OCebreiro to Sarria

So that big mountain i keep talking about and getting into Gallicia, well we finally got there. besides the pyrenees it was one of the most amazingly beautiful days we have had and pretty tough. luckily we stopped short of the big hill the night before so we were pretty fresh going up to ocebreiro the little celtic influenced town that sits just at the top. the town was built specifically for the pilgrims traversing the mountain and would have been a great place to stay the night but we had lots more terrain to cover that day. It is over 1400 meters high and a great place to start for anyone who only has a week to get to Santiago.

my favorite shot after ocebreiro was of dwight next to the big pilgrim mounument looking out to the west.

this is me, conked out, just a bit more to go before we cross over into galicia, but you have to stop once in awhile and just appreciate the moment and the beauty surrounding you. this part of our journey was my favorite, and so far galicia has not dissappointed us, the people are friendly and the surroundings stay greeen and vibrant because the region is blessed with so much rain, and believe me we thought hard to remember this with the days of walking in the cold rain, it wears you down but we enjoy it none the less.

most of the time, you have no idea how far, or what is around the next corner and sometimes it just seems you are walking into the light, after a long, steep climb.