O'Cebreiro to Tricastela



O'CEBREIRO to TRICASTELA 
My glasses were delivered the night before but not at 5. I waited for 45 minutes then got the hostess at the albergue to call to find out if they had been picked up. They hadn't but through Spanglish and Google translate they said not to worry the person was the son of the cook so they would make sure they were delivered to my room. At 7:30 they appeared and I was very relieved.

We left O'Cebreiro in the dark. It was about 5 degrees so we had our light layers on and our down vests with buffs pulled up over our ears. We knew the day was going to be clear and also that we would be taking these layers off soon enough.
Roz and Jarrod figuring out which way to go. We were all walking the whole stage today of 20.7 km. Jarrod of course was off without us.
Such a beautiful little village.
Sunrise as we were walking the Valarce Valley.

Stone church.
Woodland path down the mountain.
Under 160km to go.
Beautiful views. It is so pretty and i realized blue, warm water and beaches are nice but give me a mountain view anytime. My Scottish heritage is showing.
At Alto San Roque is the monument to Peregrinos. Unfortunately the light was wrong to get a good shot of the face. 
Poor Roz. I make her pose for photos.
Our view.
The mountains of Galacia are the first thing in 5000 km that the westerly winds across Atlantic meet. Hence the weather can change at any time with rain showers, thunderstorms and thick fog. We were blessed to have beautiful weather. Not too hot but sunny.
The Valarce Valley was settled by celts hence the small green paddocks and lush fields. You can even hear bagpipes playing at the local pubs.
The churches are made of these rough stones. Not many are open though.

The two of us taking a break.
The pallozas aren't all in O'Cebreiro.

Found this old tractor protected in a small greenhouse outside a restaurant.
Cute little church.
Inside you can see the support needed for the slate roof.

We loved this so much Roz and I just and enjoyed the view for awhile. 

I came across this behind a house and told Roz it looked like Jarrod. Funny enough when I showed it to him later he said he had seen it and the guy beside him said the same thing.
These are called Horreos. They are for storing grain and designed to keep critters out. They protect from rain but still have airflow.
This little chapel is privately owned by the Lopez family and was built in 1717. To own a chapel privately meant you had great wealth.
We continued through little towns this one is Ramil.
The entrance to Ramil provides a bench and a view of this 800+ year old chestnut tree. It is one of the most photograghed things on the Camino.
We made it. Tricastela is named after three castles and is the first town on the Camino, in Galacia, after O'Cebreiro.
Street Art of a man from Sarria, who fixes stringed instruments.
Our abode for the night.
My feet on the wall as my legs were sore.
Crypts at the church.
Church of Santiago de Tricastela.
On its steeple is a statue of Saint James.
Also on the steeple are the three castles that no longer exist.
One of our favourite days.





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