Today's 34 km walk (I never thought I'd walk 34 km in a day!) was characterized by a steep 400m ascent, followed by a steep 900m descent. We climbed to the highest point on the entire Camino. Near the highest point is the Cruz de Ferro, the iron cross — one of the most notable monuments on The Way. Pilgrims carry a stone up the ascent, and leave it at the base of the cross as a sign of leaving some sin behind, and changing for the better. I too left a stone there. We are now about 200 km from the shrine of St. James, which means we've walked almost 600 km.