04/06/19
Since we are blissfully unaware of dates or days of the week, we use the number of remaining pages in our guidebook as a measure of our progress.We have a measly 20 pages left in our Brierly Guide- the "bible" for planning the Camino Frances.
Betty & I traveled separately for much of the day as we experienced frequent drizzles & had to don our rain gear for the first time in weeks. Sun peeked out just enough to require frequent clothing changes. Much of the day was on tree-lined paths passing through small hamlets. Grain storage horreos are prominent now. A highlight for me was a stop at the tiny romanesque Capela da Magdelena, a former hospital of the Knights Templar. The blind caretaker provides a special sello stamp to visitors. I also passed through Lameiros & its ancient Casa de Carneiro where King Phillip of Spain stayed on his way to mary Mary Tudor.
After laundry in Palas de Rei (notice a pattern here yet?) our stomachs forced out for our earliest dinner yet. We've noticed an oddity in Galician restaurants. FOlks have balance coins in crevices on the stone walls. I wonder if it is a good luck thing? With daylight until after 10pm, we work hard to darken the room so we can hit the hay to catch a good night's sleep.
27k to Palas de Rei (population 3600)
Since we are blissfully unaware of dates or days of the week, we use the number of remaining pages in our guidebook as a measure of our progress.We have a measly 20 pages left in our Brierly Guide- the "bible" for planning the Camino Frances.
Betty & I traveled separately for much of the day as we experienced frequent drizzles & had to don our rain gear for the first time in weeks. Sun peeked out just enough to require frequent clothing changes. Much of the day was on tree-lined paths passing through small hamlets. Grain storage horreos are prominent now. A highlight for me was a stop at the tiny romanesque Capela da Magdelena, a former hospital of the Knights Templar. The blind caretaker provides a special sello stamp to visitors. I also passed through Lameiros & its ancient Casa de Carneiro where King Phillip of Spain stayed on his way to mary Mary Tudor.
After laundry in Palas de Rei (notice a pattern here yet?) our stomachs forced out for our earliest dinner yet. We've noticed an oddity in Galician restaurants. FOlks have balance coins in crevices on the stone walls. I wonder if it is a good luck thing? With daylight until after 10pm, we work hard to darken the room so we can hit the hay to catch a good night's sleep.
27k to Palas de Rei (population 3600)
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