14-June-2016 Miraz to Sobrado dos Monxes 26km

Had breakfast in the Albergue at 7.00am, fresh coffee and bread/toast and jam. About a third of the people had already left we packed up said our goodbyes, recieved a nice send off from the volunteers and started the walk at 7.30am.
The walk took us through a granite quarry which was interesting. The rain returned but not too heavy to begin with. Today was the first day we could see fellow walkers at all times, things are getting busy.
Our initial walk was 20kms without a break other than technical stops and a quick delve in the pack for snacks. There was a lot of road walking and the rain increased in volume the further we went and it was cold.
The last part of the walk took us around a man made lake. We saw that the Albergue didn't open until 4.30 so we decided to get a room in the hotel. A good choice we had a hot shower and dried off, then went to eat. We saw a irish fellow, Hamish and Italian girl Sarah who had been walking with her Labrador. Hamish said they was a big crowd over at the gates of the Albergue huddled in an archway out of the rain waiting for the gates to open. He was freezing so had come for some coffee to warm up. They had come to town about an hour after us and had walked in a downpour.
We slept the afternoon away. Went out later to look at the monastery and to the supermarket for supplies, then went back to the cosy room for an early night.