Santiago! and O Sendeiro

Carol was up and gone before Diane and I woke up!  WOW!!  That was a first!

Diane and I took a bus to Santiago and had breakfast at San Martin Pinario while we waited for Carol’s call. We wanted to all walk into Santiago together.

Diane and I found a nice table to sit at but these two ornery guys wanted the table and tried to bully Diane off. It was only about 9 AM and they were already drunk. Diane didn’t budge. I was so proud of her.

Soon we saw a familiar face coming around the corner.

After taking some photos, we all walked to the cathedral together.

There were a few temptations on the way to the Cathedral!

We made it!

We attended the pilgrims mass and got to see the botafumeiro swing. It was pretty cool and probably the last time I will see it. 

That night, Carolyn and Diane took me out to dinner to O Sendeiro, the #2 rated restaurant in Santiago. It was an amazing dinner!

Oh yes!  Galician Gin!

These two gals were a kick in the pants and I had a really good time with them. Thank you Carol and Diane, for making my Camino so memorable.

To A Brea

These photos are not necessarily in order. . .

I swear, if I had seen this horrible person tagging the waymarks all the way from Sarria to Santiago, I would have taken away their can and sprayed their face!  What kind of poor upbringing leads to the defacing of property in a country that is not yours???!  Boy this made me angry! If they wanted to inspire "love" this was a huge FAIL!

Nice to have a pool!

Wonderful dinner tonight at The Way Hostel in A Brea.

I don’t think our sweet host ever stopped smiling!

The wine was very crisp and delicious. 

And I was surprised to see BLACK petunias!

I fell asleep listening to a thousand crickets singing for their poor drowned compadre - the swimming pool must have looked too inviting and he forgot crickets can’t swim!

Sweet Dreams.

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* I wanted to add in these photos at Bar O Pedrouzo - not sure which night it was but probably between A Brea and Lavacolla.

Dinner in Castañeda

To me, this is the BEST dinner on the Camino.

For only 9 euros, all the grilled ribs you can eat, fried potatoes, ensalada mixta, all the wine you can drink, bread and dessert!!

Where?

Bar Santiago in Castañeda, right on the Camino!

To Palas de Rei - 2018

Yup, those are ants!

Here they come!

Why I love walking in Springtime!

A different type of horreo

Hey Diane, you gonna wash clothes?

Where was this? Eireixe?