She's like a mother hen, kindness itself! When I came in cold and wet in late October she insisted on feeding me a big steaming bowl of caldo to get some heat in my bones before signing me in.
I was going to stay there on Thursday night and have a short day to Santiago, but two of my Camino friends that I met while I was on the Francés were leaving on Friday and wanted to get together with me before leaving, so I walked from Bandeira...
Something I forgot to mention was that as we passed two local women in the rain this morning, I said ‘Buenos días’ to them, and one of them replied, ‘De bueno, ¡no tiene nada!’
(Basically: ‘there’s nothing good about it!’).
Ah, what a pity you couldn't stay at Reina Lupa, it's a lovely albergue and Carmiña fusses over pilgrims with such love. But you have a pleasant last day ahead of you..
Well, if you’re looking for something to do, take a walk down the hill to this place:
https://casabeatnik.com/
It used to be a sedate, majestic old pazo, Pazo dos Galegos, but it was sold and the new owners have definitely changed the vibe...
Day 12: Dornelas to Outeiro — 12km
We wanted to go further today but with Reina Lupa booked out, Outeiro was pretty much the only economical option, as we didn’t want a long day to Santiago.
It rained lightly for most of the walk (from Dornelas...
Day 11: Lalín to Dornelas — 28km
A late and short update today because, oh my goodness, we are in an albergue with a Spanish guy who is lovely but has talked to us non-stop for hours on end! (And is still talking to Wendy right now while I snuck...
Google "comma vs decimal point" or something similar and you will learn that the convention varies in different countries.
It does, in one interpretation - i.e. the rays converge toward the right, like paths converging on Santiago. Read all...
Numbers are only symbols. They only have meaning if we give it to them.... the distance between the markers is the same with or without numbers attached.
Keep walking, pilgrim!
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