Another one of those starts where it’s not clear whether we were sleeping in or getting going but eventually we headed out of the hotel just after 10am with a much lighter load, having left a fair bit of gear behind at the hotel (I think I managed to reset the combination on the luggage lock as I was closing it, so that’s some fun to look forward too!) . Finisterre is a long thin town so the first bit was retracing our steps from yesterday, albeit parallel to the beach and a bit higher up the hill. After San Salvador we had a big uphill into pine forest, where we stayed for much of the day, with occasional glimpses of and even more occasional views of the Atlantic. We made it to Castrexe for lunch – a beautiful looking beach there! A bit more uphill, during which we ran into a couple of kiwis on their 5th Camino, and then a fairly rough descent down to the Rio de Lires, along the valley and up to our hotel in Lires by 2:30pm. just in time for a few drinks and some pimientos de padron…
Not a long walk, just 13km to take us over the 900km mark at 908km. Looking forward to the beer after the last walk tomorrow!!!
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