What a difference a day makes… things change. Some say the Camino has become inundated with “touregrinas”. While I enjoy meeting fellow walkers, I miss the peaceful moments of solitude that were a common part of my day. So, I’ve turned to the dark side.

Meet Oz and Scott, two members of my Camino family. I caught back up with them enroute to O Cebreiro. They start walking each day by about 5:30am… in the dark… with headlamps. I thought that was odd. This morning, I joined them.

Not a lot has changed. I still look around. This pre-Roman hill fort is an Iron Age archaeological site. It is just outside of Castromaior.

I started noticing these everywhere in Galicia. It is an hórreo, a granary.

Other things that caught my eye.

The main advantages of the early morning start include sunrises, beating the heat and the crowds, and getting a bottom bunk in the dorms. I’m quite sure I’m not becoming a morning person but for the duration of the Camino, I’m a convert.