Thursday 2nd October.
Very quite everyone sleeps in until 0730. A foggy start to the day after a mixed breakfast of boiled egg, bread, tea and chocolate biscuit the later two kindly offered by Jesus from San Sebastion. A steep climb to El Fresno the day graded 4/5. Stop for the perfect desayuno at Santa Eulalia, coffee and tortilla, then off on pretty walking paths through woodlands and forest with views over lovely valleys and distant hills and rivers. In Salas came across a film crew doing a shoot on the camino, actors in long pants and jackets from standing around and only walking 20 meters, whilst the real peregrinos are in shorts and tee shirts with sweat pouring off them, needless to say they did not want us spoiling their film. Mid 20s day and humid. Chatted to 2 locals over lunch who had each walked 5 caminos but not the full distances eg Camino Portugues from Tui. Then steep switchback climb to Bodenaya. A cute place managed by Alehandro, donativo, communal meal for cena and desayuno. Alehandro also did everyones washing and put it through the dryer, luxury. Cena was a good lentil soup followed by pasta, flan including vino, a great albergue.
Very quite everyone sleeps in until 0730. A foggy start to the day after a mixed breakfast of boiled egg, bread, tea and chocolate biscuit the later two kindly offered by Jesus from San Sebastion. A steep climb to El Fresno the day graded 4/5. Stop for the perfect desayuno at Santa Eulalia, coffee and tortilla, then off on pretty walking paths through woodlands and forest with views over lovely valleys and distant hills and rivers. In Salas came across a film crew doing a shoot on the camino, actors in long pants and jackets from standing around and only walking 20 meters, whilst the real peregrinos are in shorts and tee shirts with sweat pouring off them, needless to say they did not want us spoiling their film. Mid 20s day and humid. Chatted to 2 locals over lunch who had each walked 5 caminos but not the full distances eg Camino Portugues from Tui. Then steep switchback climb to Bodenaya. A cute place managed by Alehandro, donativo, communal meal for cena and desayuno. Alehandro also did everyones washing and put it through the dryer, luxury. Cena was a good lentil soup followed by pasta, flan including vino, a great albergue.
