{"id":8350,"date":"2022-10-02T12:46:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T19:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/throughourlookingglass.ca\/?p=8350"},"modified":"2023-08-09T10:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:47:48","slug":"day-17-arzua-to-o-pino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/throughourlookingglass.ca\/index.php\/2022\/10\/02\/day-17-arzua-to-o-pino\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 17: Arzua to O Pino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was an easy, peaceful, and beautiful 7.7 km walk on good, flat trails between Arzua and O Pino – like a walk in the park, really. We arrived at Casa do Horreo in O Pino in time for lunch and an early check-in, thanks to Pablo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a pleasant change to be in the company of so many pilgrims on the busy Camino Frances this morning. More pilgrims responded in English to \u201chola\/hello\u201d compared with the Camino del Norte. One lovely lady from California who had paused to admire the view said the beauty makes her teary-eyed. She said she is grateful for her blister because it has forced her to slow down and enjoy the scenery more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We kept pace for awhile with a small \u201cassisted Camino\u201d group which included a man in a wheelchair and a man with one leg using crutches. It\u2019s wonderful that people with physical challenges aren\u2019t excluded from the Camino and that others are willing to help make their wish a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of Dan Mullins\u2019 interviews popped into my head. It might have been the Innes Jewell episode which is one of my favourites. It resonated with how I feel after walking for more than three weeks. Innes was concerned about the well-being of a pilgrim and asked if he was okay. He said he felt empty. That wasn\u2019t a bad thing, though, because now that he was \u201cempty,\u201d he could decide what to put back in. I loved hearing that! Have Dave and I cleared away mental clutter when all we\u2019ve have to do is walk, eat, sleep, repeat for more than three weeks? \ud83e\udd23 Could be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We just returned to our room after having dinner here at Casa do Horreo. We had an interesting conversation with Pablo about what life is like running a small family-owned hotel on the Camino in a tiny town with a population of 24. We also learned something about the wild pig problem.\ud83d\ude2cPablo is definitely a hard-worker and very kind to take the time describing to us his life here and it\u2019s not easy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from our window at Casa do Horreo in O Pino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was an easy, peaceful, and beautiful 7.7 km walk on good, flat trails between Arzua and O Pino – like a walk in the park, really. We arrived at Casa do Horreo in O Pino in time for lunch and an early check-in, thanks to Pablo. It was a pleasant change to be in the company of so many pilgrims on the busy Camino Frances this morning. More pilgrims responded in English to \u201chola\/hello\u201d compared with the Camino del…<\/p>\n

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