Day 39 and 40 Olleros de Tera to Puebla de Sanabrias

Day 39                              Olleros de Tera to Mombuey_______________________ 27kms

We managed to survive the night. We each have a silk sleeping bag liner, so we curled up, on top of the dirty mattresses and managed to sleep not too badly. We went to bed rather late because Spain was playing Italy in the final Eurocup soccer game. Spain won and what a celebration it was!!! The village we were in only had about 100 inhabitants and every one of them was in the bar watching the game, from great-grandma to newborn. Every time Spain scored the noise was deafening. But what fun,.. just what a country is crisis needs.

                              Today we passed through a couple more dying villages. 

This one, called Villar de Farfon, has a population of four. Spencer was a brat and climbed up the church tower and rang the 8 o’clock bell. Not one of the 4 people came out so I guess no one minded.

It was a beautiful walk to Mombuey, fairly flat, along a reservoir and through oak trees. The weather is now quite chilly in the mornings, so cool that we are wearing socks as gloves until about 9am. Today was a low of 10 and a high of 27. Perfect!!!

How many arrows can you count?

After last night’s trying sleep we thought we might check into a hostal in Mombuey. We finally arrived at the lone hostal in town, only to find it full. (It is summer holidays) So… off we trundled to the Albergue, only to find it worse, even dirtier than last night. Oh dear. After much thought and discussion we decided to catch the bus to the next major town and find a proper hostal to get a good night’s sleep. It was a hard decision as we are getting so close to Santiago. Only 255kms to go.

Day 40     Puebla d Sanabria                                            surprise Rest Day

One of the best reasons for doing this camino is you get to visit places like this village. In summer it is paradise. It gets very, very cold here in the winter but summer is perfect. The river Tera runs right through the village, it is clear, cool and just perfect for swimming. 

  The village itself is very picturesque, so gorgeous we thought we would spend a rest day looking around.               The town is classified as a Historic-Artistic Site. 

 Strolling through its streets, the plazas, walls and buildings I feel like I have been transported back to the Middle Ages. The roofs are covered with actual slate tiles. A great place to spend the day.