Day 30 yesterday . We spent last night in Ruitelan, at the base of the "mountain", after a lovely day walking over large hills. Most of the walkers opted for the route along the highway....go figure, so we were left in peace in the hills. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. And we reunited with Robert from Australia, who crossed the pyrenees with us. It was so nice to discuss the past month, and to see that he is still soldiering on and enjoying himself. Last night we stayed in a small hotel and were the only guests. It seems that the number of pilgrims has drastically dropped off. So we fell asleep to the sound of cows mooing in the field outside. And to the sound of rain. We are now in Galicia, and as promised, it is wet.
Day 31. Up early with breakfast on the way. Then up and up to 1350 meters. It was quite cool, and misty, but no rain. Although the path up was steep at times, it did level out occasionally and it was a walk that I enjoyed. Almost zero visibility. The top was disappointingly touristy, but we kept moving. We passed through several small villages, all very rural, with cows and chickens wandering around, and plenty of friendly dogs. We walked 22 k, and with the climb at the start of the day, we were very tired when we fianlly arrived at our destination. Dinner has been consumed and we watched the cows being herded back to be milked. I am sitting in the corner of the bar freezing. It is pitch black out. Richard is discussing affairs with a Norwegain pilgrim. We are all off to bed very soon. Tomorrow off to Samos and a day of rest. Yahoo!
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