Asun interviewing Ellen about her journal. Two friends from A Rua, Manolo and his teen son Carlos, were planning to follow the camino to Quiroga the same day as us, so she arranged for us to walk together.
Looking back toward A Rua as we climbed out of town in the morning. The cloud cover was very welcomed, and helped to keep the temperatures moderate until it burned off around noon.
This stage was a mix of trails and pavement, but we saw only a couple of cars all day on the very minor roads we traveled. Although our route is still roughly following the Sil river valley, we would climb several hundred feet, then descend, then climb again.
We passed through the small village of Montefurado. The 18th century church is huge, but now only about 20 people live here. Most of these rural villages are practically ghost towns.
Ellen and Manolo on one of the paved stretches. His son Carlos was far ahead.
Shortly before we arrived at the small village of Bendillo, we encountered another pilgrim (first one on this camino). We stopped for a snack and water break here at the town's spring and lavadero.
Passing a small village along the river. Grapes are plentiful all along this valley, and there are also a few small olive groves and many fruit trees (mostly singles, not in orchards). We've grabbed cherries here and there, and the occasional plum, but the others are not yet ripe.
Just before we entered Quiroga we passed by this old castle, which was apparently built by the Knights Templar and housed pilgrim accommodations in the 14th century.
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