Monastary Albergue

The day started with a boat trip which took us up the estuary of the Ulla river past twelve crosses, allegedly the route St. James took to Padua. The ferry could be called a 'party boat' as there was music, singing and free cake and coffee, so we were in fine form to meet up with friends on arrival. The weather change to rainy skies meant a return to my penguin costume as we walked yet another variant ( remember that means lost!) to the next monastery. Arrival shortly before opening gave us time to snarf our packaged cheese sandwich, knowing that the evening ahead entailed settling in to our bunks, attending a 1 1/2 hr tour of the monastery and church, Mass, a special blessing for us pilgrims complete with certificate and then communal supper at 8:45 pm. The supper included wine and whiskey type liquor after dinner shots!
Guess that is a hing here. Helps the pilgrims to get a good night's sleep on the paper sheets over plastic mattresses. It worked😂Read more