We have climbed to O Cebreiro

This morning we left just before 9. Made sure we had a good breakfast to sustain us for the big day. It was just beautiful and cold as usual, fingers numb at first, and there was a high cloud cover which was good for sun protection, and also made the spectacular views very clear - no haze. The first few kms were a very gentle incline, but then came the relentless uphill… but we took it slowly (me) and stopped at the little towns for sugar and liquid boost, and we made it!! The amazing views kept us happy as we went…there were many people, mostly passing me as I plodded, but I managed it well as the tortoise! We crossed into Galicia, always a sign that we are nearly there… and are now in the land of lush veg gardens and tall cabbages… I love it! And even cows with bells..
We are not actually staying at O Cebreiro as it booked out (it is a tiny village) and we are at a nearby town, picked up by kind hotel man… but before that in O Cebreiro we had some sustenance - Cathy a huge slice of tortilla, and me a huge serving of octopus, with beer/sangria…our lovely hotel man, Marcelino, has shown us where we might eat tonight, but at the moment I can’t imagine ever eating again!
Cathy will continue with our evening experience!
Mum was a Camino celebrity again today, people saying she was inspiring and amazing! Which she is / was. This was especially noteworthy as it was a slow steep mountainous climb of 600m elevation and 13.5kms. She was asked to be in two selfies. One Spanish family whose son is living in Manly was thrilled to take our photo.
Stunning views the whole climb up and it was good to stop to let them sink in. Very happy it was a cool day for the climb.
We went to a local Taberna for dinner, the only place open to eat in town. Not that many people out for a Sat night. We spent about 10 mins trying to order a G&T- we ended up with some form of brandy being poured until what I thought was a homeless man asking for money came and helped interpret what we were after. He was actually the chef! We had a simple and freshly cooked dinner. Rest day tomorrow- hooray!Читать далее