Raleigh. Preparing to Head Back to Spain (and Portugal)

Well, it has been a few weeks since I returned while licking my wounds (metaphorically of course) from Spain. I have recovered nicely, and I am ready to walk the last 60 or so miles of the camino. I walked 65 miles last week in 5 days and will walk almost that far again by Wednesday, so I don't expect any troubles in Spain.  A doctor  a few days ago may have figured out what went wrong with me during my last visit to Spain.  So, the upcoming trip may be much better. Now that I have the whining behind me, how about I tell you about the pending trip.

Deb and I are flying to Spain on Sep 27th and will meet Sandra and Waguih from Montreal Canada.  You may remember Sandra and Waguih  who were  formerly known as The Nice Canadian Couple from our Russia, Japan, and China trip a couple years ago. Sandra and Waguih  will meet us when we arrive in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. We will drive to Sarria, Spain where Waguih and I will walk the last 105 kms (~60 miles) of the Camino de Santiago ultimately arriving in Santiago de Compostela, Spain which is the end of the camino. Sandra and Deb will chauffeur Waguih and myself around and do whatever two women do whenever their husbands aren't around in Spain--just don't ask me I have no idea.  I am sure Deb and Sandra have every single minute of that week all plotted out with such precision that would make a man's head explode.  Sandra and Deb have been sending each other web articles,   Powerpoint presentations, log books, GPS coordinates, and satellite imagery anticipating their week of male-free days in Spain.    

After we (all four of us) leave Santiago de Compostela, we are taking a train to Porto, Portugal.  Where we plan to spend  a day or two then off to Lisbon for a day or two. Sandra and Waguih will fly home from Lisbon then Deb and I will fly to Barcelona for 3 days then fly to Madrid for 3 days. We will end the trip in Madrid.