Still trying

Hello, here is our update.....yesterday we left Rabanal before sunrise. We hiked up the mountain, 8 km, to Foncebadon. 2 more km took us to La Cruz de Ferro....." The Cross of Burdens"  here each pilgrim is to leave a pebble or stone that represents their personal burden. You are to leave your burden here, at the cross before continuing the Camino. It was very spiritual and moving......many pilgrims.....in tears here....many with great sorrow. You could see and feel it. Very deep place.  After spending a good hour and a half here, it was time to continue our Camino, our way.......Dian's knee and shin splints would not allow her to move down the steep mountain without extreme pain.....so, regretfully we once again had to call in an express pass. Lol......that meant calling a cab. The cab took us to the amazing city of Ponferrada. The castle pictured here is from there. Spent a great night in Ponferrada and then took a train to the town of Sarria. This train ride cut out a good portion of steep steep mountains, which Dian could not handle with her knee. Sarria is 115 km from the finish line in Santiago! Each pilgrim must walk all of the 115 km without help of transportation to earn the compostela certificate. Dian says she will hobble or crawl like a snail, but she will walk in to Santiago, the last 115km, just as required!!!!  Today Dian went and got her hair coloured and cut, at a real salon! Says she feels like a new woman!......Bring on the Camino!  Miss all of you, back in Canada, big hugs, B & D xoxo