Our night at Hostal Conde Rey was warm and cozy and all clothes and shoes were dry by morning! Feeling very blessed to have heaters at all hotels so far. Below you see Carson lying down in one of the cubbies inside the closet in our room - gives you an idea of how big the closet was. I guess they must get lots of pilgrims walking the Camino with large back packs because you could fit many backpacks in this closet!
A simple breakfast of sandwiches, juice and coffee was included with our stay. Fortunately there was a grocery store in town so we could stock up on trail snacks.
70 km down, 29 to go!
Our first full day without rain!!! It was so nice to be in some sunshine and we even started shedding layers as the day went on.
Found a memorial of some kind along the trail. Lots of pictures of religious figures - this is traditionally a catholic pilgrimage route.
Break for Pringles - enjoying the walk through the woods today. A lot less puddles here, dry feet all day!
At one point an adorable dog started following us. Since we all love dogs we quickly included him in our pack and named him Diego. Despite our attempts to send him back home, he followed us for a couple miles down a large decline. We finally had to part with him when we went into a restaurant to eat - hoping he found his way back home.
We stopped in at O Churrasco de Juanito right along the Camino and because it was an odd hour (4pm) we were the only people there. The host was very kind and we had the most delicious stew with beans, kale and sausage. The kids found food they liked too, it was the perfect stop. A casual place, very gracious host, right along the trail, wonderful food, and reasonable price. Highly recommend this place.
From the restaurant it was only a couple miles to our hotel for a total of 15 km for the day. It was so nice to arrive DRY instead of soaking wet! And it was still daylight so we could explore a bit and enjoy the view from the hotel rooms. This hotel also only had rooms with one bed so it was girls in one room, boys in the other. This hotel reminded us of Pazo de Bendoiro - lots of stone which contributed to a very sturdy feel, and the decor was impeccable. We discovered that it is also a winery and the host was very interesting. His English was amazing and it was a treat to hear all about making wine in Galicia, Spain.
This winery is known for its Albariño white wine and we can attest to the fact that it is delicious. Hoping we can find it in the US someday.
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