The last few kilometers were long but joyful. For the last two days, I had to bear stomach cramps, but decided not to take any painkillers. I am learning that pain is actually a good sign, because that is the way the body speaks to you. I took special care and walked really slowly....taking me a total of 12 hours to walk the last 26km on the last day.
I arrived on 19th October, and when I crossed the Santiago city line, it was 19.10hr. What a coincidence!
And then it took me another hour or so, with beer in between, to reach the Cathedral at 20.45hr. It was quite surreal reaching Santiago in the evening, as most pilgrims choose to arrive in the morning or in the day. The Cathedral lit up in the evening was a beautiful sight.
Later, I checked into a pension, had a great hot shower and treated myself to a huge Spanish feast. I fell asleep really quickly.....and it felt great.
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