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[QUOTE="Grizzlybero, post: 1189851, member: 110261"] So, onward from Lugo. Reading many other blogs and forum comments on the last 100km, an underwhelming picture is painted of dreary road walking, an uncomfortable merging with the Frances and the inevitable crowds this will bring, and flat ground after the wonderful ups and downs of the first 10 days. We woke early due to, well, middle aged Spanish men who are unable to contain their words from 6:30am onward until they pass out at 10pm again. This will be our last night of sharing space with this especially cumbersome group that have been stuck in the bottleneck with us since passing Hospitales. We won't miss them. An easy day was planned, so we laid in bed until 8am when dawn breaks at this time of year, and then headed to a nearby panaderia for some pastry goodness to kick off our day. Our plan is to get off-stage, and knowing that we will not see another supermarket for 2 days, we have stocked up on 48 hours worth of food and stowed it into our packs. Fortunately we only have about 4kgs each as a base weight, so the food loading sees us still very comfortable. We spent the morning walking to San Roman de Retorta, a distance of 20km, and unfortunately we confirmed what many others have said. It was the worst day on the trail so far, with nothing but bland, highway walking for km after km. We spoke with others along the way, and the feeling was shared. Our misery ended at about 1230pm when we arrived at the municipal albergue, a magical peaceful haven nestled in some gorgeous forest in the middle of absolutely nowhere. With time to wait until the 1pm opening, we dig into some magnificent sandwiches coated in ham and brie that bring considerable joy after a disappointing morning. We watch more disconsolate faces stream by as the on-stagers stream past heading a further 6km down the road to Ferreira. Six of us check in to the 12 bed albergue at 1pm, and then while the afternoon away on the peace and quiet that has been lacking over the last few days. At 6pm we delve into our packs once more, and enjoy a charcuterie spread of wild boar, chorizo, brie, tuna and olives accompanied by some artesian bread. I've been remiss is not responsibly reporting our chocolate consumption each day, 100gm of Europe's finest has been finding a home in each of our stomachs at the conclusion of dinner. Looking forward to a much lighter pack tomorrow and a silent night's rest. Total spend on day 11 for 2 people: €22 Total beds occupied in albergue: 6 Total road/concrete walking %: 90[ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_20231010_121719.jpg"]158129[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_2023-10-11-18-52-39-87_d9aa206de00b4b7c29deeb8e9ccbd9e7.jpg"]158130[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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