Day 78 - Betanzos to O Meson do Vento

After a decent breakfast in the anti room where we watched the Pamplona bull run on Spanish breakfast TV, we made our way back onto our own challenges!
It wasn’t long til we hit a big hill and that set the pattern for the day- challenging and hilly.
We had managed the equivalent 116 flights of stairs by the end of it.
You need a good heart to cope with these things which unfortunately the Plodicus doesn’t have towards his fellow pilgrims! Because (in his opinion) they always stop at the bottom of hills and play chase!! He had said at the beginning of the day he wasn’t on for rushing- however this changed as the day progressed!!
We went up lots of hills, meadows of wild flowers, much asphalt and eucalyptus woods.
We were able to keep a downward count due to ongoing route markers.
We are both quite stiff after this walk and got allocated the disabled room today - so no problem when we seize up on the loo- photo to follow 😂
Very well organised hotel - we had to download app to order lunch but at least it was in English! Our washing got whisked away - then they informed us we had to collect it from behind the bar at 9.30 tonight!! Usually we are in bed by then.
Simon is praying that all the pilgrims washing didn’t go into one wash and we have a fight to claim our belongings at 9.30 😳 a rugby scrum comes to mind!!
It made a change from rushing to the launderette but Simon is getting withdrawal symptoms from not watching his washing go around.
He is also missing his new found love for Pastis - thanks Andy and Colin! He hasn’t found this in Spain and as the brandy is hit and Miss has become whiskey head 🙄
He now recommends J&B, Cutty Sark and Jamesons.
Tomorrow is another long walk so we hope to be off by 9 - as long as our laundry scrum goes ok 🤞
The area we are in is known as the house of wind 💨 when we arrived it was like Wuthering Heights with the wind moaning across the window. Simon is hoping this continues through the night - whoooo 💨Read more