11-June-2016 Lourenza to Abadin 28km

We started walking at 7.40am after a decent nights sleep, the first part of the journey was quite steep but in didn't last long before it was a more gradual climb. It was a very rural walk. We had new sign posts and mile markers showing us the way to Mondonedo. We stopped of for breakfast and two coffees this morning. In Mondonedo is a nice looking old monastery but it is closed so no look inside.
Once we started walking again it was a steeo climb out of town, in wasn't long before we were looking down on the town and monastery. The next stage was long but very pretty, we were gradually heading up a long valley, plenty of off road walking, and most of the road walking could be done on the soft verge, a much better day for the feet.
We didn't have another sit until the end of the days walk, we only stopped at the top of particularly big hills and to get bearings.
We met a British couple about 5 kms from the finish who we started talking to and didn't finish talking to until we left then at the albergue in Gontan which is just before our destination of Abadin.
We arrived at 2.00pm, or nce in town we booked into a pension for 39€ then dumped the packs and headed across the road to the El Paso bar/restaurant for the menu of the day. We had an excellent meal there for 3€ more that we paid for the accomodation but it was worth it.
We returned to the room and showered / washed clothes, then shut down into sleep mode for a while.
At around 6 we went out again, we had seen a lot of soccer players wandering around so went in search of the football field, we found it but no players, kept looking found the players at the local school but they were wrapping up for the day. Went back to the bar as there is nothing else in this town, had a coffee, then went to the supermarket and bought some junk food and went back to the pension to watch some TV on the tablet.
We are going to attempt the 40km walk tomorrow but it depends on Lynette's heels, we intend on leaving early, breakfast at 14km, decision point at 20km, if the feet are OK we go for it, if not we arrive early.