Day 5 - Madrid to Sarria - 20 May

We bought an Orange Spanish sim but they were affected by the internet sabotage the next day so the others got vodaphone sims. They got the better deal I think.

As usual there are a few technological glitches and I can't upload photos to the blog! 😳 Hopefully I'll sort it out soon.

Caught taxis to the Chamartin Station to catch the train to Sarria for the start of our walk.
The result of Cressida' pure optimism of not packing a raincoat has resulted in the weather bureau changing their tune to beautiful weather every day of our walk!

The train started as a VFT doing 246 kph but slowed in the mountains. Lovely countryside, pine plantations and stone houses out in the country. In the towns there were apartment after apartment blocks all about 6 storeys high. Hundreds of them. It was a very different look to our smaller cities.
Arrived at Sarria after a 6 hour trip at 7pm.

The host of our gorgeous 6 bedroom apartment convinced us to go to his favourite restaurant and phoned to book us in. We arrived at Roma restaurant and saw the Michelin labels in the window and were alerted to the fact that it wasn't for us as we wanted a quick meal before an early night. We checked the menus (20 euro per course not 20 euro per head including wine that our host had assured us it was)! We apologised and high tailed it out of there and fornd Caferteria Polo where we had pizza and pasta and free flowing beer for 5 euro a head excluding beer and wine.

We start the walk tomorrow and are all a bit nervous, excited and on edge. Going to meditate tonight!

6.7 km today.