Day 22 (from Perfidita and..) O'Cerbreiro to Samos Monestry

First blog for kita! please note its superiority to sallys plebian musings. All out by 7 this morning; no mean feat when sharing a bathroom between nine. Walked 4k back to oc where we had coffee oj and toast. Started on the camino; new pilgrims very excited; though tonight are started to realise why old pilgrims are jaded. Walked till about 12 then stopped for drink where nice old lady gave sammy and liam lollipops and almost gave one to kita until she found out she was 21 and proceeded to fall over in shock, much to kita's mortification. Weather very fine and pilgrims feeling optimistic. Started walking to tricastela where we would have lunch. En route pilgrims passed through a hamlet and a little old lady named carmen fed us all cold pancakes sprinkled with sugar yum yum. Unfortunately got separated by herd of largest cows ever seen by man; poor cows were being very indiscriminately prodded in the backside by a llittle old spanish man yelling vaci. That is cows plural in spanish. This blog is for your education and pleasure. Buckleys managed to get through the herd but others got stuck behind them and did not reconvene until 3 when we had lunch in tricastela. Buckleys set off earlier as they got to lunch first and started on way to samos promising to sort out accomodation. Was supposedly 9k but must have been much longer as it took 3 hours for buckleys to get here. Accomodation is large refugio dorm in monastery. Buckley pilgrims went to 8 mass, just in time! Was lovely monastery. Lots of singing monks. Kita was mortified though when she fell asleep standing up and almost smashed her face on pew in front. She was also shocked to find the fam were so familiar with the spanish mass, they have obviously been spending too much time in churches and not enough in bars. Theory still stands as I am typing this blog instead of having a cervesa across the street. Other pilgrims arrived at ten; very weary though liam and sam were still bouncy enough to run down the last hill! New pilgrims very worried about how they will feel in the morning, very achey and weary as it is now and fear the early morning stiffness. Hopefully less walking tomorrow though. Buenos noches. PK
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