A lot shorter day however there was more rain. It had poured throughout the night but by breakfast there was a temporary reprieve.
We decided to eat breakfast at the albergue before beginning the walking. The clouds still loomed overhead as we made our way into Ligonde where we called into a donativo.
It is run by volunteers from churches all over the world for a week at a time. There was an Egyptian, two Hawaiians and four Spanish hospitalarios. There all had buckets of energy welcoming the pilgrims for hot drinks.
Donativos don’t charge but accept donations. There is a water fountain outside that draws the water from an underground well; I filled my bottle!
We continued on just as the rain settled in. Poncho time! We quickly donned our brightly coloured wet weather gear. The rain was on and off until Lestedo, where we stopped for a drink.
While here we met up with our Taiwanese friend from Casa Banderas, Janet. She joined us for a drink. The sun finally made an appearance, thus we packed our ponchos away.
We called into the village’s little chapel for a stamp before continuing on. On our approach into Palas de Rei the rain returned and back on with the Ponchos.
Once booked into the albergue we made full use of the washing machine and dryer before heading into to town. When I passed through here on my Camino, it was early morning and most places were closed, including the church, San Tirso.
However this time it is open, enabling me to get the stamp!
After a little look around the town we called into a bar for a couple of drinks before returning to the albergue. Tomorrow is Melide, the town famous for Pulpo (octopus). I’m looking forward to it, but I don’t think my mum would say the same!
Stu's Camino 