Writer C Fong Hsiung

Have you ever had a moment when you thought the universe had aligned to make everything right for you? The day I lost and found my tiniest gadget, a 1x0.5 inch flat remote control button, was such an example. Today’s walk might have been like any other except something exceptional happened. My friends, Carla, Giulia and her husband John, and I had to cover at least 24 kilometres to go from Sarria to Portomarin, our next stop. It seemed like a long time ago since we started the Camino in O Cebreiro, but it was a mere two days and 50+- kilometres ago. The weather looked promising with no discernible rain clouds, and just cool enough for me to wear a light jacket over my hoodie and t-shirt. We got an early start around 8:30 am, and it looked like most pilgrims shared the same idea. The numbers had swelled massively from the day before. There were hundreds of people making their way out of the town. Pilgrims need to walk no less than 100 kilometres to reach Santiago de Compostela and quali...