We had heard that somewhere between Portomarin and Melide you can get a Wax stamp. One source said it is from a deaf priest another from a one legged man who sells T-Shirts.
Our task today was get this coveted stamp and as from the above, it was going to be challenging.
We had a late start and caught breakfast at the albergue before heading into the mist. The route followed tree lined paths, through villages and farmland. The weather wouldn’t make up it’s mind. We kept having to stop to put on the ponchos, jumpers then taken them off.
We got to Palas de Rei without seeing any deaf priest or a one legged man. We stopped for second breakfast then continued our hunt.
The WhatsApp group dinged, Dirk had made it Santiago! But then we got some bad news. Brian had been hospitalised due to an infection in his knee requiring surgery. It was gutting, his walk cut short, 72km from Santiago. We wished him well and he replied “It’s always about the journey and not the destination with the friends you meet along The Way.”
We continued feeling a little glum. We passed through a small village called Leboreiro, that had a shop selling T-shirts, by two ladies. Although there was no one legged man in sight, we stepped in.
They had the wax stamp!!!!!
We had a skip in our step all the way to Melide. Melide is famous for it’s Octopus, Sandra and I met up with JP from France to try this delicacy.
Stu's Camino 
Well done, keep going, you’re all doing great
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