{"id":2995,"date":"2017-05-26T20:35:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T20:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2017-05-26T20:35:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T20:35:22","slug":"camino-norte-day-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?p=2995","title":{"rendered":"Camino Norte: Day 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>May 26th, 2017\n

Tapia de Casariego to Ribadeo<\/p>\n

Km walked: 12<\/p>\n

Km total: 621<\/p>\n

I woke up and stepped outside to see the sunrise over the ocean, the first I\u2019ve seen on the trip. I snapped a picture and then got my things together.<\/p>\n

I asked Carolyn on our way out of the Alburgue, \u201cHow did you sleep?\u201d I had slept pretty good, and for the first time ever on the trip, the Alburgues didn\u2019t seem like such a horrible place to sleep.<\/p>\n

She looked at me disgruntled, said: \u201cTerrible,\u201d and then continued to walk onward.<\/p>\n

It was best not to press further into such situations, and I followed her out of the city.<\/p>\n

The morning was covered in fog and mist once we got out of the city. We didn\u2019t have much of a plan for the day and agreed once we got to the large city of Ribadeo, 12 km away, we would make a decision on what to do. We needed to do laundry, bad, but also wanted to do more miles. We couldn\u2019t realistically do both, so our options were to stay in town at a Pension or hit the pavement and remain a hot, stinky mess.<\/p>\n

It started to rain as we walked through a large open farm. I checked the weather and it called for rain all day, 2 inches of it. I deployed my trusty polka dot umbrella to ward off the passing shower.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s stay in town,\u201d I said to Carolyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she said in a grumpy McGrumpster tone.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou stink and need to wash your shirt,\u201d I said. \u201cYou\u2019re starting to smell like sour milk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least I don\u2019t smell like a moldy baguette,\u201d she jested back, a smile breaking on her lips.<\/p>\n

I knew she would come back around. She just needed to get an appreciable distance away from the Alburgue.<\/p>\n

We crossed over a large bridge into Ribadeo, signaling our traverse into the final Province of our Camino, Galicia. It began raining and then pouring. We found a nice cafe and sat for awhile drinking coffee and tea, and watched the world unload a bucket of water into the grey world.<\/p>\n

We checked into Hostal Linares as it began raining harder. We had made the right decision, it seemed. Laundry followed and then dinner, and now the sun is shining. Strange weather today in Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tomorrow we head onward- only about 120 miles left. It\u2019s exciting being close to the end. I think I\u2019ve experienced Spain- and I\u2019m satisfied with that.<\/p>\n

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Sunrise<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A long misty road<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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An old Lavenderia, a communal place to wash clothes<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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This snail started the Camino 25 years ago and is still at it<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Zero vis<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The prettiest snail I\u2019ve seen<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Action shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A final glimpse of the sea before heading inland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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