Sunday 12th October People were getting up at 0530 so I eventually gave up and joined the the masses walking in the dark at 0715. It was not long before the drizzle settled in, however the smell of wet eucalyptus trees was nice. There were bus loads of tourists at Monte de Gozo overlooking santiago. A fast walk as I made the 20kms in under 4 hrs arriving at 1030. The pilgrim mass was packed seatting for approx 400 and it was wall to wall standing everywhere, even the number of visiting priests crowded the altar, must be the only church which can hold mass 7 days a week probably for 9 months of the year and have a packed house. The botafumiera swung to please the crowds, but I preferred the nun singing today compared to the choir yesterday. Saturday was Christobal Colon (Christopher Colombus) day hence a bit more of a carryon yesterday. I had diner with the scandinavian ladies and then watched a local group of troubadours perform in front of the catedral before a relatively late night.
