DAY 34 : SPAIN : PORTOMARIN to PALAS DE REI - 24.8 kms - 6 hours

Distance walked in France and Spain so far : 1449.8 kms (68 days)
Weather : fog, misty rain, sunshine, mild

60 kms to go!

 

 A scenic, varied path

 

Foggy start

 

Ralph (US),Robert (Canada), Alexandro (Italy)

our first coffee break of the day

 

Coping with misty rain and a

fresh mint tea on tap

 

Traffic on the road

 

17th century wayside cross in

Lameiros, where they suspect there

is a pilgrim cemetery.

 

 

Detail on the pedestal below the cross

 

Characters on the route

 

Lunch with Ellen (The Netherlands) and now

living in Barcelona in a tiny hamlet -

good rest on a long day's walk

 

Eucalypt forests

 

Municipal albergue - centrally located

Interesting room for us tonight - an elderly

Korean couple, 2 young German farmers,

a wild Spanish fellow with his loud music,

an older French women and us!

 

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 Palas de Rei is an administrative centre with

a population of 2,000.

 

 

 

 We found a local cafe for dinner and the owner

made up an impromptu menu for us - soup,

sole/ pork, copious salads, wine and liqueurs

- all for 10 euros a head. Seen here with a

Phyllis Diller look-a-like.

 

Robert, Stefan, Patricia, Ralph and Mark

- a lovely meal with good company

 

 

M&M

9/11/12

Email address : mm_smith@bigpond.net.au