The walk today was wet and cold. There was plenty of wind and rain. However, a good portion of the Way was lined with trees that gave partial shelter from the elements.
I passed the 100 kilometers marker today. This puts me within the "tourist" zone of Santiago. (You walk a minimum of the last 100 kilometers to earn a Compostela certificate for completing a pilgrimage.) The numbers of walkers visibly increased. There were also groups of school children and high-end tourists who walk a few kilometers and then get wisked up by minibus.
It was nice to arrive in Portomarin. The town is a rebuilt one. The original town sits at the bottom of a lake due to a dam built in the 1960s. Some monuments were moved. These include a Romanesque church and a staircase and arch from a Roman bridge.
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