Rain and Shine

Fine weather everyday on our holiday. We have used our coats a couple of times for mist and wind but today was supposed to be quite wet. Just a little drizzle and a lovely evening. Many peregrinos wear ponchos.
The wee building is for drying corn. Turtles at a cafe.

Galician stew

We went with the local delicacy for dinner tonight. Hmmmm. Wasn't quite what we expected but it was delicious.

Corredoira

The name for the narrow bush tracks that we are walking on on this section of trail. Plenty of tiny hamlets with picturesque doors.

Scenes from day 3

The highest point.
A very old loom in a cafe.
Wooden door, stone walls.
Pasture. Spring planting hasn't quite started here.

Triacastella

Travelled over the top 1370ish and down to Triacastella thru mist and freezing rain. Staying in a hotel/ albergue - as close as we come to slumming it.
Met heaps of peregrinos from all over Europe. We are connecting up with many of them each day. Fabulous paella for tea.

Milking time

The girls off to the milking shed. The horns were impressive up close :/

Climbing

Wednesday we climbed to about 1200m to the mountain village of O Cebreiro. A beautiful sunny day with fabulous views down the valley. The walk was 28km but we had plenty of breaks and the day went quickly.
We have heard a few canaries and tracked them down. A typical statue with staff and gourd. Beautiful colours on the hills- probably heather.