Japan has joined us!!!

We rose in a leisurely fashion as we had no need to rush. We enjoyed our breakfast and when I asked for the bill, we were told it was included in the price of the room. A wonderful surprise. So the most important thing today on our agenda was to walk 6 km to Melide to meet the bus that was carrying our good friend, Sonomi, from the Santiago airport. She flew from Japan to Madrid last night and then did the flight to Santiago this morning. 

We waited at Garnacha, the pulperia and the bus was 15 minutes late. When it did arrive, no Sonomi! I asked the bus driver if a Japanese pilgrim had been on the bus. He said she got off at the previous stop, so Les stayed with the bags and I headed down the street. About four blocks down, she rounded the corner and we jumped up and down across the street from each other. Quite a sight I’m sure. 

Finally, at the pulperia, we tucked into a great lunch. 

We then set off for our 14km to Arzúa. Of course, the scenery was gorgeous and the conversation was fast and free as we caught up on all the news. 

We were all tired by the time we arrived in Arzúa. We had bumped into Dave from UK (who looks remarkably like nephew David) and walked with him for the last 4km. The place we were hoping to stay was closed for some vacations but the tourist info found us something close by. 

Our room

The view from our room. 

We are now back from dinner, ready for bed and looking forward to tomorrow, the penultimate day of this Camino. The pension is packed with late arriving pilgrims, so with only two bathrooms, tomorrow morning will be chaos. Fortunately Les and I opted for the ensuite room, so Sonomi can share our facilities as we prepare to leave in the morning.