The tourists have arrived

We walked today from Portomarin to Palas del Rei. It was another lovely walk but I made one very big mistake this morning. I have developed a rash all over my body. We are uncertain what it is, but we assume it is an allergic reaction. Gary advises me to take my anti histamine, which has the side effect of making me very drowsy, but the itchiness is driving me insane. Well as soon as the medication kicks in, the itchiness disappears ,but oh boy, every step feels like a mile and this will prove to be one of my hardest days. On arrival in the albergue we rest a while. Suddenly 2 buses pull up outside. This catches every ones attention. The tourists have arrived. See to earn a compostella, you only have to walk the last 100 kilometres to Santiago. This means people can start from Sarria and walk 100 kms to Santiago de Compostella. Most people still walk with their backpacks on their backs and do it the proper way. These tourists however arrive in buses, take their suitcases out, which has everything in it a girl/guy could possibly need. They normally stay in a motel but for 1 night they stay in an albergue to get a feel for the real pilgrim's way. Well everyone is dumbfounded when suitcase after suitcase arrives and they go to the bathroom and have their not so hot shower, blow dry their hair, apply their make-up and leave to have dinner in some fancy restaurant. They return late, wake everyone up with their super dooper headlights, to brush their teeth, remove make-up etc and noisily return to hop in their beds. Well these tourists end up getting the thumbs down from us pilgrims. Some tell them of. In the morning we discover they don't even walk all the way. They walk 10 kilometres, go by bus for the next 10 kilometres, have all meals and drinks provided to them by the bus service and collect as many stamps as possible along the way. Their are 2 groups, a group of Germans, who know their way isn't really the right way to do it and another group who everyone learns to avoid.