After the heat of Barcelona Sarria was a cool and inviting
place. Our accommodation was very nice
and the breakfast we shared was typical European. Our group was all loaded up and ready for our
first day walking the Camino de Santiago.
We left the hotel at about 9.45am and headed up the hill
through town towards the local countryside.
The clatter of 22 pairs of walking sticks on the pavement was really a
sight to see. The adventure had begun.
Sarria is set in a lush green valley reminiscent of New Zealand
or Tasmania, the Sunshine coast hinterland or parts of England. The big oaks shade rolling, hilly paths that wander
at once up a steep hill and then across a clear stony stream before turning a
bend to reveal more shaded ways. It is
truly beautiful. Ivy crawls up their
trunks and across low stone fences and moss covered rocks proliferate the
environment. It is stunning.
We walked through this countryside today all day punctuated by
patches of open farmland with wheat or corn growing in the warm Spanish sun. Little stone villages popped up unexpectedly
from the road, or small stone farms, ramshackle and rundown old building
inhabited by small black cats or thin brown dogs were common, evident of a past
of rural industry and subsistence life.
Galicia is simply stunning.
We crossed the Rio Mino (Mino River) late in the day and
walked up hill past the old stone church to our hotel. The kids jumped in the pool, the adults found
a cool drink in the shade. It was a long
and delightful day.
Enjoy the pics below.
Enjoy the pics below.
Buen Camino Peregrinos!
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