Santiago de Compostela – Wednesday May 18th

I’m going to miss my companions!  They are walking the remainder of the distance to Santiago, and I am driving.

We said our farewells this morning at breakfast, and after my companions set off to follow the yellow arrows to Santiago, I went to the Avis office to pick up my car. There was a little mix-up on the details, and after some crazy drama and chatter in Spanish, my car appeared and I was off.

After traveling at 3 miles per hour for 2 weeks, 60 seemed scary fast at first. Then I put that zippy little 5-speed through its paces, and I covered the distance in 2 hours that it would take 8 days to walk.

Driving in Spain is easy.  The roads are all in great shape and the signage is excellent.  I drove from Ponferrada to my hotel in Santiago without once looking at a map or the MapQuest directions I had brought with me. 

After a siesta, I walkeded up to the cathedral square. Young people are staging sit-ins in town squares all across Spain, including Santiago.  The article I read about it says this:

 “A silent revolution has begun in Spain, a nonviolent revolution which seeks democracy through democratic means, justice through just means, and peace through peaceful means has finally captivated the imagination of the Spanish people, and now there is no turning back.”

If you want the whole story, check this link:

http://www.pabloouziel.com/spain%e2%80%99s-tahrir-square/

I say - More Power to Them!