Melide.....

Well we´re down to less than 60 kms...it´s so good to see the kms going past....they have markers every .5 km so they go past quite fast....of course we are flying along now....4-5kms per hour....even uphill....in fact hills are easier to negotiate now than going downhill....that kills our feet & knees....we have been walking with a Canadian couple the last few days whom we get on with really well....they would fit in with our crew really well....same sense of humour....
The weather has been shit to say the least...apparently this has been the wettest May on record....the temp rarely goes above 14 degrees....we are in rain ponchos which seem to get wet inside (sweat)....with wet bottoms on our trousers....slipping in the mud......oh fun....forgot.....slipping in the cow shit is even more fun....especially going downhill over really rocky uneven ground.
Spent last night in an albergue with 18 of us in one room....most of them snorers with a wide range of sounds....John was getting very tense by 12.15am....was starting to yell....shake beds etc....had to give him the ear plugs to shut him up....he went straight to sleep, the b..^`*****....think I got about an hour in bits ....the eyes didn´t look too good this morning.
We may spend another day here to look around.....then we´ll have 3 x 18km days left to Santiago....a walk in the park!!!!!
It is so good to have had a HOT shower & know that noone is waiting outside for you to get out. Also to have a towel that is bigger than a stamp to dry ourselves with...the simple things make such a difference.
We have discovered that we only need one full meal a day....a small brekky....plus plenty of vino....& a bed.....plus the occasional opportunity to wash our clothes.
We are getting heartily sick & tired of the same 2 pairs of trousers & shirts....John was saying before that he would kill for a pair of jeans to put on.
He also wants Paul Young to know that he has muscles on his calf muscles.....a bit like Mark Budgens after his European walking!!!!´
Love to all