Day 32: Palais del Rei - Arzua

The distance clock is ticking down, and it is terrifying. And exciting. Today's 28kms was pretty brutal, constant up and down, and the body generally feeling a bit tired. Santiago is within reach, and no one's quite sure how to feel about it.

But a few days rest with Jack and Eammon in Santiago will be awesome.

Today's highlight was definitely visiting Melida and eating at a very authentic pulperia (restaurant specialising in octopus). This town is famous for it and for good reason. DELICIOUS. I also loved the fact that they served wine out of small white bowls called cuncas, which apparently is very common in authentic Galician places. If your thumb isn't red with wine you're not doing it right apparently (i was not).Leggi altro