Tuesday, April 21- it is sunny and should reach 23 degrees by afternoon in Sarria. I woke up early but getting up was not an option. I lay there lazily for another hour, checked Facebook and emails. Finally got up to have a shower. I used a hairdryer for the first time in a month. I went down to the restaurant around 9:30 not too sure what or if I would eat here. It just so happens that they have a buffet and it serves more than just bread, yogourt, coffee, and a few sweets. This one had many different fruits, cereals, juices, breads, jams, meats, cheeses, yogourts, pâtés, etc. it was an easy decision. This way I could have a good breakfast, an apple or fruit later and an early supper. I then went touring the city again. I did not espère every facet of the place yesterday. I was also on a mission to find a good albergue for Thursday when the crew arrives. There are many Albergues in Sarria as a lot of pilgrims start here and only complete 100 km. The reason they do this is that you still get a full credential as long  as you do the last 100 km. I walked up to the old town again, finding a different route. This one led me to one of the Albergues that I was going to look into. A little dog even led me there. It was meant to be. The rooms have 4 beds only, which is perfect. The hostel also has a kitchen, a patio, a tv room(not that we ever go in there), a nice garden, and a big fireplace where pilgrims gather to have sing songs. Hopefully someone will be able to play the guitar as there is one there to be used. (Unfortunately none of us). I felt great about the place so I booked with my broken Spanish and his limited English. Off again this time a stop in the church. It was closed yesterday. Very quaint. I showed a picture of the outside yesterday and inside today.

Iglesias de Santa Mariña

Stain glass in church.

There was an old castle up on top of the old town called Torre da Fortaleza. There were workers restoring another older church called Igrexa do Salvador.

Parts of the Torre

This sculpture is of Alfonso  the IX, king of this area in the XXIIth century

The steps where the pilgrims arrive to climb up to the old part of town. 

I spoke with Ron and Monique tonight. They had a great day even though it was a long and somewhat difficult climb. They are in a small village only a few km from Ocebreiro. That will be the highest peak tomorrow morning. After that it will be mostly downhill to their destination. I will blog their 3 days when I see them on Thursday. Ron took a lot of pictures so it should help to recount their stories. Monique is in her last two days of her Camino as she will take a bus to Santiago on Saturday and then a plane to Paris and finally get home to return to work on the 27th. It is supposed to rain tomorrow so it will make the trail a little trickier. The skies are darkening as I sit here finishing the blog for the day.