Pontedeume to Miño

Monday 9th

We have taken 3 days to walk from Ferrol to Miño, by Naron and Pontedeume.
beautiful scenery, some lovely churches. Some very steep hills, especially out of Pontedeume!!!!
The weather has been kind, only raining badly when we were inside eating. A few showers needing ponchos on and off, but nothing too bad while we were actually walking.
The internet cafe in Miño is a bonus which we found as we were walking round town near the albergue.

The hill out of Pontedeume is a killer!!!! Granite setts and tarmac for 1½kms up a very steep hill and round steep corners. The Camino then passes through wonderful smelling eucalyptus woods and finally downhill into Miño. 12kms total today.
We phoned the hospitaleros to say that we were having lunch and they met us at the albergue at 14.30 to book us in (5 euros) and give us our disposable sheet and pillow case.
After a siesta we went down into the kitchen and were joined by another couple, from Extremadura. We went for a walk and found an internet cafe then bought bread, cheese and a tin of peaches for tea. Back at the albergue a group of 6 were also arriving who said they had come from Ferrol that morning. At least one other pilgrim arrived as we went to bed. Quite a merry throng, but a very quiet night's sleep. The only noise was from an enormous mosquito, which only got in one nip before I got it.

Open countryside and the ancient bridge at Ponte Baxoi

Waiting for the hospitalero at the albergue


View across the ria from the dormitory window