Day 28 - Eirexe to Melide

We were on the road by 6:30 in the cool, cloudy dusk. Yes, the roosters were crowing as we left the Alberge. It has become easy to pack and exit in the dark. 

We walked 8 kilometres before we found something open for breakfast in Palas de Rei. We went into the local church where Pat said a special prayer for  sister-in-law Marilyn and lit a candle. 

We stopped at a new hotel, La Cabana, for breakfast and shared a monster toasted egg and ham sandwich. 

We walked an additional 4 kilometres to Casa Domingo for tea and WC. There were about 50 pilgrims vying for one toilet and it came with no paper or soap! Always plan for a 10 minute wait! 

The walk went through woodland forests with shade and a breeze as we crossed from the region of Lugo to A Coruna. 

We booked into Periero, a private Alberge in Melide. We went out to eat the local specialty at Pulperia Exequiel, octopus cooked in wine and served spiced with bread on wooden platters. We added Pimenton Padron (grilled green peppers, cooked in olive oil with sea salt) and local white Rebeiro wine served in soup bowls to our order. We enjoyed a few laughs with a group of Danish gals that we have met along the way. 

The receptionist at Periero helped us arrange to book beds and ship our bags on to Salceda.  

We had walked a total of 29.82 kilometres to Melide. In Galicia we have been delighted to see markers which count off the distance from Santiago each half kilometre. This makes the walking seem to go so much faster!