Primitivo

 Posted by VQT

Camino painted on roadway.  

Morning.  Sun appears as a red dot in the sky.  

Dog being a dog and lifting his leg and peeing on a Camino marker.  Since entering Galicia region the Camino markers are numerous and they list distance to Santiago on each one.  

Church window.  

Vista from one of the mountain tops we walked up. 
Several long hard climbs.  One climb was so tough everyone cheered when reaching the top. 

A very long gravel road.  LP walking with a ribbon of gravel road stretching out in front of her.  

Mornings have been cool.  By mid afternoon it’s hot and the sun is out - there’s no escaping from it.  We start walking each morning around 8 and if available stop at several cafes during the day (sometimes there are no cafes - we always carry snacks).  We arrive at our hotel around 4:00 or later.  If the town is large enough there are restaurants but they close in the late afternoons and reopen at 8:00 pm.  If there’s no restaurant there’s usually a bar but don’t expect food except for meat based sandwiches or Spanish tortilla (quiche), croissants.  Many of the cafe/bars are small and have no kitchens - the sandwiches and tortilla are delivered to them so what you see is what you get.  As vegetarians we rarely get any food except for a morning croissant or a bag of potato chips at these cafe/bars.  

For days we’ve moved as a “known” group of people.  Occasionally a new face appears and everyone thinks where did they come from?  On the Primitivo route the accommodations are limited so everyone plans their daily journey based on these accommodations so no matter how fast or slow a person walks we usually see them at a cafe during the day or at night in the town. 

We will get to Lugo tomorrow.  It’s a bigger town so we are excited about the possibility of a good dinner.  


Comments

  1. DeniseSeptember 20, 2024 at 7:59 AM

    I’m sorry to hear that food has been such a struggle! Hoping you’ll be able to feast in Lugo!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM

    Brave, brave women.
    CHERYL

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