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Friday, February 12, 2016

Sarra to Portomarin

2009 Autumn
Municipal albergue in Sarria

Drying Corn

Resting at Morgade

Waiting for lunch

Morgade



Why do people do this???


Dinner at Municipal in Portomarin



2014 Spring


Picking kale for Caldo Verde

The important milepost!


2012 Spring










My favorite stop in Portomarin is Albergue Ultreia!

2013 Spring



This is the albergue at Ferrerios



Wow!  This is the first time I'd seen the embalse so full!

This is what the old town looked like before they flooded it.
To see really great photos, visit Albergue Ultreia in Portomarin

2014 Autumn


This made me so angry. WHY do people think they have the right to write on ancient stones?


Horreo - used for storing grain

Joe was walking into a sundog

Stopping for lunch

Shoes after 2 Caminos this year - Thank God for duct tape!




This church was in the old village of Portomarin.
It was moved, brick by brick, up to the new village.

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Bar Santiago at Castañeda

This is out of order, but one of my favorite stops along the Camino is at Bar Santiago in Castañeda.  This is as you near Arzua. The bar has rooms, as well as excellent food and outdoor seating, which is good for me. Here are my photos from 2014 of dinner at Bar Santiago:
Ensalada Mixta



The BEST grilled ribs on the Camino!

Grilled Pollo

French fries

Watch for the sign! It will be on your left.






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O Cebreiro to Sarria 2014

In 2014, the weather was beautiful for the walk from Samos to Sarria. Our taxi took us from Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro, where we had breakfast. After, he dropped us off in Samos, and we walked to Sarria.

Taken in the little church in O Cebreiro




Where I had breakfast

They sell pulpo here!

Love the slate tiles


Laying in bed, looking up out of my window, it was just so pretty.

I had to get up and take a photo looking out over Sarria

Dinner


O Cebreiro to Sarria 2013

In 2013, I walked alone and really enjoyed this stretch from O Cebreiro to Sarria.  I wanted to stay at La Faba, but I got there pretty early and had a couple of hours, so decided to continue walking. I found a room at Albergue La Escuela, a privado with 20 beds and a couple of private rooms. I had a wonderful meal there, and slept like a log!


Albergue La Escuela
I stopped in O Cebreiro for coffee, then continued on, enjoying the wildflowers, once the fog began to lift. This was an unusually chilly June.

Wildflowers were blooming

I spin and weave, and so I was fascinated by this loom


Lunch began with (of course) Caldo Verde


I grew up on a farm, so I love cows!

Inside of a tiny private chapel


These trees are up to 800 years old!


This kitty was hunting something in the bushes
 I walked on to Samos and then to Sarria from there. 
I prefer the walk from Samos, after all these years.
It's just so green and beautiful.
In Samos, I stayed at a private albergue.


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Thursday, February 11, 2016

O Cebreiro to Sarria Autumn 2012

In Autumn, 2012, our group had a wonderful walk!  The weather was perfect and the group all made lifelong friendships. A few pilgrims returned to the Camino in later years to walk the sections we missed.

Father Jeffrey


Getting ready to walk from Samos



Taking a break

Love is still around!

Pretty paved walkway

Tired feet after 2 Caminos this year


Moooooo!


Keep on Truckin!
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