May 9, 2007
Dean and Marian caught the early bus out of town this morning with the intention of spending the day in Santiago de Compostela before heading to Madrid and home tomorrow. We had a lot of fun while they were here and will miss them. The rain-hail shower that greeted them on their arrival was essentially all the rain they saw. How lucky is that? I'll post some of Dean's photos on the site when we get back to Portland.
We intended to go only 15km, as far as Xunqueira de Ambia, but we got there about noon and decided to push on to Ourense. We planned to walk as far as the industrial suburbs and then catch a bus to the city center. We were about 10km from there when Conchi cut her finger and kind of fainted at the site of blood. Fortunately, we were within a few blocks of a bar in Pinela, so I carried the packs there and called a cab, then went back for her. She felt better after a soft drink and a sit in the shade.
Now we're in Ourense, a town of about 90,000. Feels huge after the pueblos we've been in for the past few weeks. Another nice albergue here and last night in Laza as well. But we got in late and we've got a lot to do before the 10pm lockdown. That is new to us. We usually get a key, but here they just close the gate at 10 and if you're not inside, tough.
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