Day 25: Hospital - El Ganso

It was a sad farewell from an awesome stay at Albergue Verde, and also to Inés and Anne-Cécile as I don't see them again until Santiago.

I had some ground to make up on the rest of the crew, so walked pretty quick and ended up with a good 33km day.

I saw American Ben on the way and walked with him and Colin to this donativo rest area which was awesome. They had the cutest football playing dog there! So cute.

The rest of the day was eerily desolate, so few pilgrims and super quiet towns. I took the off road detours which was nice, until at one point I stumbled upon a baby boar! The path was super narrow with thick trees, so I felt if Mumma Boar came to find me I'd be in real trouble. Heart rate was elevated.

Feeling pretty weary i stopped at this ghost town, opening the door to an empty albergue. Kind of creepy, but I rang this bell and this lovely Spaniard appeared. He does extreme sports, which includes paragliding skiing! Absolutely mental.

We had only 6 beds and a an electric fireplace which gave a super cosy feel to it. I had a great chat with 'cousin' Damien Byrne, and the two German brothers Anton and Lucas. A half-cold shower is a fair trade for a bed with a super comfy doona.Read more