DAY 68 - BANDEIRA to PONTE ULLA - Saturday 29 June 2024

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Today we excelled ourselves in slow travelling.

As we only had about 12km to walk, we took advantage of the hotel's breakfast,  then went back to bed. We left reluctantly at 11am when they came to clean the room.

We wandered through the market - not always an easy task with backpacks - then headed out, at first by road. 

There were the usual attractions - horreos, flowers, farm animals. We also passed some bee hives - although we've seen bees, we haven't seen many hives up until now. Today we also made an effort to take photos of tractors, for our grandkids. 

At the Dornelas albergue we stopped for coffee. We had a chat with the hospitalero about time zones and the increasing numbers of pilgrims arriving in Santiago.

Because we were walking so slowly, we got overtaken by many pilgrims. This gave us the opportunity to practise our Spanish, and luckily most people understand our English when the Spanish fails. We had a chat with a couple and their child who live in Santiago and do a small section of the Camino every Saturday. We met a Kiwi who was walking in reverse, as the train he wanted to catch to start his walk was too expensive. We also spoke to Oswald from Italy and Elisabeth from Austria, who are just about to complete the Camino Mozarabe from Almeria and are continuing onto the Camino Ingles after that. 

We found a small stall with drink and snack dispensers and chairs but decided to push on a little, as we'd seen a sign for coffee and more at a farm. We started talking about a salad or a piece of tortilla. Of course it was closed, but as we had our own snacks and were close to our accommodation, we weren't too concerned. 

Our host was waiting for us so we could check in and we settled down with our snacks to watch the pilgrims go by from the large window overlooking the path. We'd done such a good job of slow travelling however that we didn't see any - perhaps they'd all gone past already! 

Another enjoyable day's walking on the Camino Sanabrés 
Heading out of Bandeira through the market
Bandeira is known for its annual empanada festival as well as its location on the Camino route. This wonderful Kitsch statue gives a nod to both of these things. 
On from Bandeira on the Camino Sanabrés 
Onwards on the Camino Sanabrés 
We are seeing more facilities for pilgrims as we approach Santiago
And more walkers as well
Continuing on the Camino
Some interesting sights along the way
Into the forest
Some more forest walking
More facilities. Unfortunately the advertised Cafe was not open. 
Wonderful views from today's walk
Today's final stretch involved a step descent
Relaxing at the end of the day
Tractors
Flowers
Horreos
Birds and cows
Day 68 - Map

Day:                               68
Distance:                      13.21 km
Walking time:              2 hrs 51 mins
Elevation gain:            196 metres
Cumulative distance: 1,371.45 km

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  1. Murray and Sandra16 July 2024 at 12:17

    Chaffinch, silhouette, silhouette

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