After a very restful night in the Albergue where we were completely on our own, we carried on towards Laza, our destination for the day. Up and down the mountains we went in what has now become a familiar pattern! Up to 995m and then down to 485m. Again stunning scenery although today marred by flies which seemed to be everywhere. On the road we met an elderly gentleman on his way to the fields who among other things mentioned that he had never experienced so many flies in his lifetime!
We went through various small villages, mostly abandoned although we spotted the odd new building here and there. Maybe people are building/buying weekend mountain retreats? Our last stop before Laza was As Eiras, a very small village. Here we were surprised to find a rest point for pilgrims doing the Camino. There was an array of cold soft drinks, biscuits, tea, coffee and biscuits. All free but just asking for a donation towards costs. All of this from a very small group of friendly villagers! It restores your faith in humankind!
From this point on we walked on a narrow mountain road going downhill all the time, which is better than going uphill but hard on the knees! Six kilometres later we reached Laza and a very nice Albergue that we remembered from last time. So far there are eight of us with I expect more arriving later.
Tomorrow we have another choice to make 21 Kms or 31kms. Normally we would take the latter option but tomorrow we will play it by ear as our feet are not in the best condition.
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