Camino: Day 9

Distance: 21 KM (13 miles)

Weather: partly sunny & cloudy 56-70 degrees

Time on trail: 5.5 hours including breaks

Our hotel didn’t serve breakfast until 8:00 so we didn’t get started until 8:30.

After 2 long days it felt nice to sleep in a little. Plus the cooler temps felt great.

We were happy to once again see many of our fellow pilgrims along the way that we had missed the day before.

We left walking past the last of the vineyards.

The path then led us over many small hills until we reached Azofra.

The rest of the day we were able to see the path for miles into the distance along with pilgrims moving at their own pace.

It was a beautiful walk with various colors to entertain our eyes. I am never bored. It is interesting to see small groups, families and solo travelers all going in the same direction to Santiago.

We reached our hotel in Santo Domingo around 2:00pm. As always, we rest with our legs up the wall for 20-30 minutes before cleaning up & washing out our clothes. Today I had the luxury of hanging my clothes outside to dry.

The highlight of the day was to visit the cathedral in Santo Domingo.

Read the story below about the miracle of Santo Domingo.

Today you can still see live chickens inside the cathedral.

More pictures from inside the church.

They even have a pastry about the legend.

The bell tower and view from the top. When we looked into the distance we could see the path we came down to enter the city as pilgrims having been doing for centuries.