Today we set off in the dark, around 6am. The walk itself was okay and copuld have had nice views however low misty cloud covered everything in sight. This was good as it was therefore cool and it did give it a somewhat spooky atmosphere.
It was slightly uphill but not too bad - a fairly simple walk.
We arrived out of the mist at 11.30am in Portomarin. We then had to que until 1 when the municipal albergue opened. DO NOT STAY HERE!
The room is cramped and crammed with bunks and its stuffy and boiling hot! The showers also have no curtains or doors so Jess was the only victim to the showers. There are also only two toilets! To make things worse we are in the room with several teenage spanish school groups so woo! :l
The kitchen also has no cutlery or pans or even a fridge so is pretty useless! Needless to say our aim for this afternoon is to spend as little time in this albergue as possible!
We spent the whole afternoon sat in front of the cafes and bars and then we met Jenette and Larry (the father daughter couple from southern america somewhere). We ended up having dinner with them which was nice! We also so a traditional traditional parade for the changing of either a saint or the virgin mary (we dont know which). They had laid down grasses to form a carpet leading through the streets up until the church door. There was then a parade with a folk band and men, women and children wearing traditional dress.
I am now writing this (on my phone until we have internet ) in the albergue. I think this is the worse one yet. Big NO NO!
However, 4 walks to go....
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