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The town of Sarria is located on a hill with several ancient churches and monasteries, and the highest point of the mountain is a collapsed castle.

Compared to other places, this place is more like a tourist town than the town along the Pilgrimage Road. There are many pilgrimage-related inns, restaurants and outdoor goods stores, and the logo of the Pilgrimage Road can be seen everywhere.

Sarria may be the most popular town on the pilgrimage road. Because the minimum requirement for getting a pilgrimage road certificate at the end of Santiago de Compostela is to walk more than 100 kilometers or ride more than 200 kilometers, and there must be enough seals of inns, restaurants or churches on the road.

Pushing back 113 kilometers from Santiago is Sarria, which means that if you want to get a certificate, you have to walk at least from here. So every year, many people come here from Spain and even around the world, just to take the last hundred kilometers of distance.

After taking a walk and walking back to the shelter, Li Shenxing bought ham, beer and a box of strawberries in the store, and even had a bowl of ice cream. It was the fifth meal today, and his appetite was more than twice as good as before the pilgrimage.

However, thinking about how long it takes to hike with heavy bags every day, it is understandable that you have a bigger appetite. Li Shenxing defended himself in his heart.

I believe that after I go home, as the amount of exercise decreases, my appetite should also decrease.

Well ~ probably!

Before going to bed, Li Shenxing thought that when he was checking some information, he saw a lot of sayings about "Sarria's pilgrimage road will become helpless", because when choosing the last 100 kilometers to complete the pilgrimage road in a short time, there will be a lot of pilgrims on the road.

Moreover, shelter during peak season is definitely hard to find. Even if the peak season is not yet available, the travel guide also recommends that hikers book accommodation in advance.

For Li Shenxing, who has been doing whatever he wants for more than 20 days, counting wherever he goes, and living wherever he sees the right one, of course he feels a little depressed, but more often he sees the discomfort of pilgrims everywhere along the way.

I often see light clothes, brand new clothes and easy steps, and Buen Camino passes by when I say a word; the bars along the way are also packed, making it hard to find; even every town along the way has houses set up souvenir stalls at the door, and there are really pilgrims who stop to select and even bargain.

After walking for more than 20 days, Li Shenxing never thought of buying anything, because he didn't want to increase the weight on his shoulder every day.

The next morning, although it did not rain, Sarria, a small town in the mountains, was still immersed in the thick morning mist when she set out in the morning. Although it was not as good as not to see her five fingers, its visibility was only about ten meters.

Still walking up to the old city from the steps I walked the day before, the most familiar yellow arrows in more than 20 days were still at my feet. Fortunately, a group of pilgrims' graffiti were arranged on both sides to greet the early pilgrims.

After walking out of the city for about 20 minutes, the pilgrims who set out together gradually distanced themselves, but they could still see the crowds ahead and behind.

Li Shenxing thought that for so many days, there are only you and me in the vast world. Maybe there will never be any more in the next few days!

I don’t know if it’s too wet, but the scenery in front of me makes Li Shenxing rush to see the flowers in the fog. The scenery on the roadside always seems particularly unreal, and his footsteps are always light and fluttering.

I am used to bathing in the morning light of the sunrise almost every day to give myself energy. Suddenly I can't see the sun, and I feel a sense of loss that I can't explain.

Turning from the fields to the increasingly dreamy forest path, the strange-shaped trees in the mist are shrouded in the moss, which often makes people feel like they are a different world.

Not only was there a significant increase in pilgrims in groups of three or three, but Li Shenxing actually saw a pilgrimage team equipped with special vehicles to supply. The team members were all hiking lightly, with special guides, and arranged their rest regularly and at regular locations.

Later, seeing professional artists also attracted the pilgrimage team to stop and take photos. It would be normal to see this scene in the square where tourists gather in Europe, but now it is a mountainous area full of cow dung and dog shit, and this scene suddenly appears is simply ridiculous.

There are also many small shops and stalls selling souvenirs on the road along the way, and they are written everywhere that can be stamped so that they can get more sales.

Because the last 100 kilometers requires two stamps to be covered every day to prevent cheating, in addition to the accommodation, you can also be bars or shops along the way.

Although most of them are souvenirs for large street goods, occasionally there are one or two hand-painted art shells that are very good.

Look, Li Shenxing, who had not originally planned to buy it, also stopped in front of a small vendor, and selected two "out of print" and beautiful hand-painted shells, intending to take them back to serve as gifts for the children.

Otherwise, if you don’t take anything for the children when you get home, it will be a big trouble.

There are more people along the way, and there are more things to watch and shopping, so time feels passing quickly.

The number of pilgrims began to increase, and it was difficult to find an inn after Sarria, so Li Shenxing was very prescient and Xiaohu booked today's bed for the shelter in advance.

When the two of them crossed a wide river, well, to be precise, it should be a reservoir, they arrived at the city of Portomarin, where they are today.

In the 1960s, due to the construction of hydropower stations, the ancient city of Portomarin was flooded. Many important ancient buildings, such as the fortress-like Romanesque church Iglesia de San Juan, were only moved to the center of the new town by stone. Now the clearly visible number on the floor tiles is the mark left to maintain the original state during the relocation.

Today's dinner was very sumptuous. After the meal, Li Shenxing did not return to the shelter with Xiaohu, but planned to take a walk around the city by himself.

I felt that I hadn't drunk enough wine at dinner, so I bought a bottle of red wine at the supermarket and asked the cashier to help me open it. I took it to the square in the center of the town to wait for the sunset.

At this moment, Li Shenxing's mood suddenly became a little depressed, which was a feeling that he had never had in more than 20 days. Perhaps it was because of the helpless scenes he saw on the road this day that made him, a pilgrim who had walked more than 700 kilometers and felt that this was a simple road. Perhaps it was for the pilgrimage that would end in a few days, he would say goodbye to those new and old friends who had been with him all the way, and perhaps he would never have the chance to meet again in his life.

Farewell is often accompanied by sad emotions.

The following few days of hiking were the days when Li Shenxing remembered the most, and there were very few photos along the way. It cannot be said that the scenery in Galicia is not beautiful and makes him unable to take photos. In fact, the wet and lush green all over his eyes were particularly pleasing to the eye. The weather was not the monotony of only the blue sky before, but the beauty with clouds, wind and dynamic.

It is said that the week after the hike is the lowest tide, while the last week should be the most exciting climax. However, Li Shenxing is the opposite. He set out with great enthusiasm every day for more than 20 days along the way, sleeping with satisfaction, but in the last few days he felt a little psychological loss.

Buen Camino!

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Thanks to [Krezreal] [Ji Ningye] [] Muzi Sen Month for his monthly ticket encouragement

Thanks to [Krezreal] [Situ Tiantian] for the reward and support

PS. I plan to finish it. I’m really too busy to get busy this month. I have to think about the ending carefully. Oh, I really feel reluctant to leave~
Chapter completed!