Happy Independence Day!
Today after
breakfast, we left Palas De Rei,
PTL! It was a hard up and down that led
us to Ribadis after 8 hours, only to
find the Pension full! So, we walked on
for another 3.1 km to Arzúa and
found a Hostal O’Retiro (newly
renovated and very nice), Praise God!
Don wanted to stop
for lunch in Melide at the Pulpería Exequiel for a “genuine
experience” of the regional specialty, octopus! It was O.K., but a little gross in my book! The cook would boil them and then snip little
bits off the tentacles, and serve a plate of them to you in oil and a spicy
sauce. They served white wine (even
though we thought we had asked for red wine) in bowls!
[At the end of the
day, as we arrived in Arzúa, I had
to put on a burst of energy to the reception desk, because I thought a bunch of
Spaniards were vying for the same room!
Don said he was surprised by such sudden running when I was too, too
exhausted!]
We had dinner
downstairs, the Menu de Día. We had
vegetable lasagna, Merluza Gallega (delicious red sauce!), Queso de Arzúa, red
wine, bread, water, and quince jelly for the cheese! Praise God, yummy!
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