Days 27, 28, 29 We have been busy

Sorry for the lack of updates but hopefully you have seen the insta and facebook reels showing what we have been up to. We are currently sitting in our last hostel (which has very thin walls) reflecting on the last couple of days. Monday was a long walk of 36 km, Tuesday was 23 km and today was 33 km, so feeling a bit tired, not least because the sun has been out and there is not a lot of shade. So Monday was a long day to a hamlet made up of one cafe, two hostels and a house. We thought we were booked into a hostel but the women said she had not confirmed our booking via email and was now full. Thankfully the second hostel had a couple of spare bunk beds but we were all very close together. Just when we managed to sleep the cockerel in the garden made sure we were all awake at 5 am.  I did partake in some alcohol to encourage sleep and this is the picture on the blog, not a romantic view of a sunset (yes those are beer crates). Tuesday felt just as long as the Monday however after a visit to the laundromat we went for a cheeky gin and tonic only to bump into our Irish dad and daughter who encouraged us to stay out late… 9 pm. Starting to feel a bit emotional about finishing, can’t believe by lunchtime tomorrow we will have finished. Currently feel more a sense of relief that it is over, than achievement but I am sure that will come later. I will really miss walking in the dark and the change as you are able to see in the half light and then the sunrise. This is my favourite part of the day. The atmosphere has changed on the walk over the last three days as new pilgrims have joined the walk for the last 100km. They move in packs of 10 to 30, often blocking the paths. So we are never alone on the path anymore apart from when we start in the dark. We had a lovely moment with three owls the other morning as we walked through the woods listening to them talking to each other. It felt a million miles away from civilisation.

Greg’s update - sort of expected something to go wrong at some point so being denied a room wasn’t a shock. The next door municipal albergue was OK and a total bargain at 8 euros each! But 8 euros doesn’t get you any privacy. Or much sleep.  Today’s walk saw Em all perky and I was flagging a bit with about 8 still to go. Dug deep, found my inner Spartan and ploughed on. Also had a beer. Think that was the clincher.