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The drive to bear creek campground #vanlife #vwva The drive to bear creek campground 
#vanlife #vwvanagon #vwvan #vwvanlife #okanagan #bearcreek #slowlane
Camping at bear creek, Saturday is the first annua Camping at bear creek, Saturday is the first annual summerland car show. My dad and I entered this will be fun!
amping with mills 🧡 amping with mills 🧡
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Millie recently 🧡 - I’ve been so impressed wi Millie recently 🧡 - I’ve been so impressed with her patience traveling, she does so well in the van and definitely knows it is her home 🚙
Low and slow for the climb up to our campsite for Low and slow for the climb up to our campsite for the night, just outside of valemount. #vanagon #vanlife
Reviving this account to strictly post pics of my Reviving this account to strictly post pics of my van, dog, and me. #vanlife
the past couple days have been crazy. we’ve slep the past couple days have been crazy. we’ve slept a very little amount and headed from spain to ireland to paris to halifax to ontario and now in vancouver. we rented a apartment last night and caught up in some sleep so we are in somewhat the right time zone now. we are now waiting for our flight to edmonton. i am so grateful i’ve got to experience this crazy trip. #caminodesantiago #caminovino #caminhoportugues
Dublin, Ireland for a quick layover! #ireland #dub Dublin, Ireland for a quick layover! #ireland #dublin #cantwaittogoback 🍀 #templebar
Last night in Santiago. Mom and her German friend. Last night in Santiago. Mom and her German friend.
#caminhoportugues #santiagodecompostela #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #santiagodecompostela
Last night in Santiago ❤️#caminhoportugues #ca Last night in Santiago ❤️#caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #santiagodecompostela
Last night in Santiago #caminhoportugues #caminhod Last night in Santiago #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #santiagodecompostela
Muxia ❤️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago Muxia ❤️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminodesantiago #caminoportugues #muxia
Last night in Santiago de Compestela #caminhoportu Last night in Santiago de Compestela #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #santiagodecompostela
More Muxia ❤️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesant More Muxia ❤️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #muxia
the view from muxia ❤️ #caminodesantiago #cami the view from muxia ❤️ #caminodesantiago #caminhoportugues #caminovino #muxia
The bronze boot at the lighthouse, Kilometre 0, an The bronze boot at the lighthouse, Kilometre 0, and some goats. (Windy!)
#caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #finisterre #theendoftheworld #goats
What’s in there today? #caminhoportugues #caminh What’s in there today?
#caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #whatsinthere
The Finisterre lighthouse and sunset. Absolutely t The Finisterre lighthouse and sunset. Absolutely the most beautiful sunset we have ever seen. ☀️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #finisterre #theendoftheworld #sunset #lighthouse
Finisterre ❤️#caminhoportugues #caminhodesanti Finisterre ❤️#caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #finisterre #endoftheworld
The oldest 3gen’er had a birthday today! #caminh The oldest 3gen’er had a birthday today! #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #santiagodecompostela #santiagodecompostela #birthday
went to church and didn’t see the botafumerio sw went to church and didn’t see the botafumerio swing 🙄🤷🏽‍♀️ #caminodesantiago #caminhoportugues #santiagospain #caminovino #botafumerio
We’ve received our compestela ❤️ #caminhopor We’ve received our compestela ❤️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #santiagodecompostela #compestela
Terminado ❤️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesanti Terminado ❤️ #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #santiagodecompostela
Don’t stop now! ALMOST THERE! #caminhoportugues Don’t stop now! ALMOST THERE! #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #santiagodecompestela
Nearing the end #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantia Nearing the end #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago
this cathedral is insane. #caminodesantiago #camin this cathedral is insane. #caminodesantiago #caminhoportugues #santiagospain
Sometimes we see cool things. And sometimes we se Sometimes we see cool things.  And sometimes we see weird things.
#caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #padron
We make her climb things. #caminhoportugues #camin We make her climb things.
#caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #climbit
On a boat! The ferry from Vilanova De Arousa to Pa On a boat! The ferry from Vilanova De Arousa to Padrón.
#caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #onaboat
fairy ride yesterday! #caminodesantiago fairy ride yesterday! #caminodesantiago
a good boy, the count down to santiago, and the en a good boy, the count down to santiago, and the end! #caminodesantiago #caminovino #375km
We found the pope #caminhoportugues #caminhodesant We found the pope #caminhoportugues #caminhodesantiago #caminoportugues #caminodesantiago #pope #padrón
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To Santiago De Compostela- August 28, 2018

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  • 28 Aug/
  • Shannon /
  • Camino De Santiago, Coastal Camino Portugués, Shannon's Posts

Today we completed our walk.

Our alarms were set for 5am and when they sounded we didn’t get up. There was a storm outside and there was a downpour. The first rain that we have seen on this trip. We reset them for 6am and even then didn’t get up. We finally packed up and left about 9:30 once it had stopped raining.

It was cooler than usual but humid. We wore pants and light jackets but even then worked up a sweat quickly. The temperatures were lower than usual but still warmed up to be pretty hot.

We watched the cairns count down the kilometres. Once we reached 6 we were disheartened to see them shoot back up to 7.5. They counted down so slowly!

We didn’t stop for tea and toast until we were in the outskirts of Santiago. Mostly because there wasn’t anything. We stopped for stamps for our credentials and continued.

We would see flashes of the cathedral on occasion and slowly it became larger and larger. Once we entered the old part of the city we knew we were close. We saw other pilgrims that we have talked with throughout the walk making their way along side us.

In some ways it seemed to take forever yet suddenly, it was there. The first time we have seen the cathedral without the scaffolding. The outside is fully restored. It is spectacular. Pilgrims and other tourists gathered before it taking pictures, smiling, cheering and hugging. It is a pretty amazing feeling. This is where all the Caminos meet. New faces all around. Bandaged, braced and limping and oh so thankful to have arrived.

We took pictures and took pictures for others. Stood before the cathedral admiring it some more and headed to collect our compostela at the pilgrims office. The line was ridiculous. We left for a quick lunch and checked into our Airbnb. I had asked when I booked if they would be kind enough to leave a bottle of white wine in the fridge as it is almost Mom’s birthday. Not only did they do that, but they decorated with balloons, a happy birthday sign, baked her a cake AND left her a present to unwrap! We ate cake, drank a glass of wine and had a well needed nap!

Once we woke up and made our way back to the pilgrims office it was 7:00. They had closed for the evening so dinner it was instead. We will head back there tomorrow first thing in the morning.

We ate just a few doors down from the pension that we stayed in last time that we were here. An amazing little Italian restaurant. We wandered through the streets a bit but we are still so exhausted that the exploring will mostly happen tomorrow. We will have the whole day to spend in Santiago. Really looking forward to that.

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