Poladura de la Tercia => Payares 15km
Yesterday after having showered and written my blog post I still had about three hours to kill untill dinner was served in the nearby bar. I hadn't brought much in the way of entertainment so was over the moon to find a 250 piece jigsaw puzzle. The bar owner did warn me that there may be a few pieces missing and she wasn't wrong...
Over dinner we got to know Pepe (Spanish chap) though a combination of his small amount of English, Neil's Scanish (Scottish Spainish) and my hand gestures and noises.
I had a terrible nights sleep and I also kept Neil awake figetting around in the bunk above him. Then this morning we had drizzle and the poncho came out which I omitted on the last Camino but found the emergency one I donated very useful so packed a proper one this time.
I was decieved by the knowledge that today was only going to be 15km. The lack of sleep, bars, the hilly terrain and drizzle meant I found today tough. This Camino is a real tease, you appear to be heading into a town but then the route loops off elsewhere and just when you feel you've reached your final ascent, another peak pops into view. We hadn't had any breakfast so when we did reach our highest point I was not in a good place (hangry if you will!) but nothing that couldn't be sorted out by a duet of Labi Siffre's 'Something inside so strong'.
After Lunch (actually it was more a brunch) we had the option of a shorter route along the road or a longer path through woodlands. We were very much rewarded for taking the longer route with fantastic views and even squelching though the ankle deep mud was good fun. Neil had been trying to get me to use one of his walking sticks because parts were very steep and slippy but I told him I wasn't a granny. He got his 'I told you so' moment when I slipped and got a very wet and muddy bum.
On arrival in Payares we saw Sue which is always a very reassuring sight as we know we are in the right place and having arrived much earlier and speaking Spanish she already has the down low on the Albergue and rest of the town. She let us know we needed to book dinner for tonight at the local bar which is where we are heading now. So far so good on the vegetarian front but I have found it best not to ask too many questions about ingredients. What I don't know won't hurt me!
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