The horses looked a little tempting but I reckoned it would be cruel to go up to O Cebreiro on the back of one them.
So there followed a nice long stretch uphill. Ran into Rick and Julie from Australia and then Heather came skipping up the hill to join us.
Finally made it to the border point at the top of the hill. It was a bit rubbish that the stone had so much graffiti but the sense of achievement was still great as this was the last big climb of the camino.
The little village of O'Cebreiro was well worth a stop and it was right to pay respect to the priest who lived here, Don Elias Valiña Sampedro, who was the chap who came up with the idea of marking the camino with the yellow arrow and increasing the popularity of the route.
The resting place of the yellow-arrow priest
After O-Cebreiro it was generally a gentle walk downhill to Biduedo, apart from one short, very steep climb to Alto do Poio. The climb was worth it though, for the ice-cream and drink that awaits at the top of the hill
Final drink was fun, with George, Heather and Arranta from Barcelona. We watched in awe as a German Shepherd effortlessly brought a herd of cattle past our table
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