13-06-2016 Baamonde to Miraz 14kms

We had a good chance for a sleep in this morning but failed, we were up at 6.30am. We decided to go back to the car wash / service station / cafe for breakfast. Had a coffee and an enormous croissant, but the croissant was more like a bread loaf than the nice fluffy, flaky delight I have become accustomed to.
After breakfast it was pack up time, we faffed around a bit, it wasn't until 7.40am that we began the days walk. It was raining when we left and looked like it had settled in.
The walk started down the main road, it wasn't long though before we crossed the train track and found ourselves on a nice scenic bridge, not long after we were at a very old chapel in a hidden grove, it was very nice. The walk continued to be a good one, in the 14kms we stopped twice for coffee and I had the camera out more today than the last couple of days.
We decided to stay at the albergue in Miraz, it sleeps about 28, all in one room with toilets and reception in the centre and kitchen and communal dining/lounge at the other end.
It doesn't open until 3pm but Lynette saw movement inside and tried the door, one of the host let us in as it was raining they were letting people in early. Ww had arrived at 12 and sat around drinking tea, eating biscuits and having a good old yarn with people.
At about 2.30 we went to the pub next door for a beer or 3 and a bocadillo. Spain was playing the Chezh Repulic in the Euro cup so we watched that from start to finish, Spain won 1-0.
We returned for a rest but ended up speaking to a Perth couple we had met on the road yesterday, Julie and Chris. At 7.00 we went to the local church to check it out and hear it's story, hosted by the staff of the Albergue. It was good, straight after we went to another pub up the road for the pilgrims meal. Soup, chicken and rice, wine, bread and dessert for 9€ each. Julie and Chris met us there, we had a good old laugh, didn't get back until 9.45, ww thought lockout may be at 10.00 but it was 10.30. It was a good relaxing day.