Glad to be back on the road but the route out of Lugo was depressing and dangerous during the rush hour. It took us through several tunnels which didn't have any pedestrian footpaths and some pretty squalid suburbs. Finally we got out of the city and turned on to a road that headed west through an area of new development with enormous houses and seemed to be endless and boring after the stunning scenery in the earlier stages. The first bar, where we'd planned to have breakfast, wasn't open. No worries the next, at the 10km mark wasn't too far was it! With my ankle problems we were slow and sat down with coffee, toast and omelette at 11am. While we enjoyed our breakfast more peregrinos arrived including an Australian couple from Melbourne that we've been chatting to for a couple of days, a young Italian couple and some British women who had started their Camino that day. The minimum distance to get a Compostella is 100kms and unbeknownst to us, Lugo being 102kms away is a popular place to start, particularly with Spanish peregrinos. Feeling refreshed we carried on. The walking was fairly easy with rolling hills, pretty countryside and farms. The cloud cover cleared to a glorious day and just to add interest we came across road works laying bitumen across the entire road. Six peregrinos got priority over the cars, passing through first. Can you imagine that happening in Australia where the car rules? The arrangement for our booked accommodation was to telephone when we arrived at San Romao & they would collect us & drop us off in the morning. Finished walking for the day we ordered some bocadillas (big fresh rolls filled with cheeses & chorizo) and beers at the bar in San Romao. Relaxed in the garden and chatted with other pilgrims, eventually getting out the phone to make the call and discovered we both had no service. Good job I speak the language says Manny and headed into the bar to ask the owner if they'd mind calling for us? The call placed, they'll pick us up in 15-20 minutes, no problem. An hour later we are still waiting. 5pm a young guy arrives and driving at great speed indicates that he'd come from Lugo (why he took so long) we'd be the only guests in the country Pension and he could take us back to Lugo to their other Hotel. Manny said that we'd just spent 2 nights in Lugo. So he took us to a village & opened up the Pension and proceeded to make up the room. We had no idea where we are and wishing we'd gone to the Alburgue. The young man left us with the keys, said he had to go back to Lugo (probably to run the other Hotel) and would come back later and sleep the night and in the morning give us breakfast and drop us back. So, we are alone, no idea where, in an empty Pension. We showered and consulted Google maps for a bar. 450 metres later we both had a Gin and Tonic in a restaurant with a good reviews on Google. Later, after our refreshments, I looked at our map (Michelin, a non-digital device very popular before the 21st century for finding your way, made of paper) and found we were located on the main road between Lugo and Santiago de Compostella in a village called Guntin. Which would explain the many big trucks passing by our windows. Moral of the story - ask more questions.
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Renato Morandini
29/9/2016 01:46:24 pm
help me .I feel tired just reading it.
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Victoria
29/9/2016 03:13:25 pm
LOL, nice to hear from you Renato. Love to you both xxx
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Vienna
29/9/2016 10:14:59 pm
Mum just read me your blog. I didn't like the sound of that walking much but mum and I both agree the gin and tonic sounded nice!
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Victoria
29/9/2016 11:23:32 pm
Can't go past it at the end of the day. So you don't share the walking genes?
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12/2/2017 10:56:17 pm
When we are boring feel, we plane a picnic or a tour. We can enjoy with our friends and relatives on the tour. Selfies and pictures is important of picnic.
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