The common room at the alburgue was hot and stuffy but I got a pretty good nights sleep. We got up at about 7:15 AM and had breakfast at 8:00.
Croissant 🥐 and orange juice for breakfast.Rocky road just west of Miraz.It was cloudy and breezy all morning. This made for a very pleasant walk.Second breakfast. Orange juice and a tuna empanada. The first time I ever had a tuna empanada was in 2018 on the Camino Frances. It is an understatement to say that tuna empanadas are not my favorite breakfast food. An empanada is basically a Hot Pocket. I like Hot Pockets. I do not like tuna empanadas.
If I don’t like tuna empanadas why am I having one for breakfast? The owner of the little cafe where we stopped for breakfast asked us what we wanted to eat and drink. I said I would like a tortilla, basically a Spanish quiche. With a smile on her face she said: “No.” I then asked for a chocolate croissant. With a smile on her face she said: “No.” I then asked for a ham and cheese sandwich, a bocadillo, and she said no. After five minutes of this, with me asking for twenty Spanish foods, and her saying:”No” after each request, I gave up and asked her what she had that I could eat. She said that the only thing she had in the kitchen was a tuna empanada. I was hungry so I gave up and ordered a tuna empanada, ate it and thanked her profusely for the truly awful tuna empanada. I had to use the restroom at the cafe to brush my teeth and try to get the godawful taste of that tuna empanada out of my mouth.
Lunch. A delicious tortilla and a Radler.We walked with Marie, a young woman from Paris, for most of the morning. It was such a treat to discuss the current state of affairs in France with her. She is doing the full Camino Del Note. That is about 500 miles and she is carrying a tent and spends most nights camping. Marie is one tough cookie.This gardener is very proud of his zucchini.This cow escaped from a pasture and was running down the Camino towards us with the farmer chasing after her. The cow shit all over the Way to slow down the farmer’s pursuit.Beautiful lake on the outskirts of Sobrado.We have arrived at out final destination.This is the monastery at Sobrado.This is our beautiful private room at the Pension Villa Sacra in Sobrado Dos Monxes.Beautiful monastery at Sobrado.Inside the church at the monastery.We have been meeting up with this group for the past three days for dinner. This photo was taken by a monk at the monastery while we were relaxing on the lawn.Group at dinner.For dinner we stuffed ourselves with pulpo 🐙.And everyone needs a prayer.
We walked 35,000 steps, 28 kilometers and climbed the equivalent of 25 flights of stairs.
I hope you are having a good day whenever you are. God night from Sobrado Dos Moxes, Lugo, Galacia, Spain.
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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Mark, got back from a trip and got caught up on your adventure. I enjoyed the read. Thanks for the prayers and stay healthy. Miles
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Mark, got back from a trip and got caught up on your adventure. I enjoyed the read. Thanks for the prayers and stay healthy. Miles
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