Sue committed to the climb

Day 27, 21st October , 2014: Triacastella to Sarria, 18.7kms

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October 21st 2014
Aside from being my son Andrew's birthday, today was special because it was only a short walk and was also the start of Sue's uninterrupted push for Santiago. Yesterday we walked mainly through forests of chestnut trees, some over 300 years old. You can be walking in silence and without warning nuts fall from the trees with quite a thud. Gladly, no one was hit. Today we are treading on hundreds of ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Sarria

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more