Now What? October 21

Been finished 1 day and I must say, I find myself at complete odds. Walking around this city using google map and wondering what is next. I miss the walking in forests and along country roads already. Here is a better shot of the Cathedral which I took today.

As I may have mentioned, the Cathedral is undergoing a huge restoration in anticipation of 2021 which is some kind of anniversary year. Yesterday we were only able to see some of the place

As you can hopefully see from this small sample, the interior is full of opulent displays of celestial beings. Almost too amazing for words.

I walked around today looking for a place to buy some warmer clothes. The weather has turned really cool since the rain and I find myself shivering. I found a Decathlon store and bought some long tights, socks and a fleece. Hope I can fit it all in my backpack. This store carries a brand call Quechua which is French and is very popular here. The prices are much more reasonable than the name brands like Patagonia. We’ll see how they perform. BTW I happen to know that there is a Decathalin store in San Francisco.

I am going out to Finesterra tomorrow for 2 nights and hope to see a spectacular sunset and then on to Muxia for one night before returning to Santiago to catch a plane to Barcelona and begin my long journey home. I will be able to enjoy the company of a good friend from college who now lives in Amsterdam. She has agreed to fly to Barcelona so we can visit for a couple days. Keep your fingers crossed that the trouble in Barcelona doesn’t interfere with any of this.

If you don’t get another blog from me, stay tuned. I will be back in touch when I get home.

In the meantime friends — look at those glasses — there is some sunshine!