April 30, 2014 Arzua to Portomarin

Place holder for narrative (besides, you only want to see the pics... :-)

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April 29, 2014 Palas de Rei to Arzua

Tough day. This was a long stage. We left Palas de Rei at around 7:45 AM.  They call this 28 Km stage in Spanish "Rompe Piernas" which literally means "Broken Legs". Many tough climbs up and down in the mountains with beautiful scenery, tremendous amounts of greenery and flowers and waterfalls and streams  - just unbelievable. We are all feeling the climb up and down and need that hot shower. Great food today typical of the area , Gallego soup, Padron peppers, cod and seafood soup.

Presently watching the Real Madrid - Bayern Munich soccer game. We are loving it since Madrid is leading 3-0 at half time which means Bayen would have to score 5 goals in the second half....

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April 28, 2014 Portomarin to Palas de Rei

Wow. There isn't enough time in day... All I can do is post some pics if and when I have good internet access. We are having fun, eating well, and sleeping little. I'll write when time permits, for now here are some pics:

April 27, 2014 Sarria to Portomarin

Today was great! The camino from Sarria to Portomarin is probably one of the most beautiful segments of the entire walk. Unlike yesterday's stage, this one was entirely away from any road. The scenery was beautiful all along. The four of us aredoing great (no blisters yet) and we are all in good spirits. Carol liked it so much that she started talking  about coming back next year starting in France.

We left Sarria at 8:45 AM and we got to Portomarin just before 6 PM after walking 22.4 Km. - about 14 miles. As we are approaching the town, I hear someone in Spanish saying "Mira tio  lo que hay en frente" which means "Hey man look what's in front of us"  and no wonder - after walking all day we had to climb about 80 stairs to enter the town - it was brutal. Once we got to the hotel we all appreciated very very hot showers. 

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