Strolling Thru the Traffic Jam
Day 29 Palas de Rei to Melide Miles today: 9.7 Elevation gain: 711’ Descent: 1098’ Walking miles: 357.8 Total Camino miles: 472.3 Moving speed: 2.5 mph Make no small plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood. Daniel Burnham 1907 Today is Labor Day in Spain. This is a major holiday and it appears that the schools have the entire week off. Good for the kids but not so good for us! This was a “slacker” day for the five of us. Our walk today is the shortest of our entire Camino thus far. Therefore we sleep in a bit, have a later breakfast, and set out from town at about 9 am after a visit to the local church. To our surprise the square around the local church is packed with people. A couple of hundred teenagers gather, wearing backpacks and trekking poles, full of excitement. Clearly they plan to hike with us today. As we begin our walk, the crowds of teenage...