They were a large group. Deep voices. And a seeming inability to pack their things with out talking about it. All this at just after 5am.
They are gone now. My spouse has rejoined the snoring concert on the upper level.
Me, I just finished packing most of my gear (a fair bit of his too) Now, at 6:30 chillin for a few before we begin our walk to Ribadeo.
5.5 hours later!
Chillin again half of today's walk in and we're in Tol/San Salvador having our usual cofee and Nestea. Bar nuts included! God I love Spain. Nine kilometers more before we find a bed.
Most of the morning walking with a couple from Quebec. They have been walking the whole route since San Sebastian. We parted here in Tol as I was hell bent on finding an Aseo (aka bathroom). They were just eating their sandwiches at the crossroads. Lovely couple to spend a mornings walk with.
Boring a weather talk can be, gotta say its beautiful today. It was 55 when we started and is probably 70+ now with a cool breeze off the ocean. Wonderful.
A few hours later!! The days walking is done and so are we. The albuergue was completo. No big surprise as it has only 12 beds. So we're in Hotel Rosmary. Immaculate. In the center of town. Room with private bath. 35€! We would have spent 10 for the alburgue. So this is a deal.
So now a little about today's walking. Or a little more. After we parted from the Canadian couple, we ate at the nearby bar.
From this point forward the "way" and I use the term very loosely, was on the road. Not next to. Not parallel. ON the road. For most of the nine km. An occasional side walk when in a village. Otherwise every truck or car that passed we would stand facing the road to make ourselves as small a profile as possible. As unpleasant as the mornings walk was lovely. This piece needs to be reworked. It's seriously dangerous.
As dangerous as this bit was, crossing the Ria de Ribadeo was cool. Really cool. The walkway was narrow, barely 36 inches. But the view was worth every hard foot fall on concrete!
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