28 May - Stage 3 - Cornellana to Bodenaya

Left monastery and started on first climb of the day. Beautiful country side. Walked past hazel nut, walnut and cherry trees. Old towns.

Had my first meeting with mud - was difficult to get up as I was back-heavy. Thank goodness my clothes were in plastic bags. Bloody arm from the brambles.

Stopped for lunch at Salas. Had a most strange experience. When I was paying for my beer and roll, a packet of a banana and another roll was forced on me as a gift. People are so friendly on this trip.

I have started doing something I do in my road at home and that is picking up litter. Wonder how people can drop their tissues or Alcan foil as they walk.

After lunch at Salas started long never ending walk to Bodenaya, the private albergue. Thank goodness I had booked a bed on Facebook last night as the guy with me got the last bed!

 

Interesting albergue, 19 people 13 nationalities. Dinner was a salad with pasta, followed by lentil stew, and yoghurt. Squashed into sleeping accommodation. Hospitalero was very special.

We took a vote re waking time. We were woken by Maria Callas singing something. Then downstairs for bread, jam and coffee, then off into the mist.