I have now officially been on this journey for over a month now. Victoria will get on a plane “today” (it is already Friday here), and meet me in Santiago tomorrow evening.

I’ll hike the final stage today, 21 km, and take care of some administrative things while waiting for Victoria’s arrival.

The guy at the cafe recommended a toasted Serrano ham and cheese croissant for breakfast as an alternative to the normal tostada con mantequilla. It was delicious!

I had heard of the place that gave wax sellos (stamps) in the pilgrim passport. Turns out he was in a van at about the 10-km mark along today’s route. I stopped for a stamp and bought a couple of patches, now that I need to carry them only another 10 km (not 100 km or 800 km).

We finally got a little bit of rain today. Not enough to make conditions dangerous, but enough to break out the rain gear. My lightweight jacket and backpack rain fly for the backpack did their jobs well.

I’m saying at a pension on the outskirts of Santiago tonight. Victoria is arriving tomorrow, and we’ve arranged for her to greet me “formally” in the plaza in front of the cathedral when I arrive.

In the mean time, I got the required additional stamps to fill my pilgrim’s passport and receive my official “Compostela.”

I can only make out a bit of the Latin, except for my Latin name, “Donaldum Proctor.”