end of it, or at least one of the last stages.
The pilgrim mass and blessing afterwards so choked me up that I could not deliver a final prayer and had to ask somebody else to do it for me. We had a truly outstanding community dinner and I can't wait for our community breakfast tomorrow morning before we all go our way.
Later that night ...
Cathy and I were the first to check in. So I was concerned that we'd be the only ones here tonight. It is the end of the season. But by the end of the night we had two men from the Czech Republic, one Hungarian woman, three German women and one German man, a Canadian and me. Plus our two Spanish hosts.
Had most amazing communal experience on Camino tonight. during the wishing of peace to fellow Mass attendees, I turned around to extend the greeting and there behind me were Anna and Eva, the young ladies that I originally met at the start of this Camino in Porto, Portugal. That was an amazing moment because I enjoyed their company at the start of this Camino in Portugal, and now they would be there for the end of it, or at least one of the last stages.
The pilgrim mass and blessing afterwards so choked me up that I could not deliver a final prayer and had to ask somebody else to do it for me. We had a truly outstanding community dinner and I can't wait for our community breakfast tomorrow morning before we all go our way.
Grounds of the Albergue de Petegrinos de San Antonio in Herbón.
Teresa giving us a tour
The chapel
Celebrated our Pilgrim's Mass and received the Pilgrim's blessing
Brother Jose gave us a tour of the chapel which was started in the XVI century
Pilgrim Blessing
Two days left
As I start this entry, it is so hard to even remember much of the first two parts of this journey.
It was about 10 days thru south central Galicia, followed by about a week in Ireland, followed by another two weeks and some in Portugal and south west Galicia.
Sometimes it seems like I remember all the travel between countries better than the travel in the countries.
There were times when I wished it was all over, but it would be nice if the Camino could continue.
Where would I go if I could continue?
So many choices.
Portugal would be on the list. I came to like my time there. I realized that I was limiting myself to Spain.
Certainly back to Spain.
Ireland is a definite. Wales and Scotland for a Celtic Camino.
And now it is time to consider hiking in Latin America. Argentina and Chile seem to be calling me.
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