Woke up at 9am and left the hotel by 10am. I lingered around awhile
browsing in the gift store and then moved on. It was rough going. I was
exhausted from having partied all night for the last two nights in a
row. Even still, I felt great. I consulted my pilgrim paper and told
myself I could make it to Villafranca del Bierzo, a mere 7.6 kilometers
away.The walk through the cutesy little downtown of Cacabelos was a delightful surprise and completely enjoyable. The weather was gorgeous, it was another old pilgrim town, and there were the most wineries I've seen here so far. The path headed uphill on a slow incline before meandering into forests and vines.
Just as I approached the funky sign that said "Bienvenido a Villafranco del Bierzo" I got the text from Dee about the train accident in Santiago. I didn't know any details yet other than it was a tragic loss of life and that I should inform my people I'm OK. So I did. It seemed that everyone in the city was in mourning. I headed for the Calle Mayor and found the Hotel San Francisco next to the Monasterio San Francisco and down the road from the Iglesia de Santiago. I checked in and got a quiet room near the back. After a short respite I headed into the square for a pilgrim lunch and I watched the Spanish news television channel. It was a horrible train wreck indeed. Spain declared "Three Days of Mourning." It came to be a defining point for anyone who happened to be doing the Camino to Santiago de Compostela at the time when the train tragedy happened. 
- Ana Alvarez Carballo - Francia, 1967
- Benigno Antelo Blanco - A Coruna Espana, 1943
- Juana Arganda Fernandez - Navaluenga Avila Espana, 1946
- Lucia Arosa Rey - Pontevedra Espana, 1980
- Elena Ausina Arrojo - A Coruna Espana, 1980
- Jean-Baptiste Loirat - Francia, 1978
- Antonia Baro Roldan - Pontevedra Espana, 1944
- Santiago L. Barral Torres - Tenerife, 1964
- Enrique Beotas Lopez - Avila Espana, 1955
- David Bernardo Monjas - Madrid Espana, 1977
- Carolina Besada Garrido - Vigo Espana, 1995
- Raul Bonilla Trimino - Madrid Espana, 1975
- Tomas Brion Lopez - A Coruna Espana, 1992
- Elisa I. Rion Sobrido - Ferrol Espana, 1966
- Leonor Buendia Garcio - Murcia Espana, 1944
- Olga Buitrago Valbuena - Madrid Espana, 1984
- Maria Delia Bujan Tarrio - Rianxo Espana, 1944
- Ignacio F. Bustamante morejon - Cadiz Espana, 1953
- Celtia Uxia Cabido Prado - Xunqueira de Ambia Espana, 1991
- Patricia Castelo Fernandez - A Coruna Espana, 1982
- Mohamed Chiad - Argelia Espana, 1968
- Ana Maria Cordoba - Miami USA, 1966
- Fabio Cundines Anelo - Brasil, 1987
- Isabel Dans Garate - A Coruna Espana, 1942
- Rodrigo de Anionio Moledo - Madrid Espana, 1990
- Juan Manuel de Diego Bajon - Valladolid Espana, 1958
- Laura de Juan Portela - Pontevedra Espana, 1989
- Jaime de Miguel Gomez Acebo - Madrid Espana, 1990
- Victor Maria de Sola Alcoba - Madrid Espana, 1920
- Yolanda Delfin Ortega - Mexico, 1991
- Braulio Dominguez Pineiro - A Coruna Espana, 1942
- Myrta Fariza - Texas USA, 1955
- Isidoro Fernandez Redondo - Almodovar del Campo Espana, 1944
- Jon Andoni Garaizar Gomes - Caracas Venezuela, 1982
- Francisco Javier Garcia Liras - Segovia Espana, 1986
- Francisco Juan Garcia Pereira - Cadiz Espana, 1952
- Nerea Garcia perez - Naron Espana, 1987
- Carla Garrido Vaquera - Elche Espana, 1978
- Elia Esther Gomez Gonzalez - Lugo Espana, 1929
- Joana Trinidad Gomez Soberado - Santander Espana, 1942
- Maria Andrea Hernandez Miguel - Zamora Espana, 1938
- Consuelo Florinda Iglesias Oreiro - Arcos Espana, 1945
- Antonio Jamardo Villamarin - Pontecesures Espana, 1973
- Marta Jimenez Camara - Ciudad Real Espana, 1983
- Dario Gentile Lombardo - Italia, 1988
- Mercedes Lopez Cresp - Madrid Espana, 1936
- Esther Maria Lopez Sanchez - Salamanca Espana, 1974
- Esperanza Marquez Conde - Cadiz Espana, 1955
- David Martin Diaz - Caceres Espana, 1992
- Lidia Martin Tenreiro - Fene Espana, 1977
- Angeles Moreno Barrueco - Vitoria Espana, 1967
- Esperanza Morinigo Gregorio - Salamanca Espana, 1946
- Francisco Navajas Lestau - La Rioja Espana, 1937
- Laura Naveiras Ferreiro - A Coruna Espana, 1992
- Rosa Maria Nicolas Alonso - Logrono Espana, 1942
- Manuel Nieto Coscaron - Zamora Espana, 1934
- Blanca Ramona Padin Diaz - Pontevedra Espana, 1942
- Juan Antonio Palomino Alfaro - Madrid Espana, 1981
- Eva Perez Seara - Xunqueira de Ambia Espana, 1989
- Rosa Maria de la A. Quijano Fernandez - Cadiz Espana, 1956
- Daniela Recio Martin - Fene Espana, 2011
- Carla Revuelta Careaga - Roma Italia, 1975
- Maria Rey Sanchez - Santiago de Compostela Espana, 1980
- Antonio Reyes Asencio - Cadiz Espana, 1953
- Aurelio Rodriguez Cruanes - Alicante Espana, 1946
- Jesus Antonio Rodriguez Garrido - Lerida Espana, 2000
- Luis Manuel Rodriguez Vallego - Toledo Espana, 1969
- Jose Maria Romeral Escribano - Cuidad Real Espana, 1945
- Jacobo Romero Rivera - A Coruna Espana, 1980
- Karmele Sanz Manrique - Guipuzcoa Espana, 1960
- Pilar Sastre Serrano - Madrid Espana, 1947
- Manuel Sierra Moran - Valladolid Espana, 1973
- Antonio Suarez Alvedro – A Coruna Espana, 1952
- Marcia Suarez Pena - Brasil, 1965
- Manuel Ramon Suarez Rosende - Santiago de Compostela, 1956
- Jose Luis Valeiras Poch - Ribeira Espana, 1938
- Sara Camila Velez Fuenmayor - Columbia, 1977
- David Esteban Villoldo Pardo - A Coruna Espana, 1986
- Rosalina Ynoa - Republica Dominicana, 1972
"Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tide and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love. Then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
