Time Departed: 8.30 am
Time Arrived: 3.45 pm
Distance: 28 kms
Cumulative Distance: 749 kms
Percentage Complete: 94%
Weather: Cold, cloudy in the morning and sunny afternoon
Accommodation: Casa de Fogar de Lecer
Feelings: Henk - Good, Neil - Eager, Di - Keen
We had a good day's walk. Our friendly host drove us back to Palas de Rei a distance of 15 kms through dense fog. We immediately met Dublin Paula, a woman in her thirties, and spent the majority of the morning walking with her. We have been keeping in synch with Paula over the past few days. She walked from Leon to Santiago in June and is now in-between jobs so she decided to walk it again!
As the distance was long we worked out our walking strategy of breaks based on the location of the towns and cafes. The strategy was walk eight kilometres, have morning tea, walk 12 kilometres and have lunch and then walk the remaining eight to Arzua. This worked well and when we arrived at Arzua we were still feeling strong.
At morning tea Melbourne Helen arrived and we walked with her until she had an earlier lunch. The topic of conversation has moved onto when everyone plans to arrive in Santiago de Compostela. Most are arriving either Monday or Tuesday.
We liked today's walk better than yesterday as there were more wooded areas including more eucalyptus forests and farmland.
There were also a number of old villages to keep us interested. There are still many market gardens we are passing.
We came across a chap with his donkey and dog and they were walking back from Santiago de Compostela. They looked very relaxed.
Our lunch break was at a modern cafe on the edge of Boenta de Arriba. We had a longer lunch as we were hungry and we wanted to give our bodies a good break.
Once we set out again we were feeling very refreshed. We needed to be because there were a number of long, steep ascents which we didn't bargain on.
Our accommodation is excellent and similar to a B&B and is about one kilometre from the town. We met at six o'clock and set off in pursuit of a place for dinner. Whilst having a drink at an outside cafe Dublin Paula went past and suggested a restaurant she knew from when she last did the walk. We had an enjoyable dinner together and one of the best Menu de Peregrinos we have had. The restaurant was very busy and we saw Aussie Kate and her daughter, Erin. Kate has sustained a back injury. She is persevering and having her backpack forwarded onto the next accommodation and taking strong painkillers. We told her about American Jim's solution of throwing money at a problem! She's determined! We all hope to meet following the noon mass on the Tuesday.
We walked back to our accommodation in the dark. This involved walking down dark, narrow farm lanes. We set off every dog barking from here to kingdom come! Thankfully, they were all tied up and it was very funny.
We now have two days and 39 kms to go.
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