May 30: Portomarin to Palas de Rei
Our night at Portomarin was uneven. When the lights went out, the snoring started and although I was mostly able to sleep through it (this time) Lois and Lj were not so lucky. So that is why we elected once again to find a habitacione for the night. It took us 5 tries in Palas de Rei to find a vacancy but for only 48 euros we secured a lovely room with 3 beds, our own bathroom, and a tiny but private balcony. It is hot on the balcony and we expect our laundry will dry in no time. We are terribly happy.
The day's walk was fine but we didn't feel like rushing it today. We travelled along farmyards, shady lanes, little villages. Frogs made a surreal, un-amphibian sound in the ponds along the way. In a little church, a choir was practising with the door open. A farmer herded his cows yelling a stream of encouragement or insults (hard to tell) and whacking the heels of the last cow with a stick to hurry her along. We stopped for ice cream in the heat of early afternoon.
And now we have gorged on bread, cheese, wine, and olives out on our tiny patio. And the laundry is dry already. Time for bed.
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