So, now it is 4/25/19. Somehow I got talked into getting up for a 7am run, so Cilla and I got up and did a loop along the top of the Lugo wall. Here are some photos. It was lightly drizzling, but being up high like that afforded some great views!
I didn’t take photos but we passed a hospital – we could see right into the windows (I saw hospital paraphernalia but no people, FYI)
After the run it was time to grab some breakfast. I liked the coat rack thing the hotel had
And we even saw a rainbow!
Then, time to pack up and get on the bus. Today we went on a tour at the Castro de Viladonga Museum.
Here’s a link to the museum: https://viladonga.xunta.gal/
We arrived and entered the auditorium where we met our tour guide and watched a video about the settlement. It really was quite amazing how it was built and organized. The ruins are of a Celtic-Roman hillfort.
The settlement was protected by earthen walls as well as moats. There was one entrance that was protected by huge doors. The greatest occupancy of the settlement was during the years 2 to 5 AD
The weather during the tour went from light rain, to pouring, to sunny, to rain. Crazy! Note Robert’s hotel shower cap on top of his hat. Great idea!
Big slug!
If you look closely in the photo below, you’ll see some little very bright green spots ‘deep’ into the cave. Those are phosphorescent mosses! They looked like black lights were shining on them. Really cool!
After the tour it was time to start hiking. Today would be our last day hiking on the Camino Primitivo. It would be a day of hiking in the rain – more rain than any other day so far. Everything was still very beautiful though!
Although much of the trail was relatively flat, we still had some steep hills!
Those of us towards the front of the pack waited near this beautiful rhododendron for the rest of the pack to catch up (there was also a tree here that sheltered us from the rain a bit)
I love how this door has wooden ‘patchwork’
The structure below is called a “Horreo” (pronounced like the cookie Oreo). They are made to store grains. They can come in different sizes.
Beautiful wisteria!
Time for lunch. This particular region is known for it’s Pulpa (octopus), so, we went to a Pulperia in the town of Chiquitin.
The square thing in the middle of the plate is grilled cheese! It was sooo good!
Unfortunately I almost forgot to take a photo of the Octopus, which was delicious! Luckily I remembered before I finished it off!
I played with the foam in my cup and made a bird head!
There were big windows in the room we had lunch in and we could easily see outside. While we were eating the winds picked up and it was POURING rain. We kind of waited a bit before heading out, but, eventually we just had to do it.
Look closely at the home below. The ‘stones’ making up the lower wall and patio looked like granite remnants for kitchen counters!
This is where people come to do their laundry. They can scrub against the slanted boards you see.
Another horreo
Rain, rain and more rain
Yummy smelling lilacs!
At this point it was raining pretty hard, and the winds were blowing in from the left.
Another horreo
A cute little pink car. There was a ‘snack bar’ set up for pilgrims here.
I just thought this house looked cool
Interesting lawn ornaments …
Finally we got to the entrance of our hotel! Still pouring! As I said earlier, the wind was blowing from the left. I wore shorts this day because of the rain. The rain was really heavy, so heavy that the wind blew the rain heavily onto my left leg to the point that the rain was running down my left leg and into my left (waterproof) shoe! And funny, my right leg didn’t get it as bad. The shoes dried quickly overnight so no worries. I was glad to get them, and my wet socks, off though!
It was a very long driveway
Pilgrim clothing hanging in the lobby. This hotel used to be a palace.
Our room. We got lucky – our room apparently was above the room where the wifi router was located – we were the only ones who had wifi in the hotel.
The house had a lot of little nooks and crannies
Quince jelly with cheese:
After dinner the ‘drinking faction’ adjourned to the sitting room with a few bottles of different flavors of grappa, which we finished all of. So much fun!