October 17 Hanging up my Boots. Melede, Spain

Accepting the reality of the needed recovery time for this bronchial infection, I’ve decided to stop walking. I got this on my 2019 Camino and wouldn’t stop. Came home with pneumonia. Of course, it’s easier for me to stop this time because I’ve walked this route twice- 2019 was my first Camino, and I “knew” it was my only chance. Ha!

Boots in a WalMart trash bag. They had a good run. 2021 Saint-Jean to Finisterre and this year’s adventure + many miles in between.
Sticks are collapsed and tucked away.
Cool Spanish cough syrup in individual packets.
Capilla de San Roque
A chapel built in 1949, but incorporates the main portal from the older medieval churches of San Pedro & San Roque. In the town center right on the Camino. I couldn’t get back far enough for a good photo without stepping into traffic.
This bronze sculpture “Be Welcoming” by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, installed in 2023, is of a pilgrim who becomes an angel – a symbol urging hospitality to walkers on the Camino (Perhaps a reminder to stop if you get sick! 😉