Thursday, 12 May 2016

A Laxe to Ponte Ulla

Just a short hop today - second to last day on Camino! I've mixed feelings as I write that... Is there a Stockholm syndrome for long distance walks?

 

Anyway today began in pouring rain - and it had rained most of the night. I'm still only using my brollie instead of a coat or poncho. And the brollie was up to the task. Luckily there was no wind - and the rain let up finally. We had quite a nice afternoon. It's plain to see that this area is somewhat more prosperous than other parts of Galicia. 


Vth century bridge
 
The farmers seem to have small herds of cows - which live inside and are fed grass harvested for them. The paddocks seem so boggy there's probably no other way. It's mixed farming I guess - pigs and sheep are present on most farms too. 

 
Gallego Cabbage - a staple in Caldo Gallego, a soup

We wandered through a few small villages and had a beer in a couple of them! This place is a surprise - a deep river valley crossed by a number of bridges. The earliest being Roman! 

 
Bacon and cheese buttie!

Tomorrow we have only 21km to walk into Santiago. I've walked 979kms... Actually it's a lot more with all the times I got lost, but we wont count those!

 
The view down to the river Ulla

 
Not the Bayly Road!

 
Church of Santiago de Taboada - St James busy slaying Moslems in the top part of the altarpiece!

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