Day 28 Thursday oct 6

This morning Joanie and I packed a whack of heavy stuff from our packs into a large plastic bag so we could send it ahead in a taxi. It only cost 3 euros! We put ournow light packs on and the 4 of us hit the trail. It was nice & coolfor awhile --til noon. The walk was very pleasant through farms and woods. We saw pretty blue butterflies- too fast for photos. Joanie saw a rabbit. Not much wildlife on the camino. We hear lots of roosters & smell far too many cows. We came through Portomarin- 2 bridges - one very high and an old one far below. The river was low so we were able to see the old bridge below- sometimes it is completely covered by water. The town of Portomarin was moved further upntjr hill after the river was dammed in the 50's.
The afternoon was a little warmer but the breeze was cool - heaven.
We arrived at casa Garcia in Gonzar- very nice nut no wifi.
Helen from our albergue last night in Morgade is also here and Irish Mary& her friend. Today is jan's anniversary so we will toast her and Chris tonight . We met some friendly canadiens fromPrince George. jan finally got phone service and had an emotional conversation re their anniversary and then there was a 2nd call from 1st grandson 18 mo old Nolan! A happy end to our day...... Coming to you from the iPod .