We left O'Cebreiro just a shade before 8am having had our first coffee and we were walking as the sun rose. It was quiet a chilly morning with the wind and we both had jackets on. The total distance for the day was 20.7 KM and the total ascent was 200 meters. The total down hill was around 700 meters which can be just as slow as an uphill! And hard on knees!
At about 12 KM we stopped in Fonderia, another town heavily into cattle. As we walked by an old lady came out selling fresh crepes which were delicious. We stopped at the cafe and we were going to sit outside for our cafe and tuna empenada but as we were settling down some cows started coming out of their barns, a little old lady and some dogs directing them, then a bull, with a ring in his nose stopped in front of the cafe. At this point we had headed indoors with the rest of the customers! This was the second time today we were chased off the Camino by cows. There was ample evidence that cows were major users of our Camino path!
We have started to see kilometer markers every half kilometer counting down the distance to Santiago. Now down to about 130 KM and soon we should be on the busy homestretch of the last 100 KM and struggling for accommodation.
We arrived into Tricastela around 2pm to the Pension Villasante (35 €) which has no charm but is close to a cute restaurant that we ate at twice. This evening we ate with 2 Canadians we had shared a dorm room with many days ago and see each other on and off. They have other friends joining them in Sarria for the last 100 KM.
We were able to book a room with shared bath in an albergues for tomorrow night and have my pack transported by taxi we think. The transport of baggage in this stretch seems to be very disorganized!
For dessert in this area they serve a thick soft cheese with honey. Kind of like a cheese cake without a crust and honey.
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