Camino do Mar - Stage 8

A big day today as we made our way around a large bay/estuary separating O Porto de Espasante from Cariño. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot that’s notable about this stage in terms of walking or scenery. It was pretty much 18 miles of road walking.

Fortunately, while the forecast was for rain today, we experienced none. That made the day much better than it would have otherwise been, because a wet long day is always worse than a dry one.

And there was an ostrich, which was just fun. I don’t recall even being that close to an ostrich, and this one seemed both tame and curious. But all the same I was careful not to get too close because I didn’t want to get cracked on the head with that huge beak.

Some other notable sights along the walk:

Granaries: Most farms have elevated granaries that are supported by two or three pillars and have wide slate rocks to prevent mice or other animals from climbing up. We saw a particularly nice one today.

Wash basins: Increasingly we’re seeing old washing basins where small villages would do laundry. Some still have flowing water because there are built into the water course.

San Adrian School: I found this particularly interesting because there are separate entrances for boys and girls.Read more