Harry and I have been enjoying the company of two German girls; Miri and Leonie. They both started walking the Norte solo, and met each other along the trail. Miri, a vegetarian, shares my need for veggies (which the country of Spain doesn’t) and my post-vegan self has been enjoying splitting loaded salads and veggie pastas with someone. Miri just graduated with a bachelor’s degree and has unmatched enthusiastic throughout the day. Leonie has an energetic, humorous way of going about life always finds good conversation for our days. It’s nice to be with other young people, because it seems like a good majority of pilgrims are over 50.
We strolled through the town of Abadín in the afternoon. It seemed like an average quiet town until we were snacking on a bench and a parade started to come around the corner. It had bagpipe players, drummers, dancers, and a float with Mother Mary in it. After the parade passed, a Reggeton band started playing and families started flooding in to the town center. We learned that they were celebrating the day of Saint Fatima. It was a festive sight to see!