Photos of the last days of Camino

In Lisbon, one last photo of the 3 siblings before Leighton went back to Vancouver.  

My amazing friend Mima who took great care of us while in Portugal.  

Finisterre (the end of the world), a place where some pilgrims continue to after they reach Santiago.  We choose not to walk there, so we rented a car and drove here instead.

enjoying the sunset

Post camino nap on the beach.  It´s incredible to think that just days before this photo we were all still walking through farmland. 

The cathedral at Santiago de Compostella at night.

Kuya Mark giving a brotherly hug to Leighton.  He was also practising his hug to St. James.  There is a statue  in the Cathedral of St. James that the pilgrims can hug and offers prayers of thanks for a safe arrival.

walking through Santiago

Reunited after doing 2 different caminos

Receiving our compostellas.  They include your name in Latin.  Crystal = Crystallem

Leighton with his pilgrim credentials and compostella.

My first view of the cathedral.

Aiden and I sneaking up on Leighton just moments after he arrives at the cathedral.

a good nap spot.

It was cherry season in Spain. A very generous man broke off branches from the cherry trees in his yard and handed them out to the passing pilgrims.  I hope it was his yard.....

Some people thought that we were malo peregrinos (bad pilgrims) because they thought we had broken these branches off someone´s tree.  

Just a tiny shot of the amount of laundry that gets hand washed by all the pilgrims at each of the albergues.  I had to stick my head between 2 lines of strangers´ underwear and socks to take this photo. 

Let me tell you, it´s not always hot in Spain.  Sometimes a sweater, a jacket and a scarf are required to take a siesta.  This albergue is located in the mountains and, in my opinion, was the coldest stop on  our camino. 

Wine is cheap and plentiful.