Madrid – May 28, 2017

Waiting for the taxi to the airport in Santiago.

We are in our hotel near the airport in Madrid.  Our final Spanish lunch was in a little restaurant near the hotel full of families having their Sunday lunch, some celebrating special occasions, some just out for their mid-day meal at 3 pm.  There was every age group from babies to grannies and the noise level was very high.  We had a great final Spanish meal including our vino tinto.  Then we came back to the hotel for a post prandial Sunday nap.

A toast to the end of our Camino.

Mark woke us for our Sunday FaceTime chat with them. Can’t wait to see them all tomorrow – a perfect end to our walking holiday.  Mark wanted to know if we would like to go for a nice walk on Wednesday as he is taking the day off to spend it with us. ?

Looks like the decision to fly to Madrid instead of London might have made our return trip easier.  Heathrow sounds like a zoo today.

Thanks to everyone who came with us through the blog and who helped rally our spirits with their comments when the going was tough.

We had such an inspiring walk.  And, Judy, I’m not sure I am planning to do this walk again.  Maybe next time in Scotland?