After riding around Lugo's massive and totally impressive Roman wall, we sought out m/c parking places I had identified. What I hadn't bargained on though, was it being Roman festival weekend, so all spaces were taken. The town was swarming with people, the vast majority of whom were in Roman costume. Three circuits of the wall later, we dumped the bikes on a wide paved area, then made our way into the throng. Sanch was in his element, taking loads of pics of the crowd. We wandered round for quite some time and even went up onto the wall, coming down just in time to see some legionaires leading a drum band. Very entertaining.
We eventually found our way back to the bikes and started the last leg of our journey, to Santiago de Compostela. It seemed like we were doing a pilgrimage, as we always seemed to be riding the Camino de Santiago, even when we were on some bumpy twisty stuff amongst the farms. There were a lot of walkers along the way. It almost makes me want to come back and do it myself. I think it helps if you have some religious leaning though.
We had a quick stop for a coffee about an hour out of SdC and arrived on the outskirts to find another festival in progress. Too far to walk later. Arriving at our hotel, we were greeted by the receptionist, who directed us into our parking spaces. Armed with a map, we'll soon be going for a wander.
I've really enjoyed today. The weather has been decent enough, some of the roads excellent and the environment interesting, from the quaint grain stores, which have changed shape as we've ridden west ( large squares to small rectangular ), to the eucalyptus trees growing in their hundreds. They do smell nice but not when mixed with the smell of cow dung!
Tomorrow we are heading as far west as is possible to go on mainland Europe. Stay tuned.
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