CAMINO PRIMITIVO
OVIEDO - ST JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE
320 Km 12 STAGES (APRIL-MAY 2019)
9 - LUGO-FERREIRA 26KM 4H45
Left alone, a little nostalgic, I should find the first people of the first days soon, at the exit of the city, I catch up with a Polish woman (flag on her bag), her first name Basia.
Of course, she doesn't speak a word of French; I sympathize, we discuss in English, I try to do the best, for her part she masters in addition to her language, English, German, notions of Spanish and Italian where she lived for a year (Erasmus ). She started the camino in Lugo (100km from Santiago)
Basia
On the way, suddenly a stork flight appears, it is a first for me, I learn from him, that it is a symbol with them, there is in quantity. In Zywkowo, Poland, the stork is man's best friend.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
I also learned that in Poland, there is a strong temperature difference in summer between day and night, + 15 °.
Basia decides to stop for lunch, we exchange the numbers to meet up later ...
I trace my route and meet the Brazilians of Villapanada, I give them an appointment in Santiago at 6 pm Thursday for a last photo in front of the cathedral and have a drink…
Subsequently, I passed the Estonian and met 2 Australians, one of them discovered snow for the first time on the Camino!
The 2 Australians
Arrived alone at the hostel, time to change and eat, Basia disembarks, she decided to continue on her way, I offer her the beer that was given to me by the host for a booking error
from them ! While there is still room, very good spirit.
I learn that Basia works for the airline
Lufthansa, we leave a few minutes later, I'll try
to catch up with her the following days ...
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
The Dog has the right to his portrait
Basia
I meet a Russian, very tired because he had traveled too long distances at the start of the Primitivo.
I told him about my next challenge: Realize the Primitivo in 10 days.
In the evening, sitting outside, a couple in their fifties come to my table, they start talking, surprise, 2 French, finally! it makes me happy to find my native language.
Simon and Anoushka; They left Paris and have 4 months to walk to Fisterra and Muxia, they left everything after a burn out, fed up with the system, they are at the Rsa, she is a former assistant lawyer and he is a former craftsman mason living on La keep where I worked 8 years, the world is small ...
they plan to run a pilgrims' hostel and give lectures on well-being in the Basque country, their favorite.
We share the paella in the evening with lots of anecdotes, galleys and life lessons from them.