Day 9 - on the Portuguese Camino

Hola - Day 9 on the Portuguese Camino - have done about 194 km. The weather was overcast until about noon - very pleasant walking temperature. We had nice lunch in a bakery (trying to avoid bread, apparently not working). The bakery was called Panderia Cafeteria la Junquera in Redondela. The quiche was delicious warmed up and we spotted some tarts. The challenge was on to see if these matched or surpassed the ones from Portugual - NOT, they are not quite the same flakey crust and filling, however, they were tasty. Our journey today was about 24 km - so took us until 2 pm or so to get to the Hostel. For some of us, this is our first experience in a hostel - we have 23 other roommates in the same space. I am on the top bunk, we will see how this goes. We met Nalinda from Northern Holland, a lovely lady with an incredible story - I am sure she will write a book about it one day. The meals were included in the price of the hostel stay (21 euros). We really enjoyed having a mixta salada, lentil soup and fruit salad, just the right combination to make us feel less guilty about the bread we have been consuming. We will see how we fair with our abundant roommates and perhaps have a story to share tomorrow. I have spent several hours trying to figure out how to add pictures to the blog - if only I can meet someone that is younger, speaks English and knows about blogging and Google. Searching the website for help when you have spotting Wifi not only makes it difficult to get answers, but also tests ones patience, and we all know how patient I am! Well, till tomorrow buenas noches mes amigos!