Day 15, Thursday (7/25/13, 7:16:29AM)
Day 15, Thursday, Arzua to Arco de Pino, 14.56 miles. Not too demanding on the hike, but it was misty all morning and then started raining in earnest about 1045. We arrived at our albergue Porta de Santiago at 1220. Our mood was a little subdued after the news of the high-speed-rail accident last night just 4km outside of Santiago- where we will be tomorrow-78 dead and 140 injured. The big festival of St. James scheduled for the next few days has been cancelled and three days of national mourning has been declared. We have no idea how this will affect our few days left here until we fly home on the 30th. We are less than 20km from Santiago de Compostela and the end of our 'Camino'. It has been a consuming and compelling adventure.