The guesthouse in Cea wasn't doing breakfast so it was back to the Bar Vaticano for morning toast, coffee and orange juice. I finally noticed why it was called the Bar Vaticano...
Again, there are two routes out of Cea. The one most do has a diversion up to the amazing monastery at Oseira. However I've done that route so it was the shorter alternative for me. Second coffee was in Piñor at the Cafe Ojea which had a charming hostess complete with a stamp.
The first part of the morning's walk was well shaded and the only surprise was a herd of cattle with a small strand of disconnected electric fence between them and me. I guess they didn't know it was disconnected.
The second half was a bit brutal as the heat was really building up and there was zero shade. A dad and his son (aged perhaps 10) came past on bicycles and the father said it was a bit too hot for him. I thought this was a killer statement - if it is too hot for a Spanish chap on a bike, and I'm carrying this rucksack...
Lunch arrived early at Cafe Fraga in Castro Dozon and then it was a long haul to the other side of Silleda where I was again staying at a boutique hotel with great food. My toes were definitely now in trouble. The skin had split badly on my little toe on my left food so it needed a lot of attention to prevent any infection. Staying in a clean, upmarket hotel was a good call, especially as the restaurant was a short limp from the bedroom.
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