July 3, 2013. Walking Day 27
Today we entered a new phase on the Camino.
We departed from the town Sarria, which is the starting point for those who only want to walk the last five days (112kms). So this day our 27th, their 1st, we saw a HUGE influx of new "green" peregrinos. Our serene atmosphere had been violated and we wrestled with negative feelings toward these interlopers.
At the end of our walk we crossed a long bridge over a large reservoir. At one time the town actually was in the valley, but "progress" demanded the town move up the hill to make way for a damn. The town was destroyed, but the church, like most Spanish churches, was historic and was dismantled stone by stone and reassembled. See photo. The blocks still bare the marks used to rebuild it.
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