Day 32 - Ribadiso da Baixo to Pedrouzo
Distance walked today: 22.1 km (13.8 miles)
Total distance walked: 506.3 km (316.4 miles)
Total distance left: 20 km (12.5 miles)
Information on the stage traveled here.
Another important milestone: Adal has walked over 500 km! And he only has 20 km left, only one more day of walking. I know we all had our doubts, although we all thought he could do it, but he's PROVEN it. Amazing.
So how is it that the journey from Roncesvalles which is 749 km away has only added up to 500 km so far? Well Adal skipped a stage to Estella, then about 7 stages when his feet were really bad, so that adds up to about 200 km of unwalked path. Not that this takes away from this incredible journey, but I like my numbers to add up and wanted to explain why the distance was not equal to the distance to Santiago.
He found today's walk very easy, very pleasant, and made it all the way to Pedrouza, only 20 km from Santiago. His feet felt great, no discomfort whatsoever. When he checked his feet today he found two small lesions. He's not worried about them at all because they cause no discomfort and he only has one more day of walking. So I suggested he wrap the lesions in Betatul, a Betadyne-soaked gauze they recommended at one of the hospitals he went, and a bit of tape, to avoid infection.
So close to the goal, he is desperate already to finish. I asked him about the other walkers he knows and their state of being. He says everyone wants to finish this sh*t already! He ran into the girl from Cali, Colombia and her boyfriend from Rome. He had tendonitis most of the way and pushed through it to keep walking. I've heard this is one of the most painful injuries to walk through. But he cried and walked through it. They've invited him to dinner, they're cooking something at the albergue. I'm glad, they were a real nice, pleasant couple.
So why did I decide to blog about this anyway? I knew Adal would be so focused on the journey that he wouldn't have the energy to write down the every day minutiae. The stages and towns stayed in, the km walked, the little conversations we had along the way. So I wanted to document. For him. For us. For N. For the memory of the Journey to Santiago, the Way. For love.
Another important milestone: Adal has walked over 500 km! And he only has 20 km left, only one more day of walking. I know we all had our doubts, although we all thought he could do it, but he's PROVEN it. Amazing.
So how is it that the journey from Roncesvalles which is 749 km away has only added up to 500 km so far? Well Adal skipped a stage to Estella, then about 7 stages when his feet were really bad, so that adds up to about 200 km of unwalked path. Not that this takes away from this incredible journey, but I like my numbers to add up and wanted to explain why the distance was not equal to the distance to Santiago.
He found today's walk very easy, very pleasant, and made it all the way to Pedrouza, only 20 km from Santiago. His feet felt great, no discomfort whatsoever. When he checked his feet today he found two small lesions. He's not worried about them at all because they cause no discomfort and he only has one more day of walking. So I suggested he wrap the lesions in Betatul, a Betadyne-soaked gauze they recommended at one of the hospitals he went, and a bit of tape, to avoid infection.
So close to the goal, he is desperate already to finish. I asked him about the other walkers he knows and their state of being. He says everyone wants to finish this sh*t already! He ran into the girl from Cali, Colombia and her boyfriend from Rome. He had tendonitis most of the way and pushed through it to keep walking. I've heard this is one of the most painful injuries to walk through. But he cried and walked through it. They've invited him to dinner, they're cooking something at the albergue. I'm glad, they were a real nice, pleasant couple.
So why did I decide to blog about this anyway? I knew Adal would be so focused on the journey that he wouldn't have the energy to write down the every day minutiae. The stages and towns stayed in, the km walked, the little conversations we had along the way. So I wanted to document. For him. For us. For N. For the memory of the Journey to Santiago, the Way. For love.
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