CORRECTION!!
I ran into the Happy Salamancans today, and they let me know they started from Villafranca, not Sarria! That’s about an additional 72 km / 45 miles of tough trail!
And they are still happy 😊🥾🥾
These folks started in Sarria to walk the last 100 km to Santiago. They were half-way through their first stage. As Camino stages go, this one had its challenges with its undulating hills, but no extreme ups and downs. I noticed a couple of them already limping.
I enjoyed their excitement – as they ordered their second round of drinks, I was thinking they’d be arriving in Portomarin pretty late!
