• Day 29 walking!

    June 7, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    We left Portomarín and there was again a morning mist or low cloud and we followed the way gently uphill. Again the mist cleared after couple of hours and it was mainly cloudy and warm with the sun making an occasional appearance! We walked 27 Km through forest track sometimes, but the majority of the walking was either next to or on the road, asphalt is tough on the feet! The countryside was mainly agricultural and we went through number of hamlets as the path went up and down. We passed number of unusual structures on stilts used for storing grain and called Horreos.
    So as there are now more people walking, we also have more cafes and places to stop en route, which is good and we took advantage of this fact today!
    We’re in a small old fashioned type Albergue tonight and back to bunks! We’re in village called Palas de Rei in Albergue Casina di Marcello. The host is an Italian chap Marcello, who after walking the Camino, upped sticks and moved to Spain to open an Albergue 2 years ago in a former prison! And when he closes the Albergue in November, he goes and walks a Camino and he’s done 12 so far, lots of different ones. He proudly cooked nice communal Italian meal for us all.
    Blisters still painful but not much longer now!
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