Day 40
Pereje to Las Herrerías - 16 kms
20 May 2019
We're in another wee village for tonight's stop, Las Herrerías, which lies alongside a beautiful river - the sound of running water accompanied us as we explored the little village and its surrounds. Hills in every direction and everything is spring fresh.
Our walk here was along a road all the way but we had a river, the rio Valcarce, on the other side so we were accompanied by the sound of fast flowing water tumbling over rocks and around corners with small waterfalls joining the river every so often, plus the birds were making themselves heard. And did I say how green everything is... the trees are in their first spring flush of acid-green leaf and the grass so lush. Our route up through a valley took us through several villages so we were able to stock up on a few things from a supermercado and farmacia and a few €€€ from a bank.
This is our last night in the Castilla y León region, tomorrow we cross over into Galicia, the last region of our Camino.
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| Leaving Pereje |
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| ...and along the way |
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| In Trabadelo |
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| At La Portela de Valcarce |
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| We saw many well maintained home gardens again today. |
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| The church in the village of La Portela de Valcarce |
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| ...and inside |
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Ambasmetas:
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| The white horse looked as though it was dead but it did eventually move. |
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| Coming into Vega de Valcarce |
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| This gardener has formed a Camino arrow with his/her plantings. |
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| Ruins on a hill |
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| The cattle were wearing bells around their necks. |
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| At Ruitlán |
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| A lock system working |
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| Looking across to Las Herrerías, our destination for the day. |
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| We were dressed quite warmly as it was cool in spite of the sun. It was about 3 degrees when we set out and warmed to 9 degrees while we were walking. It got up to 16 in the late afternoon but as there's virtually no humidity the air remains crisp. |
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| Las Herreríos - our stop for the day |
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| Grandgirls - you know how Pappy always cries when you find him "lovely" houses ...well he's doing it again. 'No, no, noooo,' he's saying, 'please don't make me live there.' But he's got nothing to complain about as this house in Las Herrerías even has a washing machine to make his life easier. |
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| Love the bright pink peonies we're seeing |
Those gardens are inspiring! Isn't Gallacia famous for its seafood? I wonder if you will notice a change in the meals available??
ReplyDeleteThe gardens are fantastic .Never a weed in sight. It will be interesting to see what food Galicia has. I think you're right about seafood - especially octopus
DeleteOctopus is my absolute favourite. Yum.. Glad the horse way okay in the end. I love the roses and pinks that you are capturing! Xx
ReplyDeleteYes the horse was fine ...but I did think it was dead originally. The roses here are stunningly healthy- very vigorous plants. I'll have to have a feast of octopus for you 🐙🐙🐙
DeleteThe locals in the area seen to be very supportive of the pilgrams. Even a garden in the shape of an arrow. I guess the communities get a few €€€€ out of it. Stunning photos. xxxx
ReplyDeletePauline most of the tiny villages wouldn't exist without the pilgrim, even with them many of the houses are empty - some crumbling away.Spain isn't in a good financial position we understand. However the gardener who formed an arrow was out in the country so wouldn't be affected by pilgrims passing by, not directly anyway, so it really was a nice gesture.
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