I had been warned that because all you have to do to get your Compostela is to walk the last 100kms and because Sarria is 115km and an easy hub from other parts of Spain, that there would be a press on accommodation. Also that I was likely to see a huge influx of overly fresh and loud pilgrims at this point. Both were true. For the first time since week one I saw people wearing jeans, carrying umbrellas on their packs and smelling of aftershave.
Not long later I found myself walking with Nell and David the rest of the way into Sarria. I was keen to find an internet cafe with a card reader and up load some more photos but it was a mission to find one. Closed for siesta, closed because it´s Monday.... Anyway as you will have seen by the additions I did manage to find one and it was a nice way to spend a hot afternoon (in a dark airconditioned room!)
Then I wandered off to find a nice place to sit and have food and drink. Dave soon wandered by and we had a goog long natter with a couple of Germans who spoke great English. Dave, like many I have met has been stopped in his tracks by tendonitis. People who try to do consistently long days just seem to cave in at some point with foot or leg problems and after 4 days of 35kms per day he had done himself in and was going to have to hole up in Sarria for a few days getting it right.
Luckily for him he had his kindle with him loaded with books. It was my first real look and play with one of thos things as they don't have them in NZ yet. He says now the second generation of them has come out they should work in any country. I think I will wait to have a play with Simon's ipad and make a bit of a judegment call about the next wave of technology I go for.
Anyway, here is Dave. An IT man from Sydney. Seems to survive totally on coke, cigarettes and coffee.
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