Albergue Monte Aro. The newest Albergue on the Camino Finisterre serves two functions. It provides the friendliest reception for tired, wet travellers on this route, and more importantly, it breaks up a 31km day so that the Way to Finisterre, the end of many pilgrims camino, is not rushed. The weather predicted for today was showers, then rain, followed by showers. Not very promising but the showers held off for the first hour. Before leaving the village, a small cat joined our team, and despite my passive aggressive efforts, she stuck with us until befriending 2 large dogs who, after a bit of mutual sniffing, were better company than us. Despite strolling down the centre of the road and playing ‘chicken’ with a large truck and various cars, this cat now resides on a cattle farm.
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