Calle de Poulo to Sigueiro

Saturday 14th

A final good bye to the wonderful folk at the Mesón Novo and back to the Bar Cruceiro to continue walking. The bar was shut (9am) but we had our sellos yesterday and we had breakfast and coffee before we set out.
It was quite cold at first and stayed very cool and cloudy. Nice for walking though. Trees and tracks, with one long straight stretch through the trees which actually felt very hard on the feet.
We had our 'lunch' in a bus stop with a convenient seat, ham and tomato bought from Meson do Vento, along with oranges, croissants etc at various stages as needed.
We reached Sigueiro in time for lunch (Spanish time) at Hostal Miras. (11kms from the 'Cruceiro') A very good menu del dia - Vegetable soup and braised veal. Our room looked out onto the road junction and after the quiet of other nights the traffic was a bit noisy.
After a siesta we walked around the town and to the old bridge over the river. There were a few other pilgrims to talk to, most were pushing on to reach Santiago that evening. Anticipating that places are closed on Sundays we visited the supermarket to stock up on food for the road - croissants, coca cola, oranges, apples - and for tea - bread and cheese and a can of peaches. We didn't eat the peaches so they joined the food for the road.

There are many wild flowers along the Way, including Purple Bugloss and Wallflower Cabbage .

The sheep were being driven across the road. We wondered if they were taken into the shed behind the house for milking.

This long straight stretch of track was through eucalyptus plantations. We found it quite hard on the feet

A waymark on the way into Sigueiro

The bridge at Sigueiro is on Roman foundations, with mediaeval arches and a modern top

At the end of the bridge the waymarks lead left out of the town