The meal last night was great! We had a 3 course meal with a drink of choice and a bottle of wine and water, all for €11! And the food portions were BIG! For starters I had a pasta bolognaise and then a spanish chicken dish then some ice cream for dessert. :) YUM
Today we set off at 7am and walked again with CJ and Alex. The began with a huge incline which was exhausting but CJ kept me entertained with renditions of disney songs. When we reached the top there were some wonderful views over Spain. At the top there are also metal figures of pilgrims and horses which we had many photos with. Following this there was a steep decent which KILLS the knees! Then we climbed up and down across farm land and fields of wheat which was dispersed with red poppys, which was very beautiful.
We walked through several small towns and as we again got seperated from Jess and Alex we met a girl named Hannah from Austria who we walked the remainder of the walk with. We stopped at a bar as it was very very hot with very little shade from trees, I had an ice cold lemonade )of which i had been craving) and a sandwhich. By this time it was 12 noon so the temperature was rising still to be the hotest part of the day.
We eventually arrived into Puente La Reina. The albergue here is an old monastery and only cost us €5! We then got showered and saved our bunk beds. The 2 creepy spanish guys asked CJ and Alex for a drink, myself, jess and hannah then went to look at the large arch bridge which is a feature of the town. We also went into the church which inside had gold gilt everywhere and was very ornate!
One thig I have noticed whilst walked through these small towns is that all the towns have a church and they all have the bells on show in a bell tower which is lovley to see. I also love the Spanish streets as all the houses are clean lined and have huge ornate wooden doors and shutters on all the windows. It is very pituresque.
For tea myself and Jess went to a bar offering a pilgrim menu for €9. This was a great meal! For starters I had a large salad (which i felt helped keep up the vitamin intake) then battered Hake with fries and mayonaise. Then for dessert I had ice-cream, however Jess ordered ´seasonal fruit´ expecting a fruit salad or something, however when it arrived it was an orange on a plate! haha
At dinner we also met up with CJ (As Alex went out for a romatic meal with some spanish guy) and we also met a girl from South Africa called Julia, who is lovley and is currently walking it with her dad.
Ps. Belated Happy Anniversary to Mum and Dad! :D
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