A simple day of just easy walking on wide dirt farm roads. 2 streams to fjord but luckily it's been very dry this winter and the little rocks that were strategically placed as stepping stones were sufficient to make the crossing.
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| how cute is that sign! |
I'm spending the night in the city of Zafra which comes as bit of a culture shock after a week of small villages. The Camino directional arrows are very small and far between here; at one point I entered a busy shopping street and had to ask two policeman the way to the Camino. They pointed to the street right behind them - the arrow was at street level, blocked by someone's pant leg!
After some machinations, I found the Albergue Turistico. I lucked out with a room with just 2 single beds, and the shower+sink in the room. The building is a converted convent so nothing special on the outside but rather lovely on the inside with terrazzo floors, a commercial kitchen (with heat running down one wall - the only warm place in the airy building!), and a TV lounge, all around an open courtyard.
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| albergue's lovely courtyard |
I arrived about 1:30pm and went directly to the supermarket and bought a lovely quiche for lunch/dinner, a box of vino tinto and supplies for tomorrow's walk and so I'm going to stay put for the evening and chat as best I can in French and Spanish and non-existent German to my fellow peregrinos. |
| route planning! |
Thanks, Allison
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