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Day 37: A Gudina to Laza

Miles 22

The last remaining long day in my journey. It went well, but the first 4 hours were rough. Very windy and cold. The last part went lots better, probably because I had a gigantic infusion of sugar and caffeine.

Also, it was mostly downhill lol

I’ll have a nice dinner tonight, because Sunday. (Narrator: she did not, in fact, get a nice dinner)

The longer way mostly for bikes
Today’s highest point
Mostly logging roads today, but with great views
Today’s cutest chapel

Day 36: Lubian to A Gudina

Miles: 15

Lubian was really a cute little village. The main street has two bar owners that are apparently at odds. They bash each other to the walkers and online. Lol, people are funny.

It was a blustery day, but perfect for walking. The rain behaved threateningly all day but never delivered.

My allergies were off the chain all day. Spring is spring, everywhere.

We climbed over that hill today
These flowers were everywhere
You can’t really see it in pictures, but there were thousands of wild orchids
We’re in Galicia! I was pumped because all of a sudden, the path was managed and walkable
Also, this province has working water fountains!
Big fires last year just destroyed a lot of the terrain

Day 35: Requejo de Sanabria to Lubian

Miles: 14

What a wonderful day. The sun was sunny, the birds were chirping, the mud wasn’t very muddy, and i had two solid cafés con Leche.

Tomorrow, we enter the province of Galicia. The terrain has gotten a bit more mountainous, and from now on, there’s more elevation changes during the day’s walking.

It was a poem about pilgrims
This gas station vending machine was full of legit Japanese snacks
The highest point of the Camino so far, the Cruz del Peregrino
A lot of the churchyards have an old beast of a tree, still hanging on
Neat old broken down grist mill. The snow melt flow is still strong so far this year.
The late mornings walk was just lovely

Lots of wolf related stuff here in Lubian

Day 34: Asturianos to Requejo

Miles 15

Much warmer today, a great day for walking and enjoying the sun.

Today’s moment of excitement was finding a pantry moth larvae in my cooked oatmeal….in the oats I’ve been eating for 3 days  Ah well, clearly it hasn’t hurt me. And now my backpack is a bit lighter.

Today’s high point was a coffee in Puebla de Sanabria. Its a walled city, and very nice if kinda touristy.

Im looking forward to my restaurant meal tonight. I was going to eat oatmeal but, anyhoo.

Tomorrow walk is quite short again, and I’ve got high hopes for coffee first thing.