Photos, Melide to Santiago de Compostela
The last couple of days into Santiago.
There is not a lot to say about these few days. There was not a lot to see as my head, and body, were bent to the wind and rain. By the end of each day I was soaked through, and even though I had waterproofed my boots it made no difference, and after a few hours I was squelching my way along with each step. I had a message from Jill, after my last day into Santiago, who was keeping an eye on the weather and she informed me that the wind had gusts of 80 kms an hour. The last two days the path is often through eucalyptus plantations. I won’t go into the environmental damage that this has done to this part of Spain, but with my memory of what transpired in our last storm just before I left you can guess I was planning each sprint through the sections of forest! The wind was howling above me in the treetops, and the trees themselves were bending and swaying as the wind whistled through them. I was particularly nervous when I came to areas where felling had occurred, as I knew that t...
Stunning shots. The beauty of winter in all its glory. Glory be to God for dappled things said G M Hopkins, also for fog and drizzle
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them. Won't send you a set like the Japanese ones!!!!
DeleteYes, gum trees in Spain! They're a huge environmental problem in central Portugal, too. The water table around the plantations drops and everything else dies.
ReplyDeleteWell done for persevering with the photo posting. Some very nice pictures over the last few weeks.
Good to hear you're soldiering on through rain and 'rona, Janet.
Bill
It's been interesting, challenging, but enjoyable. It is quite sad to see all the eucalypt trees - you have to wonder why they continue to grow them. Economics I guess.
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