Day 31 Walking The Camino De Santiago – O’Cebreiro To Triacastela

We walked into O’Cebreiro in the dark and the fog and left in the dark and the fog the next morning, continuing along the Santiago Trail.

We stayed in the municipal albergue which was warm, modern, had good showers, but no kitchen facilities, so we had to eat out that evening at the only place that was open and served food.

Getting a vegan option was difficult and the staff not very flexible so we ended up eating chips and bread that evening.

I can imagine O’cebreiro to be a beautiful hustling little village in the summer time but we were just passing shadows in the night.

We emerged out of the cloud after about 12 kilometres of walking along the plateau and then descending down the last major mountain range we would have to face on the Camino De Santiago.

It takes a certain type of person to live at that altitude and it is definitely not my cup of tea, to be living in the clouds, literally.

We were heading for Triacastela which was 23km from O’Cebreiro and had a nice gentle walk down the mountain with stunning scenery now that we were out of the clouds.

I felt a sense of relief to be through the mountain ranges as that was my major concern walking in the adverse weather conditions that we encountered. Our safety was always most important to me and it felt like we had passed a big test, although I don’t believe in failure, as there is only feedback.

I felt lighter, optimistic and my concern, which was really a low level fear was gone.

There were three albergues to choose from in Triacastela. We bumped into our Camino stalker, Sebastian, as he was walking out of the albergue. He informed us that there were no kitchen facilities in the municipal albergue, which was only 5 euro per night, so we opted to go to a private albergue which did have full facilities and was 8 euro per night.

It always works out cheaper for us if there are kitchen facilities as then we don’t have to eat out, and what we can eat as a vegan is always limited.

I went to bed that night with a feeling of ease and a smile on my face about doing the rest of the Santiago Trail.

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