2015-10-16: Caminando Laza - Xunqueira de Ambía (35/339 km, altitud 470 -> 970 -> 600 m)

Me and Mark from France left Laza after breakfast in the dark. Piet from Holland was sitting in the bar writing some messages. After a rather uneventful morning the track was rising steeply after the small village Tamicelas. After a while in the stony and partially difficult uphill Piet reached us. We fought our way up to the top where on the road our thee Italians just came. They had started three quarters before us but had followed the road. Together we entered the village Alberguería up on the mountain, with the interesting bar El Ricon.

I have never seen anything like it. There were shells - model Santiago - with names and dates everywhere ceiling, walls, pillars etc. Even we wrote our dates and names on shells that should be part of this fantastic collection later that day.






Down the mountain again to the village "Villar de Barrio". Marc continued while Piet and I shared a fantastic lunch at "Number 17" a restaurant without any sign, opposite to the albergue. But the old lady there knew what is required to make very good food. Recommended! Piet was staying there since he was also planning to eat with the old lady later.
I thanked Piet and continued through small villages and over a plain with large fields and cows. Then up and down through forests and more small villages. I passed the four guys from Barcelona and later the couple from Estonia until we reached the albergue in "Xunqueira de Ambía" also here close to a sporting ground and a bit outside the village. The thee Italians had arrived earlier but were out on the village.
After the rather heavy lunch I ate things left in my backpack and decided to stay in the albergue to write.
Tomorrow Ourense!