Friends Irene and Chris ford another stream after leaving Melide. Shaky camera operator, but you get the idea.

One of my favorite pieces of graffiti art lately. Honor. Strength. Courage.

Eucalyptus trees are a cash crop in this region. We passed through several stands today. Some were relatively recent growth, like this one. Others were much taller and older. I saw evidence of logging and replanting that reminded me of poppel/aspen forestry in Itasca County, Minnesota.

The powers that be require only that a peregrino complete the last 100Km of the Camino in order to receive the Compostella certificate. (For how some peregrinos who crossed the Pyrenees feel about that, and the appropriate response, see Matthew 20: 1-16.) This prim young peregrina came equipped with purse and paragua. Style never goes out of fashion.