Sept 21
Last night was such an enjoyable evening. A few of us went to the supermarket and each bought a bottle of wine and a snack. We then went back to the alberge and invited others to join us. We ended up with 10 people sharing 5 bottles. Together, we represented nine different countries.
After our social hour, six of us walked to a nearby restaurant. The town we were staying in, is famous for roasted suckling pig, and several of us decided to try it out. It was quite good. More bottles of wine were had and it was a very, very enjoyable evening.
This morning the temperature felt markedly cooler and for the first time I hiked wearing a jacket. I was one of the first ones out, although not terribly early since today was only a 25 km hike.
The route was somewhat boring today. Most of it on paved roads going through a combination of industrial zones and residential neighborhoods. Perhaps because it was Sunday, it was challenging to find a place to stop for coffee and I was 17 km into my walk before I found a place. Before I had finished my coffee, I was joined by Nicos, Lena and Meelis. All of us were heading to the same alberge in the next town down the road.
Our alberge this evening is charming. I met a group of bicyclists from Brazil and now have met people from every inhabitanted continent on the planet.
Several of us decided to utilize the kitchen in the alberge and as I’m typing this, I am cooking up spaghetti. All the ingredients for dinner for four, including spaghetti, a loaf of bread a tossed green salad and a bottle of wine came to €12.
I made due with a tiny kitchen and spices I had to identify by smell and whipped up the spaghetti. The ultimate compliment was when Nicos, the Italian, asked for seconds and said it was really good.
Comments
2 responses to “Day 11 – Sernadelo to Agueda”
Love following your adventure. And the joys of sharing with people from so many countries. Living vicariously with you. Thank you. May the journey continue.
I am so jealous:)