I knew I still had to walk almost 18km, and given the normal rate of 4km per hour, I wouldn't get to Cacabelos till at least 4 and I still needed to pick up some lunch and change into lighter pants since the sun had come out. I was realizing this was going to be a long and possibly hard walk due to the late hour.
But as I was finding my way put of town, I heard my name and was delighted to see Vered, a lovely Israeli woman now living in Amsterdam. We had visited previous days and I had left her yesterday at the town before the final descent into Molinaseca.
She too was heading to Cacabelos, so we each were delighted to have company and a chance to visit. This was a woman who barely walked a block at home. She was delighted to have caught up with me since I was the last one she saw yesterday when she decided to stay and she was on her way to walking 29km. We had a jolly good walk together, stopping for a rest and foot rubdown.
We were once again into wine country and rolling hills along dirt tracks.
Outside cacabelos a farmer took Vered and I aside along a row of apple trees, and offered us each little apples. Although small and green, they were delicious. I realized I was famished and exhausted by the time I arrived.
Vered and I celebrated her 29km with yet another pilgims dinner, though the soup was delicious. And now it is time to turn in. Tomorrow is another longish day to a little Hamlet of Los Harrerias and 167.5km from Santiago.
Good night from the Camino. Heather
Heather thanks for your rich descriptions of what has been happening in your "deep dot of time"!
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