Hannah

Hi friends! We are almost all caught up, and almost in Santiago!!

Day 10 on the Camino we walked from Gonzar to Palas de Rei, which was 17.5km. Day 11 we went from Palas de Rei to Melide, which was 14.7km. We mapped out our days before we left yet somehow the days always end up being longer than we intended/anticipated. Last year we were averaging 20km a day and it felt pretty good, but this year even just 15km feels a lot. I think the main difference is simply that when we finish a day we don’t have nearly as much time to rest. We stay busy taking care of my son, switching off watching him so we can shower, eat, wash our clothes, etc. Our evenings are not our own anymore, so we always end up doing things after my son goes to bed which then keeps us up late and tired the following day.

BUT, with all that said, it is still such a blessing to be here and be doing it with my Dad and my son. God is good and we are very thankful for this opportunity.

As far as the actual days themselves, I don’t think there was much to note. We had one night of sleep that my son just cried for hours, and boy did my Dad save me. After a couple hours of crying and nothing helping, my Dad took over so I could rest. My Dad took care of my son for another two hours before he fell asleep and could be put down. My Dad truly saved me that night because I was starting to go a little crazy if I’m being honest!

Along the way we also started seeing a lot of these weird rectangular structures by peoples houses. I’ll share a couple photos. We finally learned what they are for, but before I tell you, does anyone have any guesses or already know what they are for? We’d love to hear what you think because we had a couple ideas and were very wrong haha.

We hope everyone is well and getting better weather than us!

God Bless, Buen Camino,

Hannah, Tony and Baby