A misty damp day

 Posted by VQT

We lucked out on the weather.  It was misty and damp but wasn’t too bad until we were almost at our hotel.  

We try to book hotels in the “old” or center of towns and on the Camino.  Today we are at a “newish” hotel 1/2 mile off the Camino.  Our friends are in town so we will not see them today.  We arrived by 11:30 and after checking in went to the local bar/restaurant.  We were the only Camino people there until right before we left another Camino person arrived.  The bar owner made us veggie tacos from frozen veggies (green beans, broccoli, mushrooms, onion) and cheese.  Definitely unusual but we ate every bite.  

Patricia and Jane from New Zealand and LP.  

Many houses have corn cribs.  

A wall decorated with Camino signs and flowers.  

A view of pastures, fields and houses we walked by.  


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  1. DeniseOctober 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM

    Veggies tacos after a misty walk sounds pretty good. Love all the flowers.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM

    Oh, now I want a corn crib next to my house. So cute! Of course we'd have to house green beans in there as that was our most industious crop. Come for Thanksgiving...you will get green beans. They are delicious in oatmeal (aka gruel).
    Cheryl P

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  3. AnonymousOctober 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM

    Glad you appeared to have a nice meal. stay right and continued safe travels! ROBBIE💚

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