Day 38 Aroue to St Palais

We woke to another beautiful morning and thankfully the church had not chimed all night so managed to have a pretty good sleep.
Off we set again on actually quite a busy road at 830am as wanted to not be walking in the late afternoon. We were not sure exactly how long todays walk was going to be as quite a few versions . We have long since not relied on exact distances..
It was another very pretty rural walk with quite alot of hunting going on in the area and had yet another dog befriend us who was a gorgeous old beagle with a bell around his neck. He ran across a paddock towards Lee and didnt want to leave us so we in the end shooed him away.
There were some unusual sheep with horns and happy pigs. One thing that isnt very nice is when we go pass poultry farms. They stink and it would almost put you off chicken!
The buildings are now changing to a more basque like
style with white plaster buildings and red roofs and shutters.
Finally with not much of a stop as of course no cafes, we walked into the pretty town of St Palais with a gorgeous old church and quite a vibrant street of restaurants so it wasnt long before we were settled under an elm tree having tapas and beer and wine. The waitress spoke very good English and had worked in Queenstown for 6 months. Jane and I were hoping maybe a few shops may be open but not one as is very normal in this area.
We were more than happy to rest for the afternoon. The 4 of us have only 2 more days together and are still laughing. We have a few inhouse jokes ( dont talk about the cheese!) and what an adventure to share togetherRead more