Compared to walking in the meseta, walking in Galicia is like being in a hilly rainforest. High humidity and lush flora. Today’s path took us up about 250 km in altitude, but the climb was generally easy and gradual. My foot is doing quite well with not much pain, actually surprisingly little discomfort. Vast flat fields of grain have given way to farmsteads with livestock and a variety of row crops. Tile roofs have been replaced with slate roofs. We registered at our albergue and I took a wonderful 2-hour nap. After showers and laundry, we took a short walk to the village church and nearby bar. The small Romanesque church is especially unusual in that it is actually surrounded by the village cemetery. The bar is a tiny out of the way family-run place complete with a beautiful chubby 10-month old baby girl playing outside in a kiddy pool under the watchful eye of her grandmother. Our waitress, the baby’s mother, told us that she really likes to eat, especially pan (bread). We had the usual pilgrim menu, only the pasta with cheese was the best we’ve had so far, the bread was amazing, and for the first time, we had cheesecake for dessert. We were almost too full to make it back up the hill to our albergue. What a delightful ending to a great day.
Day #21
Ferreiros
Population ? / Elevation 650 meters
Albergue Casa Cruceiro
Distance walked today 13.7 km
Weather sunny and mild (humid)