Tuesday, August 23, 2022 – Lourenza to Abadin- The Camino provides a service to transport our backpacks from Lourenza to Abadin.

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This morning we decided to ship our bags from Lourenza to our final destination for the day, Abadin. It is going to be a 28 kilometer day with some severe elevation changes and a chance of rain. This will be our first day of walking without out 20 pound backpacks. I think we are going to like it.

The misty uphill road out of Lourenza.
A nice greenhouse for growing tomatoes. Makes me hungry for one of Jan’s bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches.
This is a typical Galician hórreo spanning the Way.
We spent a good part of the day walking on these beautiful woodland trails.
They harvest the eucalyptus trees and then turn them into wood chips and sawdust for a paper factory.
The cathedral at our first and only stop for the day, Mondonedo. I stopped and said a prayer for everyone.
Breakfast in the cathedral square in Mondonedo. I love the tortillas español. And I washed it down with a Radler.
This is a backward look at Mondonedo as we take the Way out of town.
This was probably the most scenic day of this Camino.
How nice is that. A farmer set up a donitivo breakfast stop for pilgrims.
This is where a pilgrim can sit and enjoy a donativo breakfast.
Do you see the little waterfall? All day long as we walked you could hear the melodic sounds of streams and little waterfalls.
I have no idea why this University of Virginia sweater is hanging from a barbed wire fence on the Camino. There is a Cavalier on the Camino missing a sweater.
Nice pumpkins.
We had to climb up a very long and very steep hill to get this view of the valley below.
At about 3:30 we finally arrived at our final destination for the day, Alburgue Casa Goes in Abadin.
Nice room but a hideous orange accent wall.

Now it is time for a late lunch/early dinner at the bar/restaurant attached to the alburgue.

First course was a charcuterie plate.
A nice bottle of red wine and a big cold bottle of water were included in the fixed price menu of the day. All for $11.00!
Second course was rabbit and chips. The rabbit was delicious!
Chicken noodle soup for dinner. I left my jacket on the back of the chair as we were leaving. The very nice waitress caught my mistake and ran after me with the jacket. I thanked her profusely I have been very careful to check the area before I leave to make sure I don’t leave anything behind. I guess I let my guard down this one time. Lesson learned. I am going to be extra vigilant about this.
I think that pretty much sums up what I am doing on the Way.

Today we walked 37, 000 steps, 28 kilometers and climbed the equivalent of 36 flights of stairs.

I hope everyone had a good day wherever you are. Good night from Abadin, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

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I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.

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