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[QUOTE="Undermanager, post: 518776, member: 46206"] Day 30 - Friol - Sobrado - 26kms There is a shop / cafe with a enough basics to get fed and for breakfast a few doors down from the Pension in Friol. Having said that, I went to a local restaurant and had a meal with too much beer and wine and got to bed later than normal. That meant a later start today, at 7.00am. It was quite cool and very misty for the first few hours but then the day turned very warm and sunny. The way from Friol was fairly well signed but I needed to use the gps track and map on a number of occasions. Some of the tracks were very muddy indeed today and I found myself using road alternatives on two occasions as I got miffed at battling though cowshit- filled muddy waterlogged tracks. Walking poles are a must here, to help find the firmer ground ahead. Apart from that, the walk is really pretty. You go through forests, countryside and lots of villages, although you will find no water fountains, cafes, bars, shops or any other facilities for the first 20kms, until you get to Meson Suso. Shortly before this, you join the Camino Norte and will start seeing the familiar yellow arrows again. The walk isn't particularly hard today so a nice stage all in all. The monastery in Sobrado is absolutely brilliant, as is the albergue, which is clean, well-resourced and a great place to stay, costing €6. I arrived at 1.45pm, just as it was locking up. Between 1.45pm and 4.30pm, the albergue in the monastery is closed, and if you are already registered and inside, you can either stay locked up inside until 4.30pm, or leave but not get back in until 4.30pm. I decided to stay inside, was the only one and had a great time wandering around the highly spooky monastery on my own. Sobrado itself is very pretty and has banks, bars, shops, hotels and a couple of albergues. Don't forget to attend Vespers at 7.00pm On the dot. It's in a room up the stairs close to the albergue dormitory. Excellent! I'm not sure yet but will probably just head to an albergue in Santa Irene tomorrow, then Santiago on Wednesday, before heading off to Finisterre and Muxia the day after that. I need to tape up a sore little toe at the moment. I've been using Leukopor tape, which you can get from any Spanish pharmacy. Just wrap short lengths around the bits that are sore and it helps keep them from rubbing against other toes or your shoe. The Camino Verdi was an excellent couple of days, very enjoyable, pretty, quiet and interesting. Use a map and a gps track for added reassurance, though, as it is not always clear which path to take, and you may need to skirt around waterlogged muddy tracks. [/QUOTE]
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