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Starting to Stretch out the Kilometres - 30k
... The Spaniards moved ahead of us and we took some great snaps of the countryside, a farmer with a flock of sheep as well as the two of us in a corn field...well it had to be done! It was only now that we also realised the number of small stones which people left on top of the waymarks which hopefully someone will be able to explain. I added one myself and wished for a pain free day...chaffing is not a laughing matter!!!
I shot some video along the road towards our ...
Along the Way with Paul from Iowa - 20k
... of course, but the camaraderie between the three of us new found friends certainly pulled us along. Cheers Paul!!!
We stopped in Mino and had a couple of beers and some Callos - (cheers again to Paul who picked up the tab). Callos are a typical Spanish dish that use calf’s stomach lining (although it may also be beef or lamb), cut into small pieces. The tripe is sold clean and cut, but requires extended cooking (approximately ...
From one Fiesta to the next in Pontedeume...24 Kms
... by what can only be described as Pontedeume Pink Drummers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH5eu2Jl sFs&feature=share&list=ULZH5eu2 JlsFs
After finding the Albergue where we would stay, we were greeted by an Englishman smoking a joint and downing a bottle of San Miguel at the door. Hmm...anyway he opened up and explained his story that he had been cycling ...
Bored in Galicia
As we had arrived in Santiago a day early, we had seen all there was, so we went to the train station and bought some tickets to La Coruña. It was only 40 minutes away, and we had last been there in 1998, and realistically, we just drove in and out.
Once there, the first thing that we saw was a dead body lying on the floor of the station !!! I wanted to shoot some photos, but tactfully, I put my camera away !!! So instead, we grabbed a map and followed the road into the city ...
Captains log continued final entry.
The next morning we didn't get up until 0930hr and contacted Jilly to let her know that we would soon be on our way and after some work on sorting the lazy jacks and refueling we set off at 1145. We then had a fair sail along the coast into La Coruna where Jilly was waiting with a tale of her own about her travels across half of Europe. Reunited we ...