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Published: September 4th 2019
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Yesterday I’d decided I was going to give my back a rest, so I made arrangements to have my backpack transported to the next Albergue using TuiTrans. For 7 Euros they pick up your backpack and leave it safely at your next Albergue, in this case Albergue Pazo de Pias in Ramallosa, supposedly about 18 kms away. I had my pack and everything ready to go and left the Albergue before 8am… or so I thought. I’d forgotten that I was in Spain now, an hour later. Oh well.
First I started on a road that climbed a bit above the nearby ocean, with very pretty sights, then I met a cousin from yesterday… the hill from Hell 2! Just like the other day, the road and path just keep going up and up, steeply. On top of that, a lot of times it wasn’t a road but just a path with big rocks. Every turn I was thinking “It will level out or go down now”, but, nope, just climbed some more. I was so glad I had sent my backpack ahead. When I finally reached a town, As Marinas, I figured there would be a good café to
rest, but as so often happens on this Camino… nothing. Finally, just before I entered Baiona, I found a very welcome hotel/café with beautiful views of the beach. I also found out later I’d accidentally avoided another steep climb up above the beach. I ended up having to ask the tourism office where I could pick up the Camino again. The path from Baiona to Ramallosas, my destination for the day, had some steep climbs as it skirted the rest of Baiona on its way to Ramallosas.
Finally, around 1pm, or as I found out later, 2pm, I entered Ramallosas and with some help of a “beggar” who conned me out of a Euro, I found my lodging for the night, Albergue Pazo de Pias. Reception wasn’t supposed to open for another 45 minutes, so I walked back down the hill to a café for some refreshment. When I returned to the albergue, there was a looong line to sign in. I would have been worried without reservations, but I’d been told they had 60 beds, so I chilled and just waited my turn. Apparently, they have both hostel/albergue type rooms for 15 Euros, and hotel type private rooms
for a bit more. When it was finally my turn, I didn’t bother asking for anything but an albergue type room. When I got my key and carried my backpack to my room, I realized it was actually a private room! No shower or toilet, but my own private room and bed. Ahhhhhh!
After organizing my stuff, sort of, I walked back down into town to find a good place to eat and/or a supermarket to buy stuff. I ended up checking out a dia supermarket and buying a frozen moussaka and a single serving of chocolate pudding. Both were delicious! After dinner, I made arrangements by reserving a bed at the next albergue in Vigo, along with having TuiTrans transport my backpack again. As I mentioned, my destination tomorrow is Vigo, with Redondela and the Central Camino in reach.
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richard ferguson
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Very Nice Pictures!
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