Day 30 - Fonfria to Calvor

Day 30 - Fonfria to Calvor

Sunny

The picture reminds me of the morning of the second day of the Camino when we left Orisson. That was a month ago. On that day, we were full of expectation of the climb up to the Pyrenees. Today, we are descending from Fonfria, full of expectation of the completion of the Camino. 

Along the way, we have seen a lot of Spain and we have met many pilgrims. We will remember  Rene from Gatineau and his travel companion Christine; Lutz, the German soldier with the trolley; the Brazilian photographer; Leo, the Scotsman with foot problems; the nice Spanish couple who always pass us on the way only to be passed when they took extended rests; the crazy Brazilian who seems to be a bit lost after the Spanish friend he met en route has finished his portion of the Camino; the cooking Koreans; the guy in green we dubbed 'florescent man' and later the 'lonely man' because he never speaks to anyone and the chatty American sisters (as you can tell by now, I don't care for chattiness) who we sat with during yesterday's community dinner and actually enjoyed each other's company. There are others who we will try to forget but we won't name names.

We descended from the 1280 m level to the 510 m level. Today's descent is supposed to be easier. The grade is better and there are a lot of paved roads or dirt paths. Somehow it feels really long. Ever since we entered Galicia, the way markers include distance to Santiago, to the millimetres no less. I think that screws me up as I know exactly how far to the destination and the countdown is never fast enough.

Yesterday we figured out a plan to round out the last week to Santiago. We have decided to take it easier and not push for a 35 day finish. We are sticking with it today and stay in the municipal albergue at Calvor, except that Calvor has absolutely nothing other than the albergue itself in the middle of nowhere. We have to walk to the next town to eat.