Day 8 - Monday, 18th September, Picarana

Today was a short day at only 10km but we still got up at half six and heard two trains leave the station before we had left the hotel.

The walk was quiet as we started off along the side of the train tracks, our short cut back to the Camino. We could easily tell when we hit the Camino again as the arrows reappeared.

On the outskirts of town we found a small fruit shop open and nipped in for bananas which we ate for breakfast as we walked past more hotels.

Today was a misty day and a bit wet as well - a prolonged shower sort of rain rather than anything heavy.

We arrived at our hotel at about one so we went into the attached bar and ate - Platas Combinades, mine was bacon with egg and chips and salad whilst mum had eggs with chips and chorizo whilst the the Spanish news talked about what celebrities had been wearing to an awards ceremony.

The room was cold when we arrived so we put the radiator on straight away which warmed things up quickly.

Tomorrow we would be arriving in Santiago.

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The Camino Primitivo

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Symbols of the three main Christian Pilgrimages

The symbol of the Pilgrim to Santiago is the Scallop shell of which many can be found on the coast of Galicia and it is actually a symbol of the Pilgrimage (and has become a symbol of other Christian Pilgrimages too) partly because you could find the shell easily there and so could go back home and show it off as proof that you had done the Pilgrimage. It has also been included in carvings in some Churches.

Camino Mascot

Those who have walked the Camino will probably have seen one or more of the Camino mascots along the Way but do you know their names? http://m.elcorreogallego.es/xacobeo/ecg/xubi-jubila-pelegrin-mascota-xacobea/idEdicion-2010-06-08/idNoticia-555962/

On the Camino

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