Thursday, July 12, 2018

Primitivo - Day 13: Arzua to O Pedrouzo (20km on 7/12/18)

Day 13 (12-July-2018):  Arzua to O Pedrouzo (20km):  I left the albergue before 7am even though it’s not going to be a long day.  The route was very busy with pilgrims but not so much as I was expecting. I stopped for cafe con leche and tortilla and then continued on.  The weather was mostly cloudy for the first few hours then sunny and muggy but not too hot. I stopped at a restaurant that we’ve visited on 4 different caminos and had a beer and a sandwich, reserving half for later because it was so big.  Continued on and reached O Pedrouzo just before noon. I went to an albergue that we stayed at in 2016 but there was a tour bus parked out front so decided it might be crowded and noisy. The crowding can be expected in any albergue but it you have a large group of people who know each other the dormitories can be very noisy.  In addition, the bus probably means that people put suitcases in the bus and carried only a day pack. When they bring luggage into a dormitory it’s also difficult. The “Rem” albergue is not too big and fairly modern - nothing special but it will serve its purpose. O Pedrouzo has lots of accomodations since it’s 20km from Santiago and there are not very many options to stay between here and Santiago.

Chipirones a la Plancha and Chips for dinner last night.

It's distressing to see the graffiti on the markers

Lots of perigronos on the route this morning

 A restaurant/bar where I've now stopped on 
4 caminos.  Interesting decor in the 
courtyard with old kitchen and farm tools.

 Morning path with walkers

Tortilla and cafe con leche at a cafe
alongside the camino route

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