Oct 13
Destination - Melide
Distance - 22 km
Hours of walking -
Terrain - some tough altitude changes
Weather - lovely
Nature - donkey, eucalyptus trees appear
Misadventure - Brenda gets ahead - was there a town there? Was that the restaurant we were going to? She can see Wendy and Dee from the hill but then has to scurry to find them.
Another great day on the Camino. We are hitting our stride and making good time. The trail was much quieter today making for a very enjoyable walk for us. We had been told that eucalyptus trees would be appearing and they came today. They are very calming to look at in the trail. Spain has an incredible variation of vegetation that makes it so much fun to hike through.
We packed a lunch today and enjoyed bread, great cheese and fantastic olives on the trail. We have been travelling parralel to a very interesting, witty German man and his son for numerous days now. They always seem to catch us eating. This is their third time doing a portion of the Camino together.
We opted to stop a little earlier than planned today. The trail was a little tougher than we anticipated and... People had told us about a specialty food in Melide... Pulpo Galego / Galician Octopus! We thought we better pack in the boots to try it out.
When we reached Melide, we checked into the Alburgue for the night. We met up with Oliver, whom we had met during Canadian Thanksgiving. Oliver is a very interesting man who hails from Quebec Cotu, but works all over the world as a chef.
It was great to have a chef scope out the best place to sample the local food, at a place where the locals go. He helped us order some amazing plates. It was a fantastic meal, with great food, drink and Camino fellowship.
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