Day 4 walking - Arzua to Lavacolla

Today we decided as it was our last day of long walking we would make frequent stops for coffee, drinks and snacks with a lunch break at Santa Irene. This worked very well and the walking on this day was all within my comfort zone so I even managed to get ahead at a couple of points. My training in Ireland was well suited to the terrain of the day whereas some of the group were now struggling with knees and ankles and my daughter even succumbed to using a walking pole.

leaving Arzua

rest break!

hooray sunshine!

groupie at the morning rest stop

beautiful flowers near Salceda

got myself a sun hat

sampling the local beer

 

happy walkers

getting ever closer

trekking around the airport

 

Having taken so many little stops on the route our final rest stop, quite late in the day,  was at Amenal. It was at this point I recalled the long uphill and the trudge around the airport was still ahead before our stop for the night at the Xan Xordo just beyond Lavacolla. So my daughter and myself  set off ahead of the others to complete the journey. The long trudge around the airport provoked many questions about St James 's way and the route around the airport perimeter and took much longer than we had anticipated so we decided we would stop at the San Paio at Lavacolla for our evening meal The boys were all keen to watch the "big" football match after dinner. As previously the meal at the San Paio was superb and the football enthusiasts stayed on for a while to watch the match whilst the rest of us walked back to the hotel. It was a lovely evening but surprisingly cold for the time of year.