26 K, a long day!
Trip Start
Apr 27, 2008
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Trip End
Jun 05, 2008
Portomarín to Palas de Rei,
Spain
Sunday, May 11, 2008
70 dg. F, and sun, sun, sun
Sunday, 11 May
Today was a huge long day, but a great one! The sun shined on us all day as we went up, up, up and then down, down into the river valleys. There were many highlights today as we went from one village to another: a woman doing her wash out-of-doors in a huge, old square concrete pool, scrubbing the clothes on the slanted part, then rinsing them in the same manner. I wonder how long their clothes last?
A while later as we pass a bar, there is a group of caballeros, their horses tethered to a railing while they patronized the bar. Soon, they mount and gallop past us. Later, we saw the same horses tethered up to the next bar
Horreo, very old (still used) grain storage
. Not a bad way to pass a Sunday in Northwestern Spain! We are going through a very rich farming area, passing by fincas (farms), or, according to the guidebook, mansions. We didn´t see anyone doing their wash in a huge bathtub out-of-doors, or running their sheep to pasture here!We arrive at our destination and our guide, Jean, has found a fabulous pastelería. Throw the backpacks in the room and run to the pastelería! All made by María, the owner, Dick has an empanada, Sue a mini pizza, and Jean a Larpeira cake, a piece so large that it could have fed us all easily! Wine and hors´ tonight provided by Jean, a 2 euro bottle of local wine. The competition is on!
Ciao, Dick and Sue
