Ok It Helps If Your Rain Gear Repels the Rain....

So the forecast for the next three days is Rain, Rain, Rain.  We started out today and it was cold and rainy. No getting away from it. So you do your best. I have not had rain since day two of my trip (25 days ago). I guess I forgot that my rain gear doesn't work very well. And it really doesn't work very well in torrential downpours. I have been rethinking the amount I spent on my rain poncho ($7.87 at IKEA). Perhaps the Mountain Equipment Coop poncho for $120 may have been a better idea. Oh well maybe next time I will put more thought into this particular purchase. :-)

This is the picture early in the day when I was still somewhat dry.

This is the marking to say we have moved into Galicia, great wine and seafood will be had by all.

The trick to get through a cold rainy day is just don't stop because once you stop that's it. You get cold and it's really hard to get going again. We stopped. Then looked at the weather report, then looked at the weather report again. All bad news.

It took all I had in me to do the last 3 km. We actually ran a good part of the way, with my backpack, in the rain, soaking wet. But we were successful and there was still room at the Albergue.  Yeah!!

We walked 24.4 km but we wanted to do 30 km to catch up to where we are suppose to be today.

Tomorrow is another day and we still have 6 walking days to get to Santiago.

Lauralee

PS my friend Eric will make it to Santiago tomorrow. An amazing accomplishment, 27 days to walk the Camino Francés.

"I exist as I am, that is enough,

 if no other in the world be aware

 I sit content,

 and if each and all be aware

 I sit content."

 Walt Whitman